Colored vinyl LP with a bonus 7". The MC Crews include Spoonie Gee and the Flavor Unit (45 King) with Queen Latifah at the turn of the 90's.

Colored vinyl LP with a bonus 7'. The Solo MCs kick off with Harlem's pioneering Spoonie Gee - the influential 'Spoonin' Rap' from 1979. 'Catch The Beat' from T-Ski Valley captures the post-Disco Bronx era of Rap. The side closes with the underground personality Funkmaster Wizard Wiz whose 'Knucklehead Rappers' came after he broke from The Undefeated Three. Brooklyn's Jimmy Spicer delivers a 14+ minute marathon 'Adventures of Super Rhyme (Rap).' Grandmaster Caz from Cold Crush is paired with the Fantastic's Whipper Whip for 'To All The Party People'. Captain G Whiz from Freddy B's Mighty Mic Masters closes with his solo 12' track 'All The Way Live.' The bonus single features a Kool Keith solo from the Ultramagnetic MCs backed with Grandmaster Caz by himself doing 'I'm What Is and You're What Wants To Be.'The MC Crews starts with the innovative scratch legend from the Bronx, Grand Wizard Theodore with the Fantastic Romantic 5. The classic 'Can I Get A Soul Clap?' features a live rhythm section. Spoonie Gee with the Treacherous Three (including Kool Moe Dee) is a relentless tour-de-force that popularized the freestyle concept. A much sought-after 1986 remix of the 1980 'High Power Rap' from The Crash Crew closes out the first side. New Jersey is well represented with 'Flavor Unit Assassination Squad.' The Flavor Unit produced by 45 King features Lakim Shabazz, Lord Alibaski, Apache, Double J and Queen Latifah at the turn of the 90's. The Undefeated Three represent the Grand Concourse section of the Bronx with 'U-N-D-E-F-E-A-T-E-D.'

Media

Track Listing

Disc 1:

• Grand Wizard Theodore & The Fantastic Five - Can I Get A Soul Clap 'Fresh Out The Pack'
• Spoonie Gee & The Treacherous Three - New Rap Language
• The Crash Crew - High Power Rap
• The Flavor Unit - Flavor Unit Assassination Squad
• The Undefeated Three - U-N-D-E-F-E-A-T-E-D
• PHD - Set It
• Freddy B & The Mighty Mic Masters - Bed Stuy Freestyle

Additional Details

Label: Ol' Skool Flava

Genre: Rap/Hip Hop

Language: English

Run Time: 48 mins

Release Date: 11/22/23

UPC: 048612090613