DILLON & PATEN LOCKE
FOOD CHAIN (10TH ANNIVERSARY) - LP

UPC: 628425432017
Label: FULL PLATE
Format: LP
Release Date: August 21, 2026
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Underground Hip Hop vets, Dillon & Paten Locke aroused appetites with their 2016 standout release, 'Food Chain', the follow-up to 2009's cult classic, 'Studies in Hunger' and prequel to 2025's 'Rations'. The flagship release of their fledgling label, FULL PLATE, 'Food Chain' opened many doors (and ears) for the Atlanta, GA /Jacksonville, FL based crew, setting the table for their sprawling catalog today. Produced entirely by Paten Locke (the Boston-bred triple threat who cut his teeth with Mr. Lif, Akrobatik, Edan and his groups: Asamov + The Smile Rays), Food Chain's recipe starts with rugged chops of impossibly rare samples from Paten's world-renowned vinyl collection.

Once that's simmering, just add Dillon's razor sharp rhymes; ranging from aggressively self-sure to deeply self-reflective, then finish with their signature seasoning - comedic relief! Food Chain also boasts an impressive list of guest features including Count Bass D, Homeboy Sandman, Supa Dave West, J-Live, Von Pea of Tanya Morgan, Phill Most Chill, Boog Brown, Malkovich, Tone Tank and their FULL PLATE FAM, Willie Evans Jr. Too many chefs? We say, 'Let 'em cook!!' Now 10 years later this critically acclaimed album receives the treatment it deserves: a proper double LP pressing of the album in its entirety - including a lost bonus intro + bespoke poster insert.

2016's pressing was an abridged single LP that was missing songs, interludes & skits in order to fit the time limits of the format. With the 2xLP, you finally get to enjoy the full album, they way it was meant to be heard. What makes this 10th Anniversary reissue even heavier is that Paten Locke passed in 2019 and never got to see the full impact of his work, so this release doubles as a delicious celebration of Paten's lifelong creative pursuits & accomplishments.

TRACK LIST:

Sound the Alarm
Previously (ft. Willie Evans Jr.)
Food Chain
Thirsty Loops 
Nothin with Nobody
Bourbon (ft. Von Pea & Malkovich)
Eatin 
Smog
Morning Meditation
Rollup Rollout
Fall Back (ft. Boog Brown)
Humdinger (ft. Supa Dave West & Black Sheep Dres)
How to Count Bars (ft. Count Bass D)
Modern Man's Waltz (ft. Alexa Lima)
Hamsammich (ft. Tone Tank & Homeboy Sandman)
Rap Safari (ft. Phill Most Chill & J-Live)
How We Do
Keep on Singin 
After Hours (ft. Lobsterdamus)