{"id":218237,"date":"2025-10-25T09:00:27","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T07:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/?p=218237"},"modified":"2025-10-25T10:03:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T08:03:17","slug":"dillon-paten-locke-rations-album-stream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/dillon-paten-locke-rations-album-stream\/","title":{"rendered":"Dillon &#038; Paten Locke &#8211; Rations (Album Stream)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?si=p-bqh37uyxjptpHw&amp;list=OLAK5uy_mPGaXXL1CNroJeNebmMNbm5QLgEfsi-u4\" width=\"100%\" height=\"500\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Underground Hip hop veterans, <strong>Dillon &amp; Paten Locke<\/strong> finish what they started with Rations, the long awaited follow-up to their cult-classic, Food Chain and 4th project in their food-centric catalog; released through their own label, FULL PLATE. Begun in 2016 but halted due to Paten Locke&#8217;s sudden passing from cancer in 2019, Dillon carries the torch for the pair of triple-threats, deftly holding down rapping &amp; scratching duties over Paten&#8217;s brutally chopped &amp; soulfully assembled beats. Conceptually, the album builds on common themes from the Dillon &amp; Paten Locke universe: relationships (between family, friends, lovers and foes), rebellion (against society and self) and relaxation (with various libations, life&#8217;s simple luxuries and of course gourmet foods). Rations is a real-life reflection of the creation of the work itself: the trappings and the traps.<\/p>\n<p>This go-round, instead of leaning into their more comedic instincts, Dillon &amp; Paten Locke are dead serious. A militaristic sense of duty is pervasive throughout the LP, a nod to Paten&#8217;s given moniker, The General. You can feel the earnestness in Dillon&#8217;s raps as he both celebrates the victories in the trenches and laments the loss of his comrade, Paten. With a consistent tone throughout the songs, we gain a deeper sense of grown man raps in dire times. The project itself embodies the very definition of Rations: a fixed amount of a commodity during a shortage as in wartime.<\/p>\n<p>The aptly named Rations is indeed the final offering from Dillon &amp; Paten, so you&#8217;ll have to make it last. But the duo isn&#8217;t on the front lines alone, they&#8217;ve called for reinforcements including longtime collaborators &amp; Hip hop luminaries: Large Professor, Diamond D, Masta Ace, Wordsworth, Cool Calm Pete, Akroabtik, as well as their in-house roster of Atlanta, GA and Jacksonville, FL based &#8216;FULL PLATE FAM&#8217; &#8211; Willie Evans Jr., Day Tripper, Yamin Semali and Jay Myztroh of Stono Echo. Garnishing the dish with extra flavor are multi-instrumentalist &amp; producer extraordinaire, DJ Harrison, lending his talents on the Fender Rhodes, as well as beloved indy rap villain turned in-demand drummer, Jay Mumford (fka J-Zone). Paten himself makes a few appearances throughout the album in the form of rare interviews and a long lost acapella. Coming from the beyond, the words of The General hold weight &#8211; with one last serving of Rations for your plate. Dillon and Paten Locke offer up this final chapter of nourishment for hip hop survival.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You can listen to &#8220;Rations&#8221; on any one of your preferred<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/soulspazm.ffm.to\/rations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">major DSPs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rest in Peace Paten Locke.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"218238\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/dillon-paten-locke-rations-album-stream\/dillon-patten-locke-rations-thumbnail\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Dillon-Patten-Locke-Rations-Thumbnail.webp?fit=1920%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Dillon &amp;#038; 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