May 5, 2021
On May 5th, 1998 Rawkus Records released the first installment of the Lyricist Lounge albums titled
Lyricist Lounge, Volume One, which showcased New York. It was a double-disc compilation that featured De La Soul, Mos Def, Q-Tip, Tash of Tha Alkaholiks, Punch & Words, O.C, Ras Kass, Black Thought, Common, Pharoahe Monch, Saul Williams, Kool Keith, Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek, Bahamadia, Rah Digga, Shabaam Sahdeeq, Jurassic 5, KRS-One, Zack de la Rocha of Rage Against the Machine, Last Emperor, and Company Flow.
This CD is one of those that you don’t get often. It had incredible and intensely clever wordplay, and was great for the culture because of the positive support it showed for hip hop. Back then everyone thought hip-hop was rap music and rap music was gangsta. It made people think twice before making an assumption like that. Any hip-hop purist who enjoys freestyles and great rhymes that make you think then this is the album for you.
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, swapping bars with Phonte, also in character as a hiking boot. For the Lockdown Listening series, Jones spoke with KCRW and offered up the music that makes her hit rewind.
Normally, when I drop new music, I m usually planning a show, or on the road, or getting ready to celebrate it on stage. Right now, I m in more of a pensive, real leisure mood. And that s definitely given me a bit of freedom to check out new things, now that I was able to get my baby out. It s different, because we re not in a situation where we re out and about, and that s usually the soundtrack to music. So we have to find different ways to enjoy music, whether it s cooking, cleaning, showering, or making a designated time to sit still and listen.
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