XXL is proud to premiere Fame School mixtape titled Fame School & Friends. The new project from the Brooklyn duo of Telli and Slim is truly a star-studded affair. Prodigy, Dave East, Memphis Bleek, French Montana, Maino, Black Dave and Nitty Scott, MC are just a few of the artists who appear on the new mixtape. The 13 track release is mostly produced by Fame School Slim with additional contributions by Yung Felix, Tim Wicked and Birthday Cake. Stream the entire Fame School & Friends above and check out what the duo had to say about the new project below.

What's the inspiration behind the creation process?
Unity. We really wanted to showcase our foundation here in New York like they have in other state's and city's. Everyone on the tape that we worked with had great energy in the studio and the vibe just flowed.

What do you want fans to get from this project?
Refreshment. All the beats are original: no samples, dope chords and clean drums. It's boom bap, but mixed with a trap feel. This is really the first step on the Fame School journey. We wanted to give the fans a taste of us as a group as well as us as a production team and I think we nailed it.

What's next for Fame School?
Get Well Soon is our solo tape that's very melodic and cool. It's mostly just us but with a few relevant features. We also have our artist, Leon Wilkie and his EP coming out soon, which is gonna be a problem. We planned a winter tour with a few well known homies and a couple other collabs with our favorite artists in the mix as we drop a full official launch of merchandise.  In 2016, we look forward to collaborating with talented and passionate artists to provide them with some dope production, as well.

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