Alchemist - Chemical Warfare

Alchemist
"Chemical Warfare" (2009)
Hip Hop
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It has been a while since my last Hip Hop post, so here goes: Alchemist has been putting out impressive work since the late 90s, including some work Mobb Deep (though not on The Infamous). This is his third "solo" effort. His second was a colab with Prodigy that I'll put up later. Appearances on the album include Prodigy (as expected), Snoop, KRS-One, Talib Kweli, and Twista to name a few. Track 5 is a kind of funny skit with backpackers vs. thugs, but I kind of hate skits anyways. Track 7 needs to die, it sucks. Anyways, I enjoy when producers put out albums because you get a taste of their versatility and get a buffet of MCs... So if you're not into one, you can just wait for the next song. Give it a listen.

Chali 2na - Fish Outta Water / Jurassic 5 - Jurassic 5 LP

Chali 2na
"Fish Outta Water" (2009)
Hip Hop
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Jurassic 5
"Jurassic 5" (1998)
Hip Hop
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Here we have a Chali 2na / Jurassic 5 double post. I've been listening to "Fish Outta Water" a whole lot the past few days. Chali 2na was 1/6 of the Hip Hop group Jurassic 5 and is easily identified by his smooth low voice. There are only a few tracks that I think "Fish Outta Water" could do without, and unfortunately one of those tracks is a collaboration with Talib Kweli. The production varies from great to pretty mediocre, and one track (I'll let you decide which) is straight annoying. Overall I think the album is great and has some memorable tracks. I think The Verbal Herman Munster has destinguished himself as a powerful solo-MC. Give it a listen.

Anyways, I felt like posting the great "Jurassic 5 LP" and this was as good a reason as any. I'm sure I'll get around to posting some other J5 albums, so I'll give them a proper introduction when I get around to it.

Jel - Soft Money

Jel
"Soft Money" (2006)
Hip Hop / Electronica
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Here we have Jel's (I think) second solo album. I'm sure I'll get around to uploading his previous release, "10 Seconds," in the next few weeks, but I wanted to start with this one because I think most people would find it more palatable. He's done some great production work for groups like Themselves, Subtle, and 13 & God... Though I'm not a particularly big fan of any of those groups. Anyways, it's worth a listen. If you get curious about how he makes beats, check out his shit on Youtube.

GZA - Liquid Swords

GZA
"Liquid Swords" (1995)
Hip Hop
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Track List:
1. Liquid Swords
2. Duel Of The Iron Mic
3. Living In The World Today
4. Gold
5. Cold World
6. Labels
7. 4th Chamber
8. Shadowboxin'
9. Hell's Wind Staff / Killah Hills 10304
10. Investigative Reports
11. Swordsman
12. I Gotcha' Back
13. B.I.B.L.E. (Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth)

Who ISN'T into Wu-Tang Clan? The GZA brings the ruckus. In my opinion, one of the better solo Wu-Tang releases.

Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt

Jay-Z
"Reasonable Doubt" (1996)
Hip Hop
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Track List:
1. Can't Knock The Hustle
2. Politics As Usual
3. Brooklyn's Finest
4. Dead Presidents II
5. Feelin' It
6. D'Evils
7. 22 Two's
8. Can I Live
9. Ain't No Nigga
10. Friend Or Foe
11. Coming Of Age
12. Cashmere Thoughts
13. Bring It On
14. Regrets

Mob Deep - The Infamous

Mobb Deep
"The Infamous" (1995)
Hip Hop
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Track List:
1. The Start Of Your Ending
2. The Infamous Prelude
3. Survival Of The Fittest
4. Eye For An Eye
5. Just Step Prelude
6. Give Up The Goods
7. Temperature's Rising
8. Up North Rip
9. Trife Life
10. Q.U. - Hectic
11. Right Back At You
12. The Grave Prelude
13. The Grave
14. Drink Away The Pain
15. Shock Ones Pt. II
16. Party Over

Nujabes - Modal Soul

Nujabes
"Modal Soul" (2006)
Hip Hop
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Track List:
1. Feather (feat. Cise Starr & Akin from Cyne)
2. Ordinary (feat Terry Callier)
3. Reflection Eternal
4. Luv [sic] PT3 (feat. SHING02)
5. Music Is Mine
6. Eclipse (feat. Substantial)
7. Sign (feat. Pase Rock)
8. Thank You (feat. Apani B)
9. World's End Rhapsody
10. Modal Soul (feat. Uyama Hiroto)
11. Flowers
12. Sea Of Cloud
13. Light On The Land
14. Horizon

Luck-One & Dekk - Beautiful Music

Luck-One & Dekk
Beautiful Music (2009)
Hip Hop
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Track List:
1. 80's Back
2. The Coolax
3. Prince Wit' A 1000
4. Coulda Been Me
5. Back At Lost Last
6. Road To Destiny
7. When I Forget

Granite State - The Breaking Point

Granite State
"The Breaking Point" (2006)
Hip Hop
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Track List:
1. The Breaking Point (Intro)
2. Darker Than Blue
3. Morning Paper (Headlines)
4. My Sweet Revenge
5. What Up B?
6. One Night Stand
7. Another Day
8. Said & Done
9. Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind
10. Sacrifice
11. DC's "Do What You Gotta Do"
12. Starting Lineup
13. C U Next Tuesday
14. Gone With The Wind
15. Never Too Far

Eliot Lipp - Peace Love Weed 3D

Eliot Lipp
"Peace Love Weed 3D" (2009)
Electronica / Hip Hop
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Track List:
1. Yeah
2. Proceed
3. Sentinel
4. PLW3D
5. So Stoked
6. Calling Me
7. Glowstick
8. Sandcastle
9. Laser Cave
10. Beamrider

Ghostface Killah - Fishscale

Ghostface Killah
"Fishscale" (2006)
Hip Hop
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Track List:
1. The Return Of Clyde Smith (Skit)
2. Shakey Dog
3. Kilo (Feat. Raekwon)
4. The Champ
5. Major Operation (Skit)
6. 9 Milli Bros. (Feat. Wu-Tang Clan)
7. Beauty Jackson
8. Heart Street Directions (Skit)
9. Columbus Exchange (Skit) / Crack Spot
10. R.A.G.U. (Feat. Raekwon)
11. Bad Mouth Kid (Skit)
12. Whip You With A Strap
13. Back Like That (Feat. Ne-Yo)
14. Be Easy (Feat. Trife)
15. Clipse Of Doom (Feat. Trife)
16. Jellyfish (Feat. Cappadonna, Shawn Wigs, & Trife)
17. Dogs Of War (Raekwon, Trife, Cappadonna, & Sun God)
18. Barbershop
19. Ms. Sweetwater (Skit)
20. Big Girl
21. Underwater
22. The Ironman Takeover (Skit)
23. Momma (Feat. Megan Rochell)
24. Three Bricks (Feat. The Notorious B.I.G., & Raekwon) [Bonus Track]

Bone Thugs N Harmony - E 1999 Eternal

Bone Thugs N Harmony
"E 1999 Eternal" (1995)
Hip Hop
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Track List:
1. Da Introduction
2. East 1999
3. Eternal
4. Crept And We Came
5. Down '71 (The Getaway)
6. Mr. Bill Collector
7. Budsmokers Only
8. The Crossroads
9. Me Killa
10. Land Of The Heartless
11. No Shorts, No Losses
12. 1st Of Tha Month
13. Buddah Lovaz
14. Die Die Die
15. Mr. Ouija
16. Mo' Murder
17. Shotz To Tha Double Glock

DangerDoom - The Mouse And The Mask

DangerDoom

"The Mouse And The Mask" [2005]

Hip Hop

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Track List:

1. El Chupa Nibre

2. Sofa King

3. Feat. Ghost Face Killah - The Mask

4. Perfect Hair

5. Feat. Cee-Lo - Benzie Box

6. Feat. Talib Kweli - Old School

7. A.T.H.F.

8. Basket Case

9. No Names

10. Crosshairs

11. Mince Meat

12. Vats Of Urine

13. Space Ho's

14. Bada Bing

Black Star - Mos Def & Talib Kweli are...

Black Star

"Mos Def & Talib Kweli are..." (1998)

Hip Hop

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Track List:

1. Intro

2. Atronomy (8th Light)

3. Definition

4. Re:DEFinition

5. Children's Story

6. Brown Skin Lady

7. B Boys Will B Boys

8. K.O.S. (Determination)

9. Hater Players

10. Yo Yeah

11. Respiration

12. Thieves In The Night

13. Twice Inna Lifetime