Binary Star - Masters Of The Universe (2000)

01 - Reality Check (4:01)
02 - Conquistadors (3:47)
03 - Solar Powered Intro (0:10)
04 - Solar Powered (4:29)
05 - Slang Blade Intro (0:22)
06 - Slang Blade (2:38)
07 - Binary Shuffle Intro (0:22)
08 - Binary Shuffle (3:41)
09 - Fellowship (5:41)
10 - New Hip Hop (3:53)
11 - Masters Of The Universe (3:15)
12 - Indy 500 (4:39)
13 - Evolution Of Man (6:03)
14 - I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings (Part 1) (2:17)
15 - I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings (Part 2) (3:05)
16 - Honest Expression (5:00)
17 - Honest Expression Outro (0:12)
18 - Glen Close (3:02)
19 - Wolfman Jack Intro (0:11)
20 - Wolfman Jack (3:36)
21 - One Man Army (4:26)
22 - The KGB Intro (0:54)
23 - The KGB (Feat. Elzhi, J.U.I.C.E., Lacks, Maliki, O-Type & Texture) (6:51)
24 - Album Outro (0:12)

1:12:50 (96.04 MB)

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"Any lucky owner of Binary Star's limited-distribution pressing of the 1999 LP Waterworld would already be familiar with most of the material on Masters of the Universe. It has everything a great hip-hop album requires, with varied beats, differing rhyme deliveries, and content you'll find yourself thinking about long after it's been said. Unfortunately, without a huge marketing budget from a major label, this album will probably fail to reach the level of success it deserves, but then again, Binary Star isn't necessarily after the typical ideal of success."
- Brad Mills (allmusic.com)

source: http://closedfrequency.blogspot.com/2009/05/binary-star-masters-of-universe.html

Shad - The Old Prince (2007)

01 - Intro: Quest for Glory (2:16)
02 - I Don't Like to (3:02)
03 - What We All Want (ft. Kamau, Relic the Oddity) (2:57)
04 - Brother (ft. B & F Kabango) (3:37)
05 - Nowadaze (2:20)
06 - The Old Prince Still Lives at Home (3:34)
07 - Out of Love pt. II (3:24)
08 - Behind the Thinking Veil of Self-Depreciating Humour, the Old Prince is Afraid He May Have Just Wasted the Last Three Years (Interlude) (2:34)
09 - I Heard You Had a Voice Like an Angel/Psalm 137 (5:24)
10 - Compromise (3:16)
11 - Exile (3:26)
12 - Get Up (3:58)
13 - Outro (ft. Kamau) (0:51)

40:39 (57.29 MB)

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"The concept of "The Old Prince" is one that we can all relate to and understand. To sum it up, princes aren't supposed to be old because they are supposed to become kings before they become old. Applied universally, the idea is that we all want to do great things and as times passes we become impatient and begin to wonder whether our time has passed. Shad's album captures his own conflict with the idea of being an old prince. [...] Shad's ability to relate his own triumphs and insecurities to the rest of us allows him to create one of the best albums released in the past year." - Pedro 'DJ Complejo' Hernandez

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Kool G. Rap - Live and Let Die (1992)

1. Intro
2. On the Run
3. Live and Let Die
4. Crime Pays
5. Home Sweet Home
6. Train Robbery
7. No. 1 With a Bullet - Big Daddy Kane
8. Operation CB
9. Straight Jacket
10. Ill Street Blues
11. Go for Your Guns
12. Letters
13. 'Nuff Said
14. Edge of Sanity
15. Fuck U Man
16. Still Wanted Dead or Alive
17. Two to the Head - Bushwick Bill, Ice Cube, Scarface

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You better watch your fucking back if you cross Kool G. Rap. The lost art of story telling. Where these modern day hardcore rappers fall is where Kool G. Rap prevailed. Painting an image throughout his lyrics, keeping the listener on the edge as he busts a few slugs through some poor suckers skull. LL Cool J is hard as hell?? um no... Kool G. Rap is.

source: http://etalonhiphop.blogspot.com/2008/03/kool-g-rap-discography.html

One Be Lo - S.O.N.O.G.R.A.M (2005)

1. Intro (1:37)
2. the UNDERground (2:53)
3. enecS eht no kcaB (3:35)
4. Questions f. Abdus Salaam & Charmaine Gibson (1:47)
5. Oggie (1:36)
6. Propaganda (2:40)
7. the Ghetto (4:09)
8. Axis (3:04)
9. Sleepwalking feat. Ka Di (4:05)
10. True Love f. Decompoze (4:14)
11. interlude (0:17)
12. Used 2 Be Fly (4:39)
13. Deceptacons (3:26)
14. Can’t get enough f. Magestik Legend (4:55)
15. Assassinations (0:47)
16. Evil of Self f. Abdus Salaam (4:23)
17. the Future (3:25)
18. E.T. (3:36)
19. the capital IST (0:56)
20. Rocketship (4:23)
21. Unparalleled f. Magestik Legend (4:07)
22. Follow my lead (4:01)

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While not easily digestible for the faint of heart. One Be Lo is a rappers - rapper (he's fucking lyrical in other words) and the whole album may go over your head. It's dark, it's moody, it's the "The glass is half empty.. and then some" type of shit, and the production meshes perfectly.

The whole style of the album is unique, definitely not for party jams, it's perfect for listening late at night (or any time of the day) all by yourself.

Just take a listen for yourself.

source: http://checktherhime.com/2008/04/22/one-be-lo-sonogram-2005/

Archetype - Unfolding (2008)

1. You See
2. Keep It Coming
3. I Got Mine
4. Blocked Up
5. Get Down
6. Prey On The Weak
7. Anywhere
8. I'll Be Honored
9. Freakin' Out
10. When We Were Kids
11. Unfolding
12. Live It Up
13. Best Song
14. You See (DJ Juco Remix)

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source: http://onlyrealhiphop.blogspot.com/2008/07/archetype-unfolding.html

Educated Consumers - Write Hear (2007)

1. Write/Hear Intro
2. Write/Hear
3. In The Pocket
4. Steal
5. 1 Hit Wonder
6. Rap On
7. Catch A Glimpse
8. Dot, Dot, Dot... feat. k-cromozone of ResiNation & MANchild Of M
9. Roaring Flood
10. Tasteless
11. Faceless
12. Nameless
13. Minor Celebrity
14. Nothing Without
15. My Best Move feat. k-cromozone of ResiNation & ICON the Mic King
16. Loud & Clear
17. Right They're

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Electric - Lifes A Struggle (2003)

1. E-Tro
2. Can't Stop
3. The Hype
4. Electric Remix
5. Can We Have Your Attention
6. Late Show
7. Waiting Room
8. Relax
9. Life Is A Struggle
10. That Feeling
11. Respect Life
12. No More Worries
13. Levetation (Vol. 1)
14. Outro
15. Where Would You Be (Remix)
16. Take it to the Next
17. Life is A Struggle (Remix)

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This group features one of my favorite producers/emcees - Insight, and four other emcees Dagha, Ra, MoePope & Anonymous. It's one very short album clocking in at only 38 minutes, but it's a great listen. The whole album is down-to-earth and has a very fun, positive vibe. There's no cursing, or gunplay so if you have kids, they could enjoy it too.

source: http://bardoscolombia.blogspot.com/2008/06/electric-lifes-struggle-2003.html

The Herd - Summerland (2008)

1. 2020
2. Freedom Samba
3. The King Is Dead
4. Time To Face the Truth
5. Kids Learn Quick
6. A Few Things
7. Pearl
8. My Home
9. Zug Zug
10. Emergency
11. Toorali
12. Black & Blue
13. When You Escape (Music vs Fashion)
14. The Next Movement

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A little different than my previous adventures. First off, they are a live (8 Member) band, and they are from Australia. Yeah, that Australia. Aside from the differences they still have a lot to offer internationally. Their sound is very smooth and energetic, and the album is consistent throughout.

source: http://theshadowlist.blogspot.com/

Y Society - Travel At Your Own Pace (2007)

1. Intro
2. This is an Introduction
3. Never Off (On & On)
4. Hole in Your Pocket
5. This Advice
6. Good Communication
7. Scientist
8. Dizzy
9. How Many of Us?
10. Puzzles
11. What's Next?
12. In Command
13. Setting the Example
14. At My Own Pace
15. Peace I'm Out the Door
16. Never Off (On & On) Insight Remix (Insight Remix)

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When I first saw the cover art, I truly didn't know what to expect, and that's the best thing about this album. It's a very funky and jazzy reminiscence of the golden age. While Damu the fudgemunk supplies the beats, Insight recites the rhymes making it a highly enjoyable album.

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The Loyalists - Get What You Give (2005)

01. Introduction
02. Easy Street
03. Skills Remain Timeless
04. Get What You Give
05. Out Of Tone Speakin
06. Liquid Courage
07. Golden Rule (feat. Craig Mitchell)
08. Perceptions Fist
09. Drive
10. Angelic Wings
11. Horrorscope
12. Subliminal Messages (feat. Learic)
13. Ricochet
14. Revolutioneye's
15. My Crew
16. Closure (feat. Pro)
17. Frameworker
18. Av Room
19. North Winds

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MC Framework lays it down on the mic and producers E-train and TouchPhonics supply the backdrop. The whole album is great from start to finish -- lyricism is on point and the beats hit hard.

source: http://untrainedbrain.blogspot.com/2008/08/loyalists-get-what-you-give.html

Blue Sky Black Death - The Razah's Ladder Instrumentals (2009)

01. Elevation
02. Razah's Ladder
03. The Cube
04. Halos
05. Most Merciful
06. Audiobiography
07. Pray Together
08. Poor Righteous Dreams
09. Better Than Jewelry
10. Project Prophecy
11. Painted Jezebels
12. Written In Blood
13. Stairway To Heaven
14. Sun Of Man

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I've been waiting so long for this and it finally dropped, As always BSBD has some really epic instrumentals on this joint.

source: http://strictlybeats.blogspot.com/2009/04/blue-sky-black-death-razahs-ladder.html


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