Closed Sessions

Closed Sessions est. 2009 independent record label and management company behind releases from Kweku Collins, Jamila Woods, Femdot, Alex Wiley, Jack Larsen, and more.

See full discography at www.closedsessions.com.

11/11/2025

Big shouts to + .

The Twilite Tone - “I Still Need Love 2” feat Madison McFerrin and Common - Common, bro! - is out now!

11/10/2025

From chopping samples to chopping onions. Thanks to special guest appearance from , we found out that if Pete Rock wasn’t a world class producer, he’d be dedicated to the culinary arts.

You never know who will pop in at a Legend Conversation

Taken from Legend Conversation number 12 with the Chocolate Boy Wonder. Number 15 happens November 14th.

PS: “I Still Need Love 2” from The Twilite Tone feat Madison McFerrin and Common out now!

10/29/2025

Imagine Grand Puba telling you that you either had to rap flawlessly or you’d have to fight somebody.

From Legend Conversation 13 with Pete Rock.

10/23/2025

Here’s a doozy for .

June 21, 2008.

Dilated Peoples headlined the Double Door as part of Decon’s Fresh Rhymes & videotape tour featuring 88 Keys, Aceyalone, and the Alchemist.

Armed with just a video camera and phone number for a their tour manager (Tim?), we connected with Dilated Peoples for an interview on their tour bus. While waiting for the interview and ran into ALC and he blessed us with this verse for our growing series, Freestyle In the Park right in the middle of Milwaukee Avenue.

This was also the day I met DJ Rude One for the first time.

The Blog Era. What a Time to be a young kid with passion, some skills, and a camera.

Catch ALC in Chicago tomorrow night with Freddie Gibbs and appearing in-store at Village Bucktown 2pm-4pm.

One of the greatest producers of our time. If you are not familiar with the work of The Twilite Tone, we got you covered...
10/22/2025

One of the greatest producers of our time.

If you are not familiar with the work of The Twilite Tone, we got you covered. And if you are a longtime listener, hit play and revisit some favorites.

Let us know your favorite The Twilite Tone record in the comments + have a chance to win a copy of Twilite’s next vinyl announcing soon.

A Beginner’s Guide to The Twilite Tone
1. Common - “A Penny For My Thoughts”
2. Vic Mensa - “Sound Like”
3. Nosetalgia - Pusha T feat Kendrick Lamar
4. Common - “Take It EZ”
5. DJ Rude One - “Frosted Flake” feat Valee
6. The Twilite Tone - “Do It Properly”
7. My Brightest Diamond - “A Million Pearls”
8. John Legend - “Who Do We Think We Are” feat Rick Ross
9. The Twilite Tone - “I Still Need Love”
10. The Gorillaz - “Let Me Out” feat Mavis Staples and Pusha T
11. Cody Chestnutt - “Image of Love”
12. Common - “Chapter 13 (Rich Man vs Poor Man)
13. Kanye West - “Mercy” feat Big Sean, Pusha T, 2 Chainz
14. The Twilite Tone - “Space Invaders”
15. DJ Rude One - “Ain’t It Great” feat YNOT DUSABLE

A Penny

10/21/2025

“We just wanted to give y’all, the fans, that last opportunity to celebrate the ride, the journey with us. I don’t look at it like you’re celebrating us, we’re celebrating together.”

Legend Conversation 14: Little Brother
September 12, 2025 / Chicago, IL

10/20/2025

stays on the move!

It’s been a busy few days for Recoe. In under 2 weeks, he’s covered a lot of ground in the city. One day he was opening for at the Metro, and next he’s performing for a packed house at

+ Shoutout to for tapping in with our guy! More from Recoe very soon…

When I think of The Twilite Tone, I think of a genius and somewhat elusive producer, DJ, and artist. I think of other pr...
10/17/2025

When I think of The Twilite Tone, I think of a genius and somewhat elusive producer, DJ, and artist. I think of other producers like Madlib, DJ Muggs, The Alchemist, Black Milk… producers who have innovated and created worlds, and have been celebrated for those innovations. I often wonder why Tone isn’t mentioned in conversations about production techniques and lasting legacies such as some of his contemporaries.

When I started the conversation about working with Tone, a conversation that started as far back as 2022, my goal was to earn him the eyes and ears that his art deserves.

I mean, we could go through his discography…

He produced the bulk of Common’s debut album, Can I Borrow A Dollar? He is behind Resurrection stand outs “Some Sh*t That I Wrote”, and “Chapter 13” and the 1997 jam, “Reminding Me (of Self)”.

He produced bangers like “Mercy” off the Cruel Summer album, and “ Life of the Party” with 3 Stacks. He did “Nosetalgia” for Pusha T, songs with John Legend, Big Sean, Noel Gallagher. He helmed the Gorillaz Humanz album, and released a gem of a solo project in The Clearing just before the pandemic changed the world forever.

This is all well beyond what he did for Chicago Hip Hop culture in its infant stages. He touched several scenes and gave root to a Chicago Hip Hop Tree with branches that have touched the world. It’s almost frustrating to type this, knowing that Tone just hasn’t been given his proper flowers.

We are gonna change that.

New music from The Twilite Tone coming very soon.

You got a few weeks to catch up.

Come catch this weekend! On Saturday, he’s going to be opening up for Nico Segal & the Social Experiment along with .wa...
10/10/2025

Come catch this weekend!

On Saturday, he’s going to be opening up for Nico Segal & the Social Experiment along with .wav and the team!

Sunday, Recoe is up for Bar For Bar with some talented featured artists!

Hope to see you all there 👊

When I write a book about my life, there will be a chapter reserved for The Twilite Tone. His name rang bells throughout...
10/10/2025

When I write a book about my life, there will be a chapter reserved for The Twilite Tone. His name rang bells throughout my youth, and I felt a sense of pride knowing that he spent meaningful time in Hyde Park. The sound and style he helped to birth has gone global.

It’s been almost a year since we released “Sound Like”
featuring Vic Mensa. In that year, I have learned a great deal about and from The Twilite Tone. A key lesson amongst the rest is that we have to get new music out and make the world know how much a musical treasure he is.

New music coming soon.

10/08/2025

FLAVAZ out everywhere now.

“It’s pretty… pretty… pretty… pretty… good.” - Larry David

10/06/2025

“If a man don’t know where he came from, he’s never gonna know where he’s going”

A clip from our Legend Conversation with Raekwon.

Listen to recent album “The Emperors New Clothes” out now on all platforms.

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