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Track Listing
1. 16 Bars - The Notorious B.I.G.
2. Oh No - Mos Def/Pharoahe Monch/Nate Dogg
3. Makin' It Blend - Q-Tip/Words
4. Get Up - Cocoa Brovaz
5. Get That Dough - Beanie Sigel
6. Let's Grow - Royce Da 5'9"
7. Ms. Fat Booty (Pt. 2) - Mos Def/Ghostface Killah
8. W.K.Y.A. - Redman/Saukrates
9. Sharp Shooters - Talib Kweli/Dead Prez
10. Legendary Street Team - Kool G. Rap/M.O.P.
11. Grimy Way, The - Big Noyd/Prodigy
12. Battle - Erick Sermon/Sy Scott
13. Da Cipher Interlude - Punch/Cobra Red/Planet Asia/Guilty/Phil Da Agony (Consequence & Menace)
14. Still Here - Big L/C-Town
15. Right and Exact - Dilated Peoples
16. He Lives - Last Emperor/RZA
17. Watcha - Master Fuol/J.T. Money/Pastor Troy
18. I've Committed Murder - Macy Gray/Mos Def (Gang Starr remix)
19. Live at the Lounge - Q-Tip (outro)
| Details | | Distributor: | EMI Music Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
From its humble beginnings in 1991 as an open-microphone night, the Lyricist Lounge helped launch the careers of such hip-hop heavyweights as Mos Def, Eminem, Foxy Brown, Rah Digga, and the late Notorious B.I.G. LYRICIST LOUNGE 2, a stellar compilation record, features both mainstream and underground hip-hop talent.
Commencing with a live freestyle from Biggie Smalls, and then heading into a thumping cut from Mos Def, Pharoache Monch, and Nate Dogg called "Oh No," the album never looks back. No watered-down, commercial radio-friendly bubble gum rap here, LYRICIST LOUNGE 2 is pure hip-hop. Other big names are Q-Tip ("Makin' it Blend"), Erick Sermon ("Battle"), and Redman ("W.K.Y.A"), while a sampling of the many killer tracks includes "The Legendary Street Team" from Kool G Rap and M.O.P., "Ms. Fat Booty 2" from Mos Def and Ghostface Killah, and "Sharp Shooters" from Talib Kweli and Dead Prez. LYRICIST LOUNGE 2 is everything you could want in a gritty, hot beat, slick lyric compilation.
Industry Reviews
6 out of 10 - ...A collection of catchy, star-studded potential singles....a roll call of street teams, each working a different angle of the mainstream fringe...
Spin (01/01/2001)
6 stars out of 10 - ...A surprising sonic uniformity links efforts as diverse as talib kweli & Dead Prez's politically anatagonistic 'Sharp Shooters' and Kool G Rap & MOP's anthemic 'Legendary Street Team'...
NME (11/25/2000)
4 out of 5 - ...A star-studded classic....There's too many to list with rap's top lyricists in the mix. Awesome.
Mixmag (01/01/2001)
4 stars out of 5 - ...A nonstop tribute to the vitality of New York hip-hop...Studio-recorded withtop-drawer beatmasters...uniting alt-rap icons with know hards...Scary stuff, but convincing...
Rolling Stone (04/12/2001)
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