Second LP from the Brooklyn-based multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger and producer, and his first new music since the critically acclaimed project 'The Invisible Man: An Orchestral Tribute to Dr. Dre'. The recording had been first devised as a benefit concert in Los Angeles which was attended by Dr. Dre who took to the stage to express thanks for Sly5thAve's arrangements. Having spent the past three years performing the project with orchestras around the world, 'What It Is' sees Sly5thAve retain the high-quality that fans and critics alike have come to expect from him while stepping out with something considerably different, delving deeper into the worlds of hip hop, jazz and soul.