Masta Ace - A Long Hot Summer (2004) [Brooklyn, NYC]

01. The Count (Interlude)
02. Big City
03. Good Ol Love
04. Fats Belvedere (Interlude)
05. Da Grind Feat. Apocalypse
06. H.O.O.D.
07. The Stoop (Interlude)
08. Beautiful
09. F.A.Y. Feat. Strick
10. Fats Crib (Interlude)
11. Soda & Soap Feat. Jean Grae
12. Do It Man Feat Big Noyd
13. Brooklyn Masala Feat. Leschea
14. The Proposition (Interlude)
15. Travelocity Feat. Punch&Words
16. The Ways
17. Wutuwankno Feat. Edo G.
18. The After Party (Interlude)
19. Oh My God Feat. The Beatnuts & Rahzel
20. Cellmate (Interlude)
21. Revelations

Artist : Masta Ace
Label : M3
Release date : Aug 3, 2004
Single : "Good Ol' Love"/"The Ways", "Beautiful", "Da Grind"/"Do It Man"
Chart : #82 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, #44 Top Independent Albums.

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Rasco - Time Waits No Man (1998) [San Mateo, Cali]

1. Intro
2. Time Waits For No Man
3. Suckas Don't Respect It
4. Bits And Pieces
5. Major League
6. Interlude
7. Me & My Crew
8. What's It's All About
9. View To A Kill
10. Unasstited DJ Battle
11. Unasstited
12. What Y'all Wanna Do
13. Hip Hop Essentials
14. Interlude
15. Hey Love
16. Take It Back Home
17. Heat Seeking
18. Shout Outs (Outro)

Artist : Rasco
Label : Stones Throw
Release date : Jul 21, 1998
Single : "Unasstited", "Hip Hop Essentials"
Chart : ?

Professional Review :


Rasco wastes not a second of his debut solo LP, Time Waits for No Man. The Solefather's commanding rhyme style is unleashed with the precision of a drill sergeant. And although he represents the West Coast, there is a distinct East Coast vibe prevalent throughout. Rasco showcases his nasty mic prowess over floating piano riffs and booming drum loops, while even resurrecting the forgotten art of scratching. With the standout title cut, Rasco divides mic duties with fellow West Coast underground phenom Encore over an imposing track from up-and-coming producer Paul Nice. On "Bits & Pieces," Rasco crowns himself "the first year rookie that be killing the pros." In addition, "Major League" is a West Coast cipher killer featuring guest vocals from Likwit crew family members Defari and Dilated Peoples. With "View to a Kill," Rasco flaunts his narrative abilities. "Hip Hop Essentials" is a state of emergency inquisition that addresses hip hop's studio gangsta mafioso mentality with brutal honesty. With no major label throwing huge promotion dollars anywhere near his vicinity, Rasco is forced to do things the old fashioned way: word of mouth. His engaging debut runs rings around the consistently hyped big budget cats whose faces are plastered over every magazine imaginable.

by Matt Conaway (All Music)

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Bilbok - Lab'oratoire (2008) [FREE DOWNLOAD]

1. Hexaler Feat. Scylla - Intro
2. 2b Le Batardé - Pleins Phrases
3. Krib Feat. Hexaler & Spyko - Tu Croyais Quoi ?
4. LPM & Psyko - Rester Vivant
5. Kams - Rapaholik
6. Interlude 1
7. Halee Feat. Hexaler, Obi & Psyko - Une Chance Sur Deux
8. Malfait - Mon Coeur Est Une Pipelette
9. Hexaler - Laborateur
10. Hexaler Feat. Jamar - Entre Le Bien Et La Facilité
11. Interlude 2
12. Various Artists - Freestyle
13. LPM - Shit Libre
14. Hexaler Feat. Masta Pi
15. LPM - Moment De Lucidité
16. Instru Freestyle

Artist : Various [Produced by Bilbok]
Label : La Fine Equipe
Release Date : July, 10 2008
Single : ?
Chart : ?

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Patrice - Ancien Spirit (2000) [Germany]

1. Shine On My Way
2. Everyday Good
3. Fear Rules
4. You Always You
5. Wonder (Shinin' on)
6. Million Miles
7. Queens
8. Ocra & Saltfish
9. Pary
10. Murderer
11. Love
12. Life Hard
13. Fear Dub
14. No Excuse
15. Moneypulation
16. Make We Go

Artist : Patrice
Label : Yo Mama
Date : June 21, 2000
Singles : ?
Chart : ?

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Jurassic 5 - Quality Control (2000) [South Central, L.A.]

1 How We Get Along
2 The Influence
3 Great Expectations
4 Quality Control (Intro)
5 Quality Control
6 Contact
7 Lausd
8 World of Entertainment (Woe Is Me)
9 Monkey Bars
10 Jurass Finish First
11 Contribution
12 Twelve
13 The Game
14 Improvise
15 Swing Set

Artist : Jurassic 5
Label : Interscope
Date : Jun 6, 2000
Singles : 'Quality Control', 'W.O.E Is Me'
Chart : #43 The Billboard 200, #18 Top Internet Albums, #33 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.

*Professional Review

All Music Guide

"In June 2000, almost seven years after their formation, underground rap's most lauded crew finally hit with a full-length. Great expectations aside, Quality Control hits all the same highs as Jurassic 5's excellent EP of three years earlier, stretching out their résumé to nearly an hour with a few turntablist jaunts from resident beat-jugglers DJ Nu-Mark and Cut Chemist. The formula is very similar to the EP, with the group usually going through a couple of lines of five-man harmonics before splitting off for tongue-twister solos from Zaakir, Chali 2na, Akil, and Marc 7even. As expected, there are plenty of nods to old-school rap, from "Lausd," with its brief tribute to hip-hop classic "The Bridge" by MC Shan, to "Monkey Bars," where the group claim inspiration (yet just a bit of distance) from their heroes: "Now you know us but it's not the Cold Crush, four MCs so it ain't the Furious/Not the Force M.D.'s or the three from Treacherous, it's a blast from the past from the moment we bust." Where Quality Control really laps previous Jurassic 5 material is not only the lyrical material, though, but the themes and focus of the message tracks "Lausd," "World of Entertainment (Woe Is Me)," and "Contribution." The four-man crew take on major media and the responsibilities of adulthood with a degree of authority, eloquence, and compassion never before heard in rap music. (Just check out the lyrics to any of the above three at an online archive like www.ohhla.com.) Though critics and uptight rap purists might fault them for not pushing the progression angle enough, Jurassic 5's rhymes are so devastating and the productions (by Nu-Mark and Cut Chemist) follow the raps so closely it certainly doesn't matter whether the group is old-school or not."

by John Bush

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Lagwagon - Trashed (1994) [Santa Barbara]

1. Island Of Shame
2. Lazy
3. Know It All
4. Stokin' The Neighbors
5. Give It Back
6. Rust
7. Goin' South
8. Dis'chords
9. Coffee And Cigarettes
10. Brown Eyed Girl
11. Whipping Boy
12. No One
13. Bye for Now

Artist : Lagwagon
Label : Fat Wreck Chords
Date : Jun 20, 1994
Single : ?

Review :

Lagwagon has always been labeled as the stereotypical Fat Wreck Chords band. With a sound similar to that of NOFX and many other bands on that label (i.e., galloping pop-punk, harmonized vocals and a start-stop rhythm), these guys have been unfairly judged as another carbon copy California band -- but Lagwagon has a more mature, structured sound in comparison to a lot of the bands on the aforementioned label. With their second album, Trashed, it's pretty obvious that they've grown up lyrically as well. The opening track, "Island of Shame," deals with the isolation of having a disease in a narrow-minded small town. Along with some of the more serious songs on Trashed, there are an equal number of tunes that reflect a more playful side. For example, "Goin' South" talks about the frustrations of getting lost on the way to one of their shows: "We're heading south on the north bound/Our wheels might as well be square." Then there's their rendition of Van Morisson's "Brown Eyed Girl," in which they butcher this classic in a way that makes it ten times more enjoyable. This album should appeal to the 15-year-old skater in all of us.

Mike Daronco (All music guide)

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Poor Righteous Teachers - New World Order (1996) [Trenton, NJ]

1 Who Shot The President? (Intro)
2 Miss Ghetto
3 Word Iz Life
4 Allies featuring Fugees
5 New World News (Interlude)
6 Gods, Earths and 85ers featuring Nine
7 My Three Wives (Skakyla Pt. III)
8 Wicked Everytime
9 N.A.T.O. (Global Cops)
10 Conscious Style featuring KRS-One
11 Culture Freestyles (Interlude)
12 They Turned Gangsta featuring Brother J & Sluggy Ranks

13 We Dat Nice

14 Hear Me Out (Interlude)
15 Fo Da Love Of Dis
16 Dreadful Day featuring Junior Reid
17 Sistuh (vocals by Turiya Mason)

Artist : Poor Righteous Teachers

Label : Profile
Date : Oct 1, 1996
Single : "Word Iz Life".
Chart : #57 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.

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Rodney O & Joe Cooley - Fuck New York [Los Angeles]

1. Y.F.N.Y
2. U Don't Hear Me Tho'
3. Why Must I Be Like That
4. What Really Goes On
5. Chase The Bass
6. The Jammy
7. Sit Back (Listen To The Rhyme)
8. Back In A Minute
9. Sounds Of The Underground
10. Hump For The Blvd.
11. California Cruiser
12. Wake Up New York
13. Somethin' Funky 4 U
14. U Don't Hear Me Tho (Radio Remix)

Artist : Rodney O & Joe Cooley
Label : Psychotic
Release Date : 1993
Single : "U Don't Hear Me Tho"
Chart : #9 Heatseekers, #50 Top R&b/Hip-hop Albums.

This Los Angeles rap trio was formed by Rodney Oliver and Joe Cooley with "General" Jeff Page, and debuted in 1989 with Me and Joe. Though not a sales hit, they scored enough underground attention with such singles as "Everlasting Bass" and "Cooley High" to land a deal with Atlantic. Their label debut was Three the Hard Way in 1990, but it didn't do much better. They also issued a Nastymix album Get Ready to Roll. ~ Ron Wynn, All Music Guide

Rodney O's Myspace
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The Pharcyde - LabCabinCalifornia (1995) [South Central, L.A.]

1 Bullshit
2 Pharcyde
3 Groupie Therapy
4 Runnin'
5 She Said
6 Splattitorium
7 Somethin' That Means Somethin'
8 All Live
9 Drop
10 Hey You
11 Y
12 It's All Good!
13 Moment In Time
14 The Hustle
15 Little D
16 Devil Music
17 The E.n.d

Artist : The Pharcyde

Label : Delicious Vinyl
Release Date : Nov 14, 1995
Singles : Drop, Runnin', She Said.
Chart : #17 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, #37 The Billboard 200.

The Pharcyde's Myspace

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Sean Price - Monkey Barz (2005) [Brownsville, BK]

1 Peep My Words
2 One Two Yall
3 Onion Head [feat. Tek]
4 Fake Neptune [feat. Buckshot, Steele, and Louieville]
5 Heartburn
6 Shake Down [feat. Starang Wondah and Steele]
7 Mad Mann
8 Brokest Rapper You Know
9 Boom Bye Yeah
10 I Love You (Bitch)
11 Bye Bye [feat. Buckshot]
12 Spliff N Wessun [feat. Rustee Juxx and Rock]
13 Jail Shit [feat. Rock]
14 Monkey Barz
15 Slap Boxing [feat. Rustee Juxx and Rock]
16 Rising to the Top (Grand Theft Auto Theme Song) [Bonus Track]

Artist : Sean Price
Label : Duck Down
Release Date : May 31, 2005
Singles : Boo Bye Yeah.
Chart : #46 Top Independent Albums, #70 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.

Review:

Having lost its distribution deal with Priority, Duck Down Records, the home of New York's Boot Camp Clik, was at a low point around the turn of the century. BCC member Ruck's predicament did not fair any better. However, during the mid-2000s, he became one of underground hip-hop's MVPs under the name "[he] chooses to be called when [he's] in front of his moms," Sean Price, and Monkey Barz was vindicating proof of that fact. On this first installment of Duck Down's "Triple Threat" campaign, a collaborative effort with Justus League producers 9th Wonder and Khrysis, Price guides you on a journey of wit, humor, and grime. His deep, commanding voice on the opening track attempts to set a solemn tone for the rest of the album, even though the actual tone of Monkey Barz fluctuates from dead serious to slapstick nonsense. "Fake Neptune" has Price spitting filthy rhymes ("How you gonna sh*t on me/After I let you sh*t on me, freaky deakay") over a beat that does sound like a bootleg version of the Neptunes-produced track by Birdman and Clipse, "What Happened to That Boy." The real question posed is whether or not he can deliver with Justus League productions; the 9th Wonder-produced "Heartburn" offers the best answer. 9th composes a delicate, steady beat with hard drums, a husky bassline, and a beautiful soul sample, and yet Price's "courting" (more like repelling) of his love interest basks in his hardcore image. That peculiar contrast, which is representative of the album as a whole, makes Monkey Barz that more intriguing. Even more captivating is the title track, a rhyme session of jungle rap acrobatics in which his lyrical modus operandi -- the stop-and-flow delivery of clever rhymes and non sequiturs -- is epitomized: "We Mighty Joe Youngin' it/Thuggin' it/Straight from the jungle my brotha/My ni**as, Banana Republican/Orangutan slang/Chewbacca, not proper/Tube socks full of rocks plus the cops watch us, yo." Price clearly knows his strengths. His charisma alone can hold any song together and definitely stands out on tracks like "Jail Shit" where the production is less than stellar. The sexism expressed in some of his lyrics can be a bit off-putting, but by the end of the record, he will still have you chanting the ad libs along with him, "Sean P"!

by Cyril Cordor (All Music)

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Set Tripp - Westsiiied We Ride (1997) [Los Angeles]

1. Keep Ya Eye On 'Em
2. Hoops With Beat
3. Puff Puff Paz
4. Hey Rat
5. Partners In Crime
6. Sista-Bro
7. Killa Cali
8. Croc Ya Day
9. Money Hungry
10. Visions
11. Thoughts Of Congrez
12. 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z
13. You Don't See What I See
14. On The Top Of The World (Outro)
15. Do or Die (Bonus)

Artist : Set Tripp
Release Date : 1997
Label : Rider Network
Single : ?
Chart: ?

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Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine (1992)

1. Bombtrack
2. Killing The Name Of
3. Take The Power
4. Settle For Nothing
5. Bullet In The Head
6. Know Your Enemy
7. Wake Up
8. Fistful Of Steel
9. Township Rebellion
10. Freedom

Artist : Rage Against The Machine
Label : Epic Records
Release Date : Nov 3, 1992
Singles : "Killing In The Name", "Freedom", "Bombtrack", "Bullet In The Head"
Chart : #1 Heatseekers, #45 Billboard 200

*Professional Review

All Music Guide

"The first album to successfully merge the amazingly disparate sounds of rap and heavy metal, Rage Against the Machine's self-titled debut was groundbreaking enough when it was released, and many would argue that its importance and influence remains unchallenged and unsurpassed to this day. The living embodiment of this culture clash, guitar wizard Tom Morello fuses his roots in '80s metal-style shredding with an unprecedented array of six-string acrobatics and rhythmic special effects, most of which no one has even tried to imitate. And from vocalist Zack de la Rocha, the group receives the meaningful rhymes and emotionally charged delivery that white-boy metal could never hope to achieve. Still, despite the unique elements upon which they are built, songs like "Bombtrack," "Take the Power Back," and "Know Your Enemy" are immediately memorable, surprisingly straightforward slabs of hard rock. And one need not look further than the main riff of the venomous "Wake Up" -- lifted straight out of Zeppelin's "Kashmir" -- for conclusive proof of Morello's influences. Even more impressive is the group's talent for injecting slowly mounting tension into such highlights as "Settle for Nothing" and "Bullet in the Head," both of which finally explode with awesome power and rage. In contrast, the band manages to convey their message with even more urgency through stubborn repetition, as seen on "Freedom" and their signature track, "Killing in the Name." With its relentlessly rebellious mantra of, "F*ck you, I won't do what you tell me," the song is a rallying cry of frightening proportions and the unequivocal climax of their vision. A stunning debut that remains absolutely essential."

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InI - Center Of Attention [New York]

01. Intro (H.I.M.)
02. No More Words
03. Step Up
04. Think Twice
05. Square One
06. Life I Live
07. Kross Roads
08. To Each His Own
09. Fakin' Jax
10. What You Say
11.Props
12. Center Of Attention
13. Grown Man Sport
14. Mind Over Matter
15. Don't You Love It (Bonus Track CD)
16. Microphonist Wanderlust (Bonus Track CD)

Artist : InI
Label : Soul Brothers Records
Release Date : October 2002 (realised in 1995)
Single : Fakin' Jax (in 1995)
Chart : ?

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The Offspring - Smash (1994) [Garden Grove, CA]

1.Time to Relax
2.Nitro (Youth Energy)
3.Bad Habit
4.Gotta Get Away
5.Genocide
6.Something to Believe In
7.Come Out And Play
8.Self Esteem
9.It'll Be A Long Time
10.Killboy Powerhead
11.What Happened To You
12.So Alone
13.Not The One
14.Smash

Artist : The Offspring
Label : Epitaph
Release Date : August 23, 1994
Single : Come Out And Play, Gotta Get Away, Self Esteem.
Chart : #1 Heatseekers, #4 The Billboard 200.

Review Allmusic :

The Offspring's second album for Epitaph did the impossible: it landed in the Top Five, unheard of for independent records. The Offspring crossed over due to the raucous, Eastern-tinged single "Come Out and Play," which stopped and started just like Niravana, only without the Seattle trio's recklessness. The record stayed in the charts because the Offspring sounded relentlessly heavy, no matter how much the band claimed to be punk. Their tempos are slower than traditional hardcore, and their attack is as heavy as Metallica. But they acted like they were punk, with odes to no "Self Esteem" and singing about fighting in school. Nothing on the album matches the incessant catchiness of the singles, but Smash is a solid record, filled with enough heavy riffs to keep most teenagers happy.

by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

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Mac Mall - Illegal Business (1993) [Vallejo, CA]

1.Crest Side Playah
2.Sic Wit Tis
3.It's All Good
4.I Gots 2 Have It
5.Cold Sweat
6.Nathan But Game
7.Versatile
8.Crack Da 40
9.Da Bank Heist
10.Don't Wanna See Me
11.Young N Da Game
12.$ On Da Dank
13.My Opinion
14.Illegal Business?
15.Ghetto Theme
16.Pimp Shit

Artist : Mac Mall
Label : Young Black Brotha
Release Date : July, 12, 1993
Single : Sic Wit Tis, Ghetto Theme.
Chart : #40 Heatseekers, #71 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.

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Y-D - Give It Up For The G'z (1996) [Oakland]

1. Sad Story
2. Nuts To The Floor
3. No Holds Barred
4. Bring It On
5. Let Your Partna Smoke
6. Contract
7. Give It Up To The G's
8. Young Ass Nigga
9. Justice
10. Street Mentality
11. Quarter To A Key
12. All Day Everyday
13. Money

Artist : Y-D
Label : Snake Pit
Release Date : 1996
Single : ?
Chart : ?

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Scrooge - 'Bout My Paper (2001) [Washington, Tacoma]

1. It Won't Be Long
2. Welcome To My World
3. I Made It
4. Party Over Here
5. Dear Mr. President
6. The Best Things Come Free
7. It Don't Stop
8. Summertime Sunshine
9. It's Like Butter
10. One Of These G's
11. True Game
12. For Old Time Sakes
13. Temporary Insanity
14. City Of Skanless
15. Talking To Myself

Artist : Scrooge
Label : Slim Records
Release Date : Dec 19, 2001
Single : ?
Chart : ?

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Tha D.R.E - Still Creepin' (1997) [Milwaukee, WI]

1. Still Creepin
2. Wild Child Conversation
3. Wild Child
4. Bamma
5. Hoe Kakes
6. Gotta DP
7. Sippin’ DP
8. G-Love
9. Criminal Rehab
10. Hoe Kakes
11. D's and Vogues
12. Nuthin Personal
13. Daily Dumpin
14. At My Paper
15. Who's Next
16. Drout, Pt. 2
17. Outro

Artist : Tha D.R.E
Label : Solar
Release Date : July, 22, 1997
Single : /
Chart : ?

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3x Krazy - Sick-O Ep (1995) [Oakland]

1. Hit The Gas
2. Something 4 Dat Ass
3. Sick-O
4. Hoe Fuckin Season
5. Put Me To The Test
6. Sunshine In The "O"
7. In The Town

Artist : 3x Krazy
Label : Straight Game
Release Date : Sep 5, 1995
Single : ?
Chart : ?

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Scientifik - Criminal (1994) [Boston]

1. Lawtown [produced by Edo G]
2. I Got Planz ft. Diamond D [produced by Diamond D]
3. Jungles Of The East [produced by Scientifik]
4. Overnite Gangsta [produced by Buckwild]
5. Yeah Daddy [produced by Diamond D]
6. Still An Herb Dealer [produced by Rhythm Nigga Joe]
7. As Long As You Know ft. Edo G [produced by Rza]
8. Fallen Star [produced by Buckwild]
9. Downlo Ho [produced by Buckwild]
10. Criminal [produced by Edo G]

Artist : Scientifik
Label : Definite (Traffic Records for the re-edition in 2006)
Release Date : Oct, 7, 1994
Single : /
Chart : ?

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