these are the most essential 12's of the last 6months IMO - in no real
order.
Q-Tip, Mos Def, Tash (from alkaholiks) "body rock" b/w kweli "manifest"
reflection Eternal 'fortified live b/w 2000 seasons" f/ kweli/mos def/ect
siah 'repetition bw/ pyrite" (fondle em) - see below
siah and yeshua dapo ed EP and (fondle em)
yeshua dapo ed "directions/thehead bop" -(raw shack)
mood "karma/cincinatti" - real smoov midwest lyrical shite
punpkinhead "dynamic/its over" makin records
mos def "universal magnetic/if you can huh" - gots ta have this one
molemen presents 12" (f/ All natural, juice, vakil) - Chicago's best!!
mf doom 'gas drawls/dead bent/hey" fondle em - best 12" of 97 IMO
mad skillz "lick the balls" 12" eastern conference records - he's back
with a fresh slick rick cover
haiku de tat "los dangerous/kaya/still rappin' ocean floor - this is
aceyalone, abstract rude and mikah 9 over a live jazzy band.
l'roneous and da versifier "l-chemy/implosion" ocean floor - real
stunning jazziness on the beats and rhymes
eligh :coincidence/1998/wishful thinking" caravan - living legends assoc.
executioners 'raidas theme rmx/the countdown" asphodel
keep an eye out fot the Lyricists Louge compilation on rawkus and the new
aceyalone Lp prod. by mumbles.
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