Termanology — Cameo King 3 [mixtape]

About five years after the last episode, Termanology returns to insist on his "Cameo King" mixtape series, where he takes songs in which he has been a guest of famous artists in recent years and casually puts them together to provide an insight into how he himself is the king of the guests or something. Carrillo at least returns a little more humble compared to the previous chapter and renounces the crown (and the frame), maintaining a sober profile and a single glittering gold necklace bearing his name, already present at the top. At the bottom left is the title of the mixtape.

The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy — Hypocrisy Is the Greatest Luxury

When The Beatnigs disband, Michael Franti and Rono Tse form a new group focused on political hip-hop, The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy, straight from San Francisco. Franti takes care of the texts, Rono Tse of the production. The rhythms are inspired by those found on East Coast political albums, there is a robust and honest drum, a pounding bass and the sound is the fruit of the union between different genres, especially industrial, punk and hip-hop, with samples jazzy and funky scattered, in order to create a fresh, heavy and hard musical carpet.

Juicy (Juice Manne) Jay — Vol. 9mm "It's On"

Juice Manne plays the role of producer and calls some of Memphis's best artists for "It's On", a 1994 mixtape consisting of 19 songs and over an hour of listening. Guests are DJ Paul, Buckshotz, Project Pat, Lil Glock, Kingpin Skinny Pimp, Lord Infamous, SOG, Gangsta Boo, Lil Fly, Lil Noid, Lil E, Al Kapone, MC Mack and Knoopsta Knicca. The production made by Juicy J is remarkable even if, perhaps, not completely up to the level of DJ Paul, despite being quite similar: minimal beats, boom bap, dark samples, downtempo drums mixed with snare drums. The high presence and frequency of the guests makes the tape colorful and fresh, however, even when the most experienced performers arrive, the record struggles to take off and excel ("Easily Executed" is one of the best moments with good rap and a rhythm close to perfection). Pretty good effort, anyway.

Rating: 7/10.

B.O.N.E. Enterpri$e — Faces of Death

Anthony Henderson (Krayzie Bone), Byron McCane (Bizzy Bone), Charles Scruggs (Wish Bone), and Steve Howse (Layzie Bone) form the Cleveland hip-hop group B.O.N.E. Enterpri$e, later became Bone Thugs-N-Harmony.

Chi-Ali — The Fabulous Chi-Ali

Chi-Ali Griffith was 15 y/o when he released his first studio album, released by Relativity. I don't know why or how, but this kid is affiliated with the Native Tongues. In 1989 it's a very respectable thing, in 1992 I don't know.

Paperboy — The Nine Yards

Mitchell "Paperboy" Johnson was born in San Diego and later moved to Oakland. After signing with Next Plateau, between 1991 and 1992 he began recording his first CD.

Termanology — Cameo King II [mixtape]

Termanology offers a second chapter of "Cameo King" three years after the first episode, continuing another series of mixtapes. Inside Ghetto, Easy Money, H-Blanco & Reks of St. da Squad, Sean Price of Heltah Skeltah, Joell Ortiz & Royce da 5'9" of Slaughterhouse, Sheek Louch of LOX, Bun B of UGK, Freeway of State Property, Talib Kweli of Black Star, Havoc of Mobb Deep, Inspectah Deck of Wu-Tang Clan, Planet Asia of Cali Agents, Slaine of La Coka Nostra, MOP, Mac Miller, Saigon, Josh Xantus, Masspike Miles, Quest tha Young'n, Oh No, Checkmark, Kali, Lou Armstrong, Freddie Gibbs and Krumb Snatcha. One third of the production is handled by Statik Selektah, other beats are provided by ProducHer Beats, ATG, Scram Jones, Sha Money XL, Termanology, Havoc, Vinny Idol, Oh No, DJ Revolution, Shortfyuz, Push Keys, Mike Cash, MoSS, DC the Midi Alien.

D.J. Juicy "J" — Vol. 6

Jordan Michael Houston emerges from the Memphis hip-hop scene under the name of DJ Juicy J. In 1992, he releases a cassette that contains his sixth volume of songs (you can also find it as released in 1993; it's also from 1992 his fifth volume), published as independent.

Point Blank — Mad at the World

Second studio album by Chicago-born rapper Point Blank, part of the Houston SPC crew. Dope E, Egypt E and Point Blank himself take care of the production, while at rapping the boy exchange the mic with Ganksta NIP, Vice Grip, Dope E, Mac Nice, IQ, Sexx Fiends, PSK-13, Steve Fournier, Black, Bullet & Reload, Def Buzy, Grimm, J-Flex, Klondike Kat, Smooth Execution and Street Military, all uncredited.

Dangerous Dame — Same Ole' Dame

Damon "Dangerous Dame" Edwards (Dangerous Crew), rapper from Oaktown, California, brings out his sophomore jinx, after being one of the first rappers to sign with a major in 1990, releasing his debut album with Atlantic.

Asher D & Daddy Freddy — Ragamuffin Hip-Hop

In 1986, Anthony "Asher D" Pixley returned from a trip to Jamaica and signed with the Music of Life label as a rapper, as Simon Harris, the label's founder, was looking for someone who could mix hip-hop and reggae, noting the artistry quality of the boy, born in England and originally from Jamaica. Harris arranged a joint session between Asher D and a second rapper, who ultimately didn't show up and was replaced by Frederick "Daddy Freddy" Small, a Jamaican ragga singer.

Three 6 Mafia — Live by Yo Rep (B.O.N.E. Dis) EP

Three 6 Mafia release an entire EP to diss Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. The project follows their debut, and consists of eight songs, including a solo piece each for Koopsta Knicca and Killa Klan Kaze. The line-up of the group includes Juicy J, DJ Paul, Lord Infamous and Gangsta Boo, and Kingpin Skinny Pimp is present, uncredited, on the title track and in the "screwed" version. It's not meant to be essential or anything like that, the guys enjoy spitting hardcore bars on DJ Paul & Juicy J beats, don't expect anything memorable as, for example, in Eazy-E's "It's On (D̵r̵.̵ ̵D̵r̵e̵) 187um Killa", this is a passable EP. 7/10.

Termanology — Da Cameo King [mixtape]

After momentarily ending his previous mixtape series "Hood Politics", Termanology releases a new mixtape in promotion of his debut studio album. This becomes the first in a new series, "Cameo King". The boy borrows a term of art to refer to the fact that he's the best guest there could be.

DJ Paul & Lord Infamous — Come W/ Me to Hell, II: Lords of Terror [mixtape]

This tape by DJ Paul & Lord Infamous is a dramatic improvement over the first volume, which came out two years ago.

DJ Paul & Lord Infamous — Come W/ Me 2 Hell [mixtape]

Third cassette released by the Memphis duo composed by DJ Paul & Lord Infamous, after "Portrait of a Serial Killa" (1992) and "The Serial Killaz" (1993).

AAVV — The Sugar Hill Records Story

This is one of the largest compilations of songs recorded by Sugar Hill Records and collects some of the best singles released by the label in chronological order from their first release in 1979 to their last six years later in 1985. Five CDs, fifty-five singles, over twenty artists represented, this compilation contains some of the label's greatest songs — consequently, some of the best in hip-hop history — despite the absence of a few classics.

Founded by R&B veterans Sylvia and Joe Robinson in 1979, Sugar Hill Records defined rap's early landscape, taking many important steps for the genre and laying one crucial piece after another with its few acts. The Robinsons' willingness to stay true to their small paddock — LL Cool J's demos are rejected by the label dozens of times — was both Sugar Hill's strength in the early eighties and its predictable demise a few years later in the mid-eighties, when it began to lose relevance in the panorama proving to be incapable of renewing itself by continuously recycling its few hits.

Kool G Rap & DJ Polo — Live and Let Die

Third and final album by hip-hop duo Kool G Rap & DJ Polo, completing a trio of albums that are among the best in the history of the genre. Initially planned to be released in 1991, the record was rejected the following year: neither Warner Bros., which has to face the controversy of Ice-T's "Cop Killer", nor Marley Marl's Cold Chillin' Records, already humiliated in court by Biz Markie, they intend to raise more fuss with the release of this album, which features controversial covers and lyrics. In particular, the cover features Kool G Rap & DJ Polo giving steaks to a couple of Rottweilers, in turn tied to a chair that, if pulled, will strangle two Tactical Narcotics Team agents to death.

Little Bruce — XXXtra Manish

Debut album for Bruce Thurmon, Vallejo rapper under the moniker Little Bruce, who started his career in the late nineties, signed with Sic Wid' It in 1990 and rivaled Mac Dre until the following year, when he put an end to the feud.

Termanology — Shut Up and Rap

For his third studio album, Daniel Carrillo bka Termanology from Lawrence, Massachusetts, decides to provide a showcase to a dozen emerging and little-known rappers from Boston's hip-hop scene in an effort that could take the shape of a mixtape-compilation, if it weren't for the accuracy of the product and the fact that the music is made exclusively by a single rookie beatmaker, Billy Loman. Termanology reserves the only solo cut for the bonus track "Streetwise", the final choice of the album, on a production by The Mighty Moe with scratches by Statik Selektah.

Cheeky Blakk — Let Me Get That Outcha EP

First or second extended play for Cheeky Blakk, female MC from New Orleans. Entirely produced by Mannie Fresh, excluding the fifth pick, whose rhythm is provided by DJ Tee, this EP is extended by some instrumentals up to 35 minutes of listening.

D.J. Paul & Juicy "J" — (Part. 3) Spring Mix '95

Part III of DJ Paul & Juicy J cassettes. 37 minutes, 10 tracks, 2 outro. It maintains the Three 6 Mafia and, more generally, Memphis rap formula, with tracks that are composed mainly of lines repeated in loops that seem to have no end on rhythms that are mesmerizing and beautiful in their simplicity and rawness. The cassette seems at the same time to broaden and take away your ability to adjective, then even after having listened to this project several times, it's difficult to describe it. Very difficult. Some guys here have done it spectacularly and I recommend reading their reviews. Personally, I find the tape to be lush, relaxed and creepy, leading me to think this is one of the closest hip-hop projects to "Twin Peaks" that exist and have come out around this period.

Rating: 9/10.

D.J. Paul & Juicy "J" — Part. 2: Da Exorcist [mixtape]

Cataloged as a mixtape, the second collaborative cassette between the two Triple 6 Mafia members Paul Beauregard and Jordan Houston is one of the best ever to come out of Memphis in the nineties.

PRhyme — PRhyme 2

It's a good thing that young Ryan Montgomery didn't have "take up a trade" or stuff like that, in retrospect. Second studio album by PRhyme, four years after the debut. DJ Premier produces the entire project using samples from the AntMan Wonder catalog. Guests are Rapsody, Roc Marciano, CeeLo Green, Denaun Porter, Dave East, Big KRIT, 2 Chainz, Yelawolf, Chavis Chandler, Novel and bassist Brady Watt. Another document in which Royce da 5'9" proves to be at the level of the best MCs of the period: he has a dynamic, technical, velvet, compelling flow, and sounds wonderfully on the production of DJ Premier.

Too Much Trouble — Bringing Hell on Earth

Serious candidate for the hip-hop cover of the year: four dudes in the center of the cover are on top of rocks and in front of flames that should be those of hell, from left to right, one is holding (badly) a shotgun, the second one is a dwarf who looks up at the sky spreading his arms as if to say what I'm still doing here with a revolver gun on his right hand that seems to want to drop, a bottle of liquor at his feet and a snake around his neck, the third guy is a dwarf crouched between two rocks and I don't understand what he's doing, and the fourth one is laughing as he's pointing his rifle at something or someone. Everyone wears a hat, at the bottom the writing of the title in evidence, at the top the name of the artists, defined as The Baby Geto Boys and at the bottom right almost bigger than the title itself, a label that shows the featuring with the Geto Boys.

Big Mello — Bone Hard Zaggin

Debut album for Curtis Davis aka Big Mello (Screwed Up Click), rapper from Houston, Texas. The production is made almost entirely by Crazy C and the disc is released by Rap-A-Lot, a label that allows it to get a place in the back rows of the US charts, right near the exit from the theater.

D.J. Paul & Juicy "J" — Vol. 1: Da Beginning [mixtape]

Consisting of fifteen songs and about an hour of listening, I come to say that this tape isn't essential even for completists. It's different from the second volume and it's primordial: instrumental tape with single lines in loop that pervade the rhythms and rare rap verses by the duo. DJ Paul & Juicy J's production is minimal and the sound quality is low, it turns out a pretty rough, dirty, poor tape. Monotony rules this cassette, unlike most of DJ Paul's work, these musical carpets are forgettable. Yes, "North Memphis Area" is still a classic, but it sounds worse than usual due to weak quality. Not recommended, move on. 5/10.

Termanology & Dame Grease — Set in Stone

Ten-track collaborative effort between rapper Termanology and producer Dame Grease. The cast of guests is composed by Method Man of Wu-Tang Clan, Bun B of UGK, Sheek Louch of LOX, Lil' Fame of MOP, Wais P of Da Ranjahz, Enisa, Vado, Novel, Millyz, Wizz Dakota, C Scharp and Easy Money. After the illusory title track and "Heartbeat", the tape sees an unexpected decline in the quality of the music, holding up for a quarter of an hour before giving way in the remaining twenty minutes. Termanology's rapping is overshadowed by most of the guests, while the production choices sound conflicted, mixing boom bap and trap with dull, sparse beats. 4/10.

Private Investigators — Re-Act Like Ya Knew

Debut album for Jersey City hip-hop group Private Investigators, consisting of David "Redhead Kingpin" Guppy, Parker "Boring Sample" Thiessen, Joseph "DJ Wildstyle" Mann and Knowledge. The album is produced by Dawüd Nurrid-Diyn, Will Nice, Mark-A-Spark, DJ Wildstyle and Private Eyes. In rapping, these dudes are indistinguishable, they've good flowing styles, youthful and lively, nevertheless, they don't say anything lyrically. Their bars, mostly braggadocio, fall generic and bland over tight and hard East Coast jazzy boom bap rhythms. The production, mostly done by Nurrid-Diyn and Will Nice, leads the entire project by itself, with a robust sound that doesn't make you regret most of the competing projects released in the same period: the drum is minimal and dirty, it hammers hard, there are good honest samples, it's an ideal sound carpet for the easy-going slow-flowing and amateur style of these guys. Guests add nothing but a couple of reggae fillers ("Who Am I?", "Silencer"). Somehow, they've a deal with EMI, which distributes the album via Virgin and Capitol, dozens of audio engineers arrive to fix the record, which ultimately sells nothing and puts an end to the group's career. Average tape, with generic rapping and good East Coast dirty beats, listening isn't essential. 6/10.

Rascalz — Really Livin'

In 1992, Canadian hip-hop group Rascalz debuted with their first studio album, released by their independent label Calabash Records. They get a fair amount of prominence and the following year, Epic releases the album again, distributed by Sony. The group is a Vancouver trio formed by rappers Romeo "Red1" Jacobs and Barry "Misfit" Leonard, and DJ Cristian "Kemo" Bahamonde. The group doesn't stand out neither from the lyrical point of view nor from the musical point of view, nor from the stylistic point of view, it's all average, it's an album done well overall, but a little too generic. Braggadocio lyricism, gaunt boom bap with slow, tight and pounding drum machines, jazzy samples and a slow syncopated delivery style. Among these eleven cuts that make up the 35 minutes of listening, "Funky Needs" stands out, where, on a decent jazzy boom bap with trailing drum, and shrill and tight looped sample in the background, the duo delivers with a raw and rough style that in somehow it works. Either way, it's not an essential record. 6/10.

Termanology — Bad Decisions

Fifth solo CD by Termanology, which also produces three songs. The rest of the set consists of beats made by Statik Selektah, Daringer, Erick Sermon, Dame Grease, Shortfyuz, Psycho Les, Loman and Lex with the Records. The guests include Conway the Machine, Benny the Butcher, Raekwon the Chef, Willie the Kid, Smif-n-Wessun, Crimeapple, Anoyd and Millyz. Lawrence's MC brings us a bit of nineties hip-hop in this effort, creating a pleasant album that travels on soft and fluid East Coast jazzy rhythms, on which Termanology delivers with a good flow alongside some of the best emcees of recent years.

Kid Frost — East Side Story

In 1992, Kid Frost releases his second studio album. Pretty easy and decent West Coast production, mostly funky without giving up jazzy, gangsta and violent lyrics, also quite easy: pretty curious the choice not to deliver them with a hardcore style, the rapper born in Windsor, California goes slow and technically is your typical generic MC, with a light-hearted and relaxed style.

O.F.T.B. — Straight Up Watts

Operation from the Bottom is a hip-hop group from Watts, California, formed by Kevin "Flipside" White, Sammy "Bust Stop" Williams and Ronald "Low MB" Watkins. Somehow, they get a deal with Big Beat Records, which isn't just any label, it's a subsidiary of Atlantic. In 1992 their debut was released, launched by the single "Slangin' Dope". The group OFTB takes refuge in generic g-themes and quite simplistic rhythms.

Cappadonna & Stu Bangas — 3rd Chamber Grail Bars

In 2022 Cappadonna holds the Wu-Tang flag higher than anyone else, he brings the flaming torch with the double-v trademark longer than anyone else, and pumps out three studio albums. The last is a collaboration with the producer Stu Bangas. The guests are Celph Titled, Planet Asia, Ill Bill and Sick Jacken.

Point Blank — Prone to Bad Dreams

Debut record for Reginald "Point Black" Gilliand (South Park Coalition related), gangsta rapper from the prosperous southern scene of Houston, Texas. This average dude is the first soloist to release an album affiliated with the Houston collective of the South Park Coalition, his senseless, sick and ultra-violent lyrics are hard and raw, unfiltered, and spitted with an aggressive and angry, raw style, with decent syncopated delivery and flow that practically doesn't exist.

Zhigge — Zhigge

Zhigge from Harlem, Manhattan, is a group of... is it a group? Really? Ah... The production is entirely made by Salaam Remi, at his career debut: his rhythms are decent and inconsistent.

Termanology — G.O.Y.A.

Sophomore jinx in full swing for Termanology, who entrusts the entire production of his LP number two to Shortfyuz. The guests are Chris Rivers, Reks, NORE, Lil Fame, Sheek Louch, Inspectah Deck, Action Bronson, Wais P, Jared Evan, H-Blanco, Easy Money, DJ Kay Slay, Tony Touch, Doo Wop, Maffew Ragazino, Lee Wilson and Dice Raw. Five years after his debut, the rapper from Lawrence returns with a few ideas, starting with a rather random title and a messy cover. His rap here is still honest and he's joined by top emcees: Sheek Louch and Lil Fame set fire to an otherwise anonymous "Straight Off the Block", Action Bronson hypes "Take My Turn" after Jared Evan's honey hook, while Rebel INS fails to stand out over the heavy beat of "You Ain't Safe". 17 tracks in 50 minutes without a precise direction and with an excessively bland and glossy set of rhythms, this cheap music just doesn't fit Termanology's style due to some of the worst boom bap beats of the year, the few that are accessible are weak. 4/10.

South Central Cartel — N Gatz We Trust

Second studio album by South Central Cartel, LA collective consisting of Cary "Havoc" Calvin, Austin "Prodeje" Patterson, Brian "Havikk the Rhime Son" West, Christian "Jam-O-Rama" Johnson, Gregory "DJ Kaos" Scott, Larry "LV" Sanders, Patrick "Young Prodeje" Pitts (making his debut in the group), Perry "DJ Gripp" Rayson and Richard "DJ Ace" Ascencio. The production is made exclusively by Prodeje and Havikk the Rhime Son, along with some co-products and live instrumentalists.

Crash Crew / Funky Four — Crash Crew Meets Funky Four

In 1983, Sugar Hill Records released an LP for the French market, together with the local subsidiary label Vogue. The product features on side A four songs by the Bronx hip-hop group Funky Four aka Funky Four Plus One, and on side B four songs by the Harlem hip-hop group The Crash Crew. Funky 4+1 is born around 1977/1978 and now consists of Keith "Keith Caesar" Keith, Jeffrey "Jazzy Jeff" Miree, Keith "DJ Breakout" Williams and Sharon "Sha Rock" Green, originally the "Plus One [More]" of the Funky Four. Guy "Rahiem" Williams left the group to join the Furious Five, while Rodney "Lil' Rodney C!" Stone and Kevin "KK Rockwell" Smith left the group in 1981 to pursue a career as a duo, taking part in the movie "Wild Style" (1983). The Crash Crew is born around 1977 and consists of Darryl "DJ Larry C" Calloway, George "G. Man" Belton Jr., Larry "MC La Shubee" Miller, Barry "Barry B-Stro" Bailey, Michael "EK Mike C" Fleming and Reginald "Reggie Reg" Payne.

Lost Secret — Queens Hall of Science

In 2007 Lost Secret, the duo formed by Joseph "G-Clef" Cavaseno and Archangel Metraton, released their first studio album. The guests are Buddha Monk of Brooklyn Zu, Christ Bearer of North Star, Mowie Ket, Jakineko, B.'. Yakin Allah, G-Clef's group Soul Kid Klik, D the Dragon, Malik Kahaar Ali, Ced Gee, Seoul Kid Mike, Storm da Ghetto Mutant and Allah Real.

Three Times Dope — Live from Acknickulous Land

It's the second album of the Three Times Dope, for those who haven't seen the first ("Original Stylin'", 1989), that sucked too. Originally known as 3xD (then 3-D), the Philadelphia hip-hop group is composed by Duerward "DJ Woody Wood" Beale, Robert EST" Waller, and Walter "Chuck Nice" Griggs.

Street Military — Next Episode EP

Fourth and last extended play by Street Military, hip-hop group from Houston, Texas, affiliated with the South Park Coalition.

Street Military — Don't Give a Damn EP

Street Military maintains its winning formula for the creation of the third consecutive EP. The tape consists of seven tracks (one outro) and a total of over half an hour of listening. At the mic are Icey Hott, K.B. From Kidnappa, Lil' Flea, Pharoah and Nutt, as well as Klondike Kat, South Park Coalition affiliate present as a guest of "Gasta Get Paid".

Street Military — Another Hit EP

Second EP for the Houston group after last year's one. Not much changes here, gangsta and braggadocio themes on funky and southern breathing rhythms, decent deliveries, solid and cheap effort.

Street Military — Aggrivated Rasta EP

In 1991, this large group of Houston made up of Icey Hott, KB from Kidnappa, Lil' Flea, Pharoah and Nutt, debuted in the rap game with an extended play of over twenty-five minutes.

S.T.R.E.E.T. — S.T.R.E.E.T.: Speakin' Thru Real Experience Every Time

Collaborative effort by the duo STREET composed of the two Massachusetts rappers Termanology and Easy Money, both part of the ST. da Squad crew. The tape is entirely produced by Lee Bannon, the guests are Reks, Artisin, Ghetto (all members of that crew), the affiliate Kali and Fred the Godson. The production lives in the nostalgia of mid-nineties New York hip-hop, Lee Bannon tries to recreate some of that boom bap sound by paying tribute to almost all the greats, placing spare and hard drums, raw and dark rhythms, putting soulful samples over dark beats, triumphant melodies and even trying to get ahead with three second loops. The set feels messy and somehow remains coherent while Easy Money and Term drop bars for fifty minutes, ripping out a few tracks. 6/10.

Me Phi Me — One

This seven-elements group is referred to as "alternative" hip hop, because the "random noise" genre wasn't yet defined in the early 1990s. It will then be incorporated into the definition "left-field hip-hop", a box in which all this alternative material ends up. Among the seven elements that make up Me Phi Me, here is the leader John Michael Falasz III, who deals with singing (with Percy Person Jr, Jonah Omowale, Michael Bohannon and Tony Taylor in support) and playing guitars.

N2Deep — 24-7-365

Dropped by Priority, N2Deep release one of the worst rap albums of the year. Vallejo's duo formed by James "Jay Tee" Trujillo and Tim "TL" Lyon, besides not having imagination in their monikers, proves not to have it also in lyrics and music. Production is handled by Johnny Z and Paisley, and the group also features instrumentalists Al Eaton, Ken Franklin and Shorty B, all playing guitar, one at a time, on virtually every track. The guests of the tape are Mac Lee, Chezski, Joe Loc, PSD, Shorty B and Mac Dre.

DFC — Things in tha Hood

Debut solo album by DFC, the MC Breed-affiliated hip-hop duo consisting of cousin Alpha "Al" Breed and Bobby "T-Double" Thompson. Having debuted alongside MC Breed three years earlier, in some ways, the guys have solid connections with some of the best West Coast artists: production is handled by Warren G, The DOC and MC Eiht, as well as MC Breed, DJ Slip and lead producer Swift C. In the rapping side there are MC Breed, Boo Boo Breed, Bushwick Bill, MC Eiht, Warren G and Nate Dogg.

South Central Cartel — South Central Madness

Debut album by South Central Cartel (SCC), a group formed by two Havocs (The Mouthpiece and The Rhimeson, the latter under the name of Havikk) and a Prodeje, practically the same legendary formation as NY, but in Los Angeles. In support, there are the singer LV, the producer Jam-O-Rama (author of much of the production, along with Prodeje) and three DJs, Kaos, Gripp and Ace.

RZA — Afro Samurai: Resurrection [soundtrack]

After making the soundtrack for "Afro Samurai" (2007), RZA returns to produce the music for the sequel, "Afro Samurai: Resurrection". In addition to Bobby Digital himself, the following collaborate on the project: Inspectah Deck and Ghostface Killah of Wu-Tang Clan, Prodigal Sunn, Killah Priest and 60 Second Assassin of Sunz of Men, 9th Prince of Killarmy, Rugged Monk, Crisis and Christbearer of Black Knights of the North Star, Kinetic, Reverand William Burk and Shavo of Achozen, P. Dot aka PC of Ice Water, affiliates Suga Bang, Stone Mecca, Tash Mahogany, Thea Van Seijen, Boy Jones (later part of 2nd Generation Wu), Black Nights, Dexter Wiggle (later part of School of the Gifted), Leggezin and Tre Irie (two of the most hidden affiliates among the Killa Beez), and external guests Kool G Rap, Sly Stone, Rah Digga, Ace and Moe Rock.