Kool G Rap — 4,5,6

In 1995, Nathaniel "Kool G Rap" Wilson released his debut solo album. For production, the emcee enlisted Dr. Butcher, Buckwild, Naughty Shorts and T-Ray. Guests included MF Grimm, B-1, Sean Brown and Nas.

O.C. — Jewelz

The second effort published by Omar Credle is a good, coherent, solid LP, with some great moments, even though he seems to have lost energy.

Westside Gunn — Hitler Wears Hermes 6 [mixtape]

Sixth episode of the "Hitler Wears Hermes" series by Buffalo artist Westside Gunn. The music is provided by Sadhugold, Daringer, The Alchemist, Marco Polo, JR Swiftz, Free Mind, Evidence and DJ Muggs. The guests are Keisha Plum, Benny the Butcher, AA Rashid, Flee Lord, Nick Grant and Lil Eto.

The Ballers — A Day Late and a Dollar Short

Ballers is a hip-hop group from Orlando, Florida, composed of Diante "Iggi-Boo" Singleton, Pat "Nitti" Carrs, Samuel "Son of Sam" Ayers and Toneye "Rome" Brown. In 1997 they release their only career project, fourteen cuts, no guests, nearly an hour of listening, generic gangsta rap lyrics, not too extraordinary rapping, but regular and honest, and excellent production, superior to almost any other mainstream and underground hip-hop record of the year: the beatmakers (Michael Weng, Martin Curtis, Andrew Johnson and Jolly Stompers; the latter two worked in the early nineties on some miami bass albums) choose brilliant samples, solid bass, light drums and creating a deeply smooth soundscape, wonderful, in which the rapping of these unknown guys is simply functional to the music, almost as a side dish.

L.L. Cool J — Mama Said Knock You Out

On the eve of his fourth studio album, he arrives from "Walking With a Panther" and has been in a slow decline for years, his credibility is heavily clouded due to pop rap, while his career is destined to a rapid vertical collapse sinking as one of many failed crossover artists, his latest LP is thought to be his definitive swan song and his latest record in career. Instead, he brings out what is his best album ever: it's a crazy and spectacular comeback album, very hard and pure, he seems to have finally returned after stale years, but he hasn't returned, he hasn't returned, he has always been here, hidden somewhere in between those fucking rap ballads, according to him:

"Don't Call It a Comeback, I've Been Here for Years"

The Firm — The Album

In the mid-nineties, a dream hip-hop supergroup was born and what on paper is considered one of the best ever, The Firm: Nas, AZ, Foxy Brown and Nature, with Dr. Dre as producer.

Ghostface Killah — Hidden Darts: Special Edition

In 2007, Ghostface Killah releases a compilation composed by unreleased tracks and rarities of his discography. The rhythms are credited to The RZA, Ayatollah, J Dilla, Kid Capri, J-Love, Fess, Self, Grind Music, Steely & Clevie, D-Prosper, K-Def, Mike City and DJ Premier. All the Wu-Tang Clan is present as guest along with Theodore Unit (Shawn Wigs, Cappadonna and Trife da God), Streetlife, Slick Rick and Keyshia Cole.

Ghostface Killah — More Fish

Nine months after releasing his previous album, Ghostface Killah releases his sixth solo studio album, which takes its title from his March effort. Production is by Anthony Acid, J-Love, Ghostface Killah, Fantom of the Beat, MF DOOM, Madlib, Hi-Tek, Mark Ronson, Lewis Parker, Ronald Frost, Koolade, K. Slack and Xtreme. The guests include Theodore Unit members Trife da God, Cappadonna, Sun God, Solomon Childs and Shawn Wigs, Killa Sin of Killarmy, Redman, Mr. Maygreen, Sheek Louch of The LOX, Kanye West, Ne-Yo, Amy Winehouse, Eamon and the Willie Cottrell Band.

Ghostface Killah — Fishscale

In 2006, Ghostface Killah released his fifth solo studio album, returning to his original moniker after releasing his previous album as "Ghostface". In between the two albums, the Staten Island emcee released his group Theodore Unit's album "718" (2004) and the collaborative project with Trife da God "Put It on the Line" (2005), also collaborating with MF DOOM for a project that ultimately never saw the light of day.

The guests include the entire Wu-Tang Clan, affiliates Trife, Cappadonna, Shawn Wigs & Sun God of Theodore Unit, as well as Ne-Yo and Megan Rochell. Ice Cube and Kanye West appear on the bonus tracks along with a posthumous contribution from The Notorious B.I.G. Production is by MF DOOM, Pete Rock, J Dilla, Just Blaze, Lewis Parker, MoSS, Crack Val, Xtreme, Studio Steve, Ghostface Killah, Sean C & LV, Cool & Dre and Sean "Diddy" Combs.

Jadakiss — Top 5 Dead or Alive

«Comeback album by one of the best rappers ever». It's what should have been Jadakiss's fourth solo LP: conceived in 2010, it comes six years after his last effort. Here, Yonkers' MC proclaims himself «Top 5 Dead or Alive», fueling you know, those charts that you can find in the comments under every single hip-hop song on youtube. As reviewer Grant Jones for RapReviews explained well, it's hard to seriously consider Jayson "Jadakiss" Phillips for this kind of charts, as he has released three solo albums so far, two with LOX, four with Ruff Ryders and four with the D-Block, without having records considered «classics».

Conway — G.O.A.T. [mixtape]

On March 2017, Griselda Records signs a deal with Eminem's Shady Records. This is the first official release with Shady Records for the Buffalo artist, is the third EP by Conway the Machine in the season 2017. The project is composed by nine tracks produced by Daringer, one rhythm is reserved to The Alchemist. The guests are Raekwon (of Wu-Tang Clan), Prodigy (of Mobb Deep), Royce 5'9" (of Slaughterhouse), Styles P (of The LOX), Lloyd Banks (of G-Unit) and Benny (of Griselda).

Kinetic 9 aka Beretta 9 — Kinetic Radio Vol. 2 [mixtape]

In the last days of 2019, Kinetic 9 aka Beretta 9 of Killarmy gives a Christmas gift and releases the sequel to his first mixtape via Black Stone of Mecca. There are 20 tracks for 66 minutes of hip-hop, it's a Wu party with several exponents of the best groups linked to the original Shaolin group: RZA of Wu-Tang Clan, Shogun of Killarmy, Hell Razah & Killah Priest of Sunz of Man, Buddha Monk of Brooklyn Zu, Black Knights, CCF Division, Suga Bang Bang, plus Midaz, Co-Defendants, Ya Ya, 8th Wundah, Evil and Science of Life.

Sunz of Man — Saviorz Day

In 2002, Sunz of Man released their second official studio album, their fourth including the bootlegs "Nothing New Under The Sun", which was originally supposed to be released in 1996, and "The First Testament" (1999).

Joe Loops aka O. Chandler produced the entire effort, Linx is the second main beatmaker. RZA, Method Man and Ghostface Killah of Wu-Tang Clan are featured on three skits. The guests include 12 O'Clock of Brooklyn Zu with whom Prodigal Sunn forms the duo Two on da Road, and is sometimes credited as such on the tracks, Ancient Coins, Madam D, Omar Conry, Smooth, MC Eiht, Makeba Mooncycle (Prodigal Sunn's sister) and La the Darkman, another Wu-Tang affiliate.

Killah Priest is now permanently out of the group. Like in a low-level horror movie with very little imagination, now there are three of them. These guys sign with D3 in 1999, D3 is the heir to Suge Knight's Death Row Records and the label is in disarray, it sucks. The guys record the album and is a huge flop. Zero production. Zero distribution, bad deal. Zero Wu-Tang.

Smoke DZA x Pete Rock — Don't Smoke Rock

Collaborative album between Harlem rapper Smoke DZA and Mount Vernon producer Pete Rock. Along with the main emcee, there are Dave East, Rick Ross, Royce da 5'9", Cam'ron, NymLo, BJ the Chicago Kid, Jadakiss, Styles P, Wale, Big KRIT, Dom Kennedy, theMIND and Mac Miller.

Lord Superb — Perb Made It Possibile [mixtape]

After six years in prison, Jamel Cummings aka Lord Superb releases his first mixtape and a couple of years later he also releases this effort, his second mixtape. Production credits aren't present, on the other hand there are numerous guests to support Perb in these sixteen tracks plus some bonuses, including Raekwon of Wu-Tang Clan, Lord Jamar of Brand Nubian and Stack Bundles, which he mentored.