Lyricist Lounge, Vol. 1 [Explicit Lyrics]

Disc: 1
1. Street Promoters (Skit) - Wise Guy
2. Intro - De La Soul, 88 Keys
3. Bring Hip Hop Back - Cipher Complet
4. Keep Pouring - Diaz Brothers,
5. Blood - Sara Jones
6. Body Rock - Mos Def, Q-Tip, Mathias Q-Tip, Tash
7. Bathroom Cipher - J-Treds, Kwest tha Madd Ladd, Thirstin Howl III
8. Cipher - Punch & Words
9. Famous Last Words - Word A' Mouth
10. No Matter - Prime
See all 14 tracks on this disc
Disc: 2
1. Ohm - Saul Williams
2. Intro - Kool Keith, Sir Menelik, Survival Soundz
3. Mayday - Natural Elements
4. Manifesto - Talib Kweli,
5. Be OK - Bahamadia, Rah Digga
6. Lyrics - Al
7. Outside the Lounge - Building Blocks, Talib Kweli, Lilscienz, Mr. Metaphor, , Shabaam Sahdeeq, Wise Guy, Wise Guy
8. Holy Water - DV Alias Khrist, Lord Have Mercy
9. Jayou - Jurassic 5
10. C. Ia. (Criminals in Action) - Zack de la Rocha, Zack de la Rocha, KRS-One, The Last Emperor
See all 13 tracks on this disc

Tracks:

Street Promoters (Skit) - Lyrcist Lounge, Vol.1
Intro - De La Soul
Bring Hip Hop Back - Cipher Complete
Keep Pouring - Diaz Brothers
Blood - Sarah Jones
Body Rock - Q-Tip
Bathroom Cipher - Lyrcist Lounge, Vol.1
Da Cipher - Punch
Famous Last Words - Word A' Mouth
No Matter - Prime
Action Guaranteed - O.C.
All In My Own - Mike Zoot
The Phone Call (Skit) - Lyrcist Lounge, Vol.1
Live From The D.J. Stretch Armstrong Show With Your Host Bobbito 'The Barber' - Common

Tracks:

Ohm - Saul Williams
Intro - Kool Keith
Mayday - Natural Elements
The Manifesto - Talib Kweli
Be OK - Bahamadia
Lyrics - A.L.
Outside The Lounge - Lyrcist Lounge, Vol.1
Holy War - Lord Have Mercy
Jayou - Jurassic 5
C.I.A. (Criminals In Action) - Zack De La Rocha
Society - Problemz
Weight - Indelible MC's
After The Show - Rise

Customer Reviews:

Solid golden-era Rawkus release.......2007-06-25

I'm amazed only two other people have written a review of this album. I bought it a few months ago and I remember all the good times. Solid beats and rhymes. A nice collab with OC and Ras Kass, and some impressive cyphers with a vicious beat from Will I Am. A classic song in The Manifesto where Kweli breaks down the composition of the culture. 8.35/10 for a good B.

This album holds it down!.......2006-03-10

One day about 6 years ago, I was listening to the local hip hop station, KS 107.5. After hearing Country Grammar, It Wasn't Me and Stan 5 times each that day, I stood up in my cubicle and said, to no one in particular, "This sucks!" A friend of mine walked over and asked me what I was talking about. I told him that I couldn't stand listening to the same old rap music over and over anymore. He handed me a two cd set, and told me to listen to it, and see if I didn't think that it was far better than what the radio was playing. That two CD set was this fantastic collection of underground hip hop, which served to introduce me to the artists that would come to be the standards for where I held hip hop to. The set has some great examples of lyricism from such luminaries as Mos Def, Jurassic 5, Talib Kweli, Q-Tip and Bahamadia, plus others who aren't as well known. The CD takes the form of a "live" open mic night, presided over by De La Soul, and their introductions, which are backed by the piano programming of 88 Keys, add to the feeling of the album. If you're interested in underground hip hop, this is a good place to start.

FRESH.......2005-08-19

For any hip hop fan needing a fresh breath or air, take this LP and breath. Very clean from start to finish & each MC holds it down nicely. Highly Recommended!

Average customer rating:

The Lyricist Lounge
old gold
Great job Rawkus
Great job Rawkus
real hip hop

Lyricist Lounge, Vol. 1
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Priority Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

East Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

General | Compilations | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

Experimental Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

Turntablists | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

1990s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music

Lyricist Lounge, Vol. 2
Soundbombing
Soundbombing 2
Soundbombing 3
Soundbombing

ASIN: B00000IAD5
Release Date: 1999-02-19

Tracks:

Skit - Street Promoters
Intro - De La Soul
Bring Hip Hop Back - Cipher Complete
Keep Pouring - Matrix & Abutta
Blood - Sarah Jones
Body Rock - Mos Def
Bathroom Cipher - Unknown
Da Cipher - Punch & Words
Famous Last Words - Word A' Mouth
No Matter - Prime
Action Guaranteed - O.C. & Ras Kass
All In My Own - Mike Zoot
The Phone Call Skit - Unknown
Show - Bobbito The Barber

Tracks:

Ohm - Saul Williams
Intro - Kool Keith And Sir Menelik
Mayday - Natural Elements
The Manifesto - Talib Kweli
Be Ok - Bahamadia And Rah Digga
Lyrics - A.L.
Outside The Lounge - Unknown
Holy Water - Lord Have Mercy & D.V. Alias Khrist
Jayou - Jurassic 5
C. I. A. (Criminals In Action) - Zack De La Rocha, KRS-One, The Last Emperor
Society - Problemz
Weight - Indelible MC's
After The Show - Words, Rise, Punch, Jedi, A.L.

Customer Reviews:

The Lyricist Lounge.......2004-03-24

This is a legendary compilation of Hip Hop here it is Track
by Track
CD One
3.Bring Hip Hop Back-Cipher Complete 10/10
4.Keep Pouring-where the hell is A-Butta one of the best freesylers of all time 10/10
5.Blood-Sarah Jones pure poetry in motion this is great 10/10
6.Body Rock-It is the Mighty Mos Def good song 9/10
7.Bathroom Cipher-A Freestyle joint 10/10
8.Da Cipher-they both do great in the cypher 10/10
9.Famous Last Words-pretty good 8/10
10.No Matter-Awesome 10/10
11.Action Guarenteed-Okay 7/10
12.All on my own-Mike Zoot 10/10
14.Strech & Bobbito freestyle is awesome 10/10

CD 2
1.Ohm-Saul Williams pure underground sickness 10/10
3.May Day-Alright 9/10
4.The Manifesto-Talib Kweli 10 point program 10/10
5.Be OK-Dont like Rah Digga 4/10
6.Lyrics-A.L. yes they are 10/10
7.Outside the Lounge-Freestyle 10/10
8.Holy Water 10/10
9.Jayou-Great J5
10.C.I.A.-Zack De La Rocha from Rock Group Rage Against the Machine-The Last Emperor and the master the Blasmaster do
increddible on this track they all come correct 10/10
11.Society-Great 10/10
12.Weight-Indeddible Mcs produced by El-P 10/10
13.After the Show freestyle 10/10

Lyrics 10/10 Production 8/10 X Factor 9/10 Style 9/10 Voice 9/10
Music 9/10 Innovative 10/10 Classic 10/10 Guest 10/10 Blends9/10
Overall 95 are 5 Mics not elligible for my 5Mic Club but
this album is just increddible all the way throught.

old gold.......2004-01-10

this is a pretty old compilation as of now, but i still listened to it last week. there are so many fantastic cats on this album. the first disc has body rock, one of my favorite rap songs of all time. tash, q-tip, mos def, its unbeatable. the freestyle track features thirstin howl and j-treds, and is wow, then you got wordsworth, punchline, and a lot of underground burners. the second disc is hosted by keith and menelik which is cool, but fewer strong tracks. cia is a stone cold classic, indelible mcs on track 12 is too good. get this when you get soundbombing 1

Great job Rawkus.......2003-07-25

When i first listened to this cd i was blown away it has great beats and the lyrics are off the hook! Rawkus did a great job making this cd they bring in a mix of underground and mainstream musicians. With the classic Rawkus crew Mos Def and Talib Kweli and DJ Hi Tek as Reflection Eternal, Skillz and Pharoahe Monch. They also throw in a of the hook freestyle. But by far the song that i enjoyed the most was A.L. Lyrics on the second disc, i have never heard of him before and he just came out with some of the best lyrics i have ever heard he flows to the beat and he makes great ryhmes that blew me away i have been tryin yo find more from him but i cant find a thing he has to come up with something else. Overall i highly recommend this album, its another hit from Rawkus the number one record lable in my mind
TALIB KWELI & DJ HI TEK (REFLECTION ETERNAL)
MOS DEF
PHAROAHE MONCH
SKILLZ
NOVEL

Great job Rawkus.......2003-07-25

real hip hop.......2003-01-11

Hands down this is one of the best hip hop albums ever.

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