Dec 3, 2014

Don't call this a come back - I've been here for YEARS.

Inspired by the "Hip Hop Essential's" thread (shouts to @Street Prophet), I plan on bringing forth albums that are seldom brought up in Hip Hop discussions but need to be. I'm going to stray away from the obvious classics and drop some albums that are lesser known. Old and New. I'll aim to drop a minimum of 1 album a week.

If you're about negativity - don't comment. Simple.

Take this as a lesson - and I'm the MFer teacher here...

Spoiler: SPOILER

Go to my profile and go to the Pastebin link. that will contain links to all albums I post

Code:

Intelligent Hoodlum (Tragedy Khadafi) - Intelligent Hoodlum (1990)
Soulstice - North By Northwest: Solid Ground (2005)
Diamond District - In The Ruff (2009)

 

Dec 3, 2014

Intelligent Hoodlum (Tragedy Khadafi) - Intelligent Hoodlum​

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Who knows what happened to this album? My theory is it got lost between the other classic albums that dropped in 1990. Nas has often credited Tragedy Khadafi as one of his hometown heroes - and listening to this album really explains why. It's probably one of the most fun boom-bap albums of all time. The album, which was overseen and produced by Marley Marl & Large Professor, has a vintage late 80s/ early 90s New York sound with some funky drum beats and street conscious lyricism.

As far as debut albums, this could potentially hang with some of the best - unfortunately, Tragedy hasn't made anything that has remotely interested me since and has his fair share of legal trouble (selling drugs at 38 just to get by.. hehhhhh)



Enjoy

 

Jan 3, 2015

Diamond District - In The Ruff (2009)

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What happens when you take three of the most distinctive rappers from DC - one who just happens to be one of the best producers of his time - and make an album? You get Diamond District's "In The Ruff". Whilst I was already familiar with Oddisee's work, this album served as my introduction to yU and X.O. Most of you know I've been championing Mello Music Group as the label of the year for the past two years now - but they have been killing it long before that.

This album is the perfect look at what DC is like from the vision of three completely different characters.



Enjoy