After branching out into Reggaeton territory with their 2006 release, N.O.R.E. Y LA FAMILIAYA TU SABE, Nore brings it back with a thorough album of hardcore hip-hop on his fourth solo effort, NOREALITY. At 13 tracks deep, NOREALITY is an even balance of neck-snapping club-bangers and thugged- out gangsta anthems. The Swizz Beatz-produced opening cut, "Set It Off," and Nore's ode to ecstasy, "Pop a Pill," are custom-made for the dancefloor, while the aggressive posturing and crime-life narratives of "Cocaine Cowboys," "Green Light," and "The Rap Game" will please listeners with a penchant for his Capone-N-Noreaga work. Nore also takes time to boast the potency of his weed stash on "Sour Diesel," and detail a list of fellow artists and celebs that he's drunk under the table on "Drink Champ." Production comes courtesy of the Alchemist, Tony Heath, Grease, Algado, Kyze Beats, and OZ & Deacon, among others, while Nore enlists guest rappers Kanye West, Tru Life, Kurupt, Jadakiss, Styles P, Three 6 Mafia, and C.N.N. crimy Capone....
NAS is back and more controversial than ever on his 2008 release, his 9th studio album. Nas studies and lyrically dissects some of the our most divisive issues: race, inequality, poverty, and power. And who better to stir up debate than the man most consider one of the top five emcees in the history of the game? From his brilliant 1994 debut to his mainstream success with It Was Written, to anthems like 'Hate Me Now' and 'One Mic' and his venomous lyricism on 'Ether,' Nas' ability to tell stories, educate, make you dance and make you look is the stuff of Rap legend. The outspoken Queensbridge rapper has sold over 15 million albums worldwide over the course of his storied career. Nas' Def Jam debut, Hip-Hop Is Dead, was released in December 2006 and debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 with over 350,000 copies sold in its first week.
NLZ is back, this time with a brand new album! Member of Team Napalm, Crazy 88s, and Sylent Soliders, NLZ aka Warmachine is a force to be reckoned with. He is a Hip-Hop Vet, down with the game for years, but known mainly in the underground. This album brings it back to that grimy Chambermusik Sound we all crave and love! Nas is even featured on one track of this banga!
Member of Team Napalm, Crazy 88s, and Sylnt Soliders, NLZ aka warmachine is a force to be reckoned with. He is a Hip-Hop Vet, down with the game for years, but known mainly in the underground. This album breaks the barrier with such hits as "Nod Ya Head to This", "Eye Candy", & "You Know My Name". NLZ is destined for worldwide appeal.
The RZA (of Wu-Tang Clan fame) discovered these young, talented artists as they have proven in this, their sophomore release, that they are no mere fluke. ChristBearer & Meko's lyrical skill is brazen, original, and always has a positive message. Their music is designed to reach the masses with a touch of that Gangsta element, lots of bizzarre humor, yet always funky as hell! Also featured on this outing are fellow Killa Beez Warcloud/Holocaust and Timbo King.
More rare archival music from the Golden Era of the Wu-Tang movement. This group, although signed to Atlantic Records at the time this music was recorded, made a classic album that was never actually released to date. Under the auspices of Wu-Tang Clan member Cappadonna, this group of Staten Islanders garnered a strong following from just a couple of 12-inch singles released in the late 1990's, but fans are still clamouring to hear the full album! Produced by 140 Productions, featuring Lounge Lo, Shawn Wigs, Crunch Lo, and Molly Q. Members of Othorized Fam went on to become members of other groups such as Ghostface Killah’s "Theodore Unit". Ghost is actually one of the many guests appearing on the album. Famous Shaolin Island MC's like Cappadonna, King Just, Fes Taylor, Polite and Leathafase can also be heard spitting lyrical darts. Considered by many an album that truly embodies the Staten Island sound, the 1st Amendment is an ever lasting classic that is still relevant even if the very few lucky listeners heard it first almost six years ago.
Wigs, Lounge Lo, Crunch Lo and Molly Q are all focussing on their solo careers at the moment, but back when they recorded songs as a group, some of them didn’t make it to the 1st Amendment album and remained unheard by most. On Hot Like Sahara Sand, OTF is bringing that raw hip hop back from the 90’s. Featuring Cappadonna, Polite and Lighter Shade and beats from 1.4.0. Productions, this album is a Staten Island classic.
