Da Beatminerz Discography of CDs

Da Beatminerz CD discography In the wake of the popular trend of hip hop producers putting out their own albums, Da Beatminerz have released BRACE 4 IMPAK on powerhouse underground label Rawkus Records. Da Beatminerz are no strangers to the hip-hop game, having been the driving musical force behind Black Moon, Smif N Wesson, and other MC's hailing from Brooklyn's Duck Down camp. Characterized by a minimalist approach to beat production consisting of heavy bass ...

Da Beatminerz albums Feat.Tony Touch,Jean Grae, Dilated Peoples,Black Moon. Da Beatminerz: DJ Evil Dee, Mr. Walt. Additional personnel: KRS-One, The Last Emperor, Wordsworth.

Da Beatminerz music CDs In the wake of the popular trend of hip hop producers putting out their own albums, Da Beatminerz have released BRACE 4 IMPAK on powerhouse underground label Rawkus Records. Da Beatminerz are no strangers to the hip-hop game, having been the driving musical force behind Black Moon, Smif N Wesson, and other MC's hailing from Brooklyn's Duck Down camp. Characterized by a minimalist approach to beat production consisting of heavy bass ...

Da Beatminerz albums Attempting to assemble every De La Soul rarity, remix, guest shot, and B-side onto one collection would be pure folly, as there are simply so many excellent tunes in the group's catalog. Since overwhelming both critics and hip-hop fans in 1989 with their seminal debut, 3 FEET HIGH & RISING, the trio has been one of the more prolific ensembles in rap, constantly collaborating with various members of the loose-knit Native ...

Da Beatminerz CD discography Track Listing of songs: No Rubber, No Backstage Pass; Yearn; America; Blood; I Breaks 'Em Off; Listen To Me Now; Street Life; Games; Check Ya Self; ; Decisions; Hustle; What I Represent; ; Sport That Raincoat; Suckas P.H.;

Da Beatminerz music CDs When Philadelphia's Spooks debuted in 2000 with S.I.O.S.O.S., their left-of-center sound found legs in Europe, but stumbled stateside. Beyond some broad comparisons to the Fugees and a few spins of the jazzy single "Things I've Seen," the States largely ignored the Spooks. Over the next few years however, hip-hop became a bit more receptive to less obvious sounds. Neo-soul and the alternative, backpacker cats made real inroads, even as the mainstream's creative window continued to narrow. On one hand there was Blackalicious, India.Arie, and the Roots; on the other everything else, featuring Ja Rule. Into this climate came Spooks' sophomore release, Faster Than You Know... (In the Paint). One MC lighter (Water Water departed), and not as stylistically schizophrenic, it's more cohesive than the debut, which often had too many cooks stirring its stew of shifting sounds. The crew makes its recognition of the shift immediately clear -- the introductory title track and lead single grooves on a multiharmony vocal from Ming, while Booka T, Hypno, Joe Davis, and guest Chali 2na (Jurassic 5) trade off on raps reaffirming Spooks' quest to expose the stereotypes and ill will that typify the genre. An accompanying interlude pokes fun at hip-hop's tendency to pad albums with skits. "Shallow is the way to go...we'll thug it out and get 'em high...who gives a sh*t? -- we have to make a hit!" Hip-hop's ...