HOLMSKILLIT - J.RAWLS & HOLMSKILLIT

2007 3D

1. Gentle Rain
2. Get Down
3. Field Call
4. Ohio Funk
5. Wish U (Luv)
6. Professionals
7. R.A.P.
8. Love Is Beautiful
9. Through The Storm
10. Friend - Featuring Middle Child
11. Kids
12. Live
13. Still With Me

J. Rawls produced the whole album so u can find typical beats for Rawls here, soulful music with a lotta keys, strings and things like that. Holmskillit is an MC from Cincinnati, who made his first album due to Rawls production. Holmskillit is a good MC, he's talking about life from his mature perspective. Together they've made quite good album, not overwhelming, but just good.

LISTEN: http://www.mediafire.com/?mwmjhomeomm

BUY: http://www.amazon.com/J-Rawls-Presents-Holmskillit/dp/B000NDFJQO

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K-9 POSSE - K-9 POSSE

1988 Arista

1 This Beat Is Military
2 Ain't Nothin To It
3 Somebody's Brother
4 It Gets No Deeper
5 No Stoppin Or Standin Between The Rhyme
6 Tough Cookie
7 Say Who Say What
8 This Is The Way The Quick Cut Goes
9 No Sell Out
10 Turn That Down

K-9 Posse was created just like one of the boys bands: Vernon Lynch and Charlie Murphy (Eddie's younger bro) were hooked up by the label to make an ambitious rap act. Their first album wasn't a great hit, the beats are nice and groovy, but the MCs fell apart a bit, especially when it comes to the lyrics. So generally it is regular album from the golden era, with some nice songs, but it's not outstanding. A lil forgotten crew, but worth remindin'.

LISTEN: http://www.mediafire.com/?20jne0nid0z

BUY: out of print

TOO MUCH WEIGHT - TOO MUCH TROUBLE

1997 Rap-A-Lot \ Triple Beam

1. Take Me to War feat. 5TH WARD BOYZ
2. Go Get It
3. Busted Open feat. QUEEN BLAC
4. Smoke With Me
5. Ballin' Azz G'z
6. P-Thang [Radio DJ]
7. P-Thang
8. DPL
9. Hustler's Got It Ruff
10. Let Me Take You Home feat. QUEEN BLAC
11. Hoe Money feat. SKINNY PIMP, QUEEN BLAC
12. C.A.S.H. feat. GHETTO TWIINZ
13. Player's Life
14. Pimp Drunk
15. Hit the Road

Underground Rap-A-Lot mafia grew in the '90s much and it's incredible how many good rap soldiers Houston has. Too Much Trouble, consisting of Drunk D, Bar-None, Nickle Nut and Ghetto MC, released three records before they got disbanded and that is their latest release. It was found as a weak album by rap audience, but it ain't bad. Produced by Freddie Young, John Bido, Marlon Bemnby, Swift and Tim Walker is in R-A-L Mafia mode, even if the producers are rather from the second row. Lyrically there are pimps, hustals and bitchez all the time, so if u like Texas shit, buy that now.

LISTEN: http://www.mediafire.com/?i4yxwztimzh

BUY: http://www.amazon.com/Too-Much-Weight-Trouble/dp/B000000WET/ref=ntt_mus_ep_dpi_lnk

EPIZOD II: RAPNASTYK - OWAL\EMCEDWA

2002 UMC

1. Epizod II
2. Panta Rhei
3. Przepraszam feat. PIĘĆ DWA DĘBIEC
4. Kontrast feat. SKI SKŁAD
5. Rapnastyk
6. Retrospekcja
7. Różnie
8. Tego Chcę
9. Pełen Pokus feat. MEZO/LAJNER
10. Ostatnia W Nocy
11. Tak Już Jest
12. Z Serca
13. Panta Rhei (RMX Doniu)
14. Jestem Tu feat. ASCETOHOLIX

That was the official debut from this MC from Poznań. After his first underground album he became known across the country and in his city the album was claimed to be classic. So "Rapnastyk" is Owal's first official and it was produced by Tabb and Doniu, the most popular mainstream producers from that part of Poland so the album is full of melodic beats and nice hooks. What makes this album harder are really good scratches by DJ Decks and DJ Kostek, top of Polish DJs. Owal has got good lyrics and flow, so the album is nice... sometimes too nice. Whatever, the album is considered as a classic, but I say it's too soft and mainstream. Check if u like it.

LISTEN: http://www.mediafire.com/?mzwnyejlyne

BUY: http://merlin.pl/Rapnastyk_Owal-Emcedwa/browse/product/4,316809.html#fullinfo

BLACK SUNDAY - CYPRESS HILL

1993 Ruff House

1. 3Lil' Putos
2. A To The K
3. Break'Em Off Some
4. Cock The Hammer
5. Hand On The Glock
6. Hits From The Bong
7. I Ain't Goin'Out Like That
8. I Wanna Get High
9. Insane In The Brain
10. Legalize It
11. Lick A Shot
12. Lock Down
13. What Go Around Come Around,Kid
14. When The Ship Goes Down

B-Real, T-Ray and DJ Muggs became famous after releasing their first album. And two years later they followed their success with the second one, with mega hit single, 'Insane in the brain'. People went crazy over that crew, so the album got triple platinum just in the USA. Funk beats by DJ Muggs found many followers in groups like Funkdoobiest, Whooliganz or House Of Pain, but also in Europe there were many groups similar to their style. Nasal vocal from B-Real is recognised all over the world. So check that if u don't know coz it's a damn classic.

LISTEN: http://www.mediafire.com/?zqounlnmzmd

BUY: http://www.amazon.com/Black-Sunday-Cypress-Hill/dp/B00000295Y

H I - DJ HONDA

1995 Relativity

1 Intro
2 DJ Battle 1:25
3 What You Expected feat. GANGSTARR
4 Kill The Noize feat. PROBLEMZ
5 Dat's My Word feat. REDMAN
6 Straight Talk From NY feat. GRAND PUBA, SADAT X, WAKEEM
7 Intro
8 Out For The Cash feat. AL' TARIQ, THE BEATNUTS, FAT JOE, PROBLEMZ
9 Interlude feat. COMMON
10 Biz Freestyle feat. BIZ MARKIE
11 Fuk Dat feat. SEAN BLACK
12 International Anthem feat. THA ALKAHOLIKS
13 The End feat. AL' TARIQ

DJ Honda came out of nowhere with his first official LP equipped with a bunch of excellent NY MCs. Then I've heard that he was Japanese turntable champion and saw the video to 'Out for the cash'. I said damn! He's really Japanese! Talking o him while he was in Warsaw I got to know that he hardly speaks English! Well. It showed that the album is really great, Honda makes good music, similar to EastCoast beats, but it's easy to recognize, that there's something behind the curtains. He invited some guests that I don't have to introduce. The whole thing is banging and as a dessert we have some great scratchin', not only from Honda, but also DJ Premier. Great album.

LISTEN: http://www.mediafire.com/?jjz20zuoytm

BUY: http://www.amazon.com/DJ-Honda/dp/B000003C04

IT'S ALL HAPPENING NOW. THE ANCIENT SERIES THREE - LEWIS PARKER

2002 Melankolic

1. Intro To The Sky
2. Incognito
3. City Expanse
4. Communications
5. Golden Sound
6. Beat (Skit)
7. What The Ancients Say
8. Pow (Skit)
9. Movement & Rhythm
10. Kidsoul (Skit)
11. Mum's The Word
12. Sunny Dedications
13. Anticipation
14. Ice & Fire (Skit)
15. It's All Happening Now
16. Figments From The Sky
17. Cold Sun
18. Spy (Skit)
19. Seasons Of Espionage
20. The Chase
21. Espionage (Skit)
22. At Large With A-Cyde
23. No Escape

The second album from Lewis Parker is the shit. This London based MC with Barbadian roots was a big hope for British hip hop. No wonder, Lewis got some skills and along with good and rooty beats it makes a delicious record. He doesn't sound British, his accent isn't so remarkable, maybe that's why he has been invited to some of american productions... Parker's music with Parker's flow sounds almost perfect, so the album is excellent for yo head to bob. Check it, coz it's worth.

LISTEN: http://www.mediafire.com/?tnvwdzdw2tm

BUY: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Its-All-Happening-Lewis-Parker/dp/B00006OA56