When Leon Michels and El Michels Affair released their first album "Sounding Out The City" in 2005, it was hard to guess what was next for Michels and his then-introduced and now patented "Cinematic Soul" sound.

Now, four EMA studio albums and numerous tribute and remix projects later - all while producing for some of the biggest names in the industry - Michels has trademarked his sound, with each project taking audiences to new places and pushing the boundaries of what he's known for. The man is a river, not a lake, and this time he brings his golden touch to the realm of hip-hop, laying the musical bed for one of the greatest to ever rhyme into a microphone: Black Thought by The Roots Crew. The LP, released on Big Crown Records, is called Glorious Game and is a remarkable debut partnership in more ways than one.