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#R39

Another underrated West-Coast crew from the mid-to-late 90s. The group consists of:


To keep this concise and not to expand on the many groups that each member are apart of, whether one out of the four, two out of the four, etc.. etc.. (Examples like – Gypsy Cab, and Constylations.)

They released one album under the name Daysmen Empire titled: Daysmen Empire in 1998. All of the members have the west-coast speed-type flow. While it’s an eclectic taste, some of their songs could be accessible to a new hip-hop fan such as: Cranberry Juice

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#G16

Canadian hip-hop production team from the 90’s, consisting of: Mr. Attic, Mr. Murray, and Swiff.


They’ve been apart of the Canadian hip-hop scene throughout the 90’s and released their debut album Passage of Time in 1999. Another obscure jazz influenced hip-hop album that majority of jazz-esque hip-hop fans would enjoy.

This, of course, is the recommended release by them to listen to. The standout song, in my opinion, would be Black Dove.

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#I2
Duo – Underground giants, both being MC’s and producers: J.Rawls, and Fat Jon. They’re both from Ohio, and have been producing since the mid-90s. Both of them have early production credits with fellow Ohio MC Doseone on his debut album Untitled1997.

Both of their sounds are jazzy / soulful-esque based and complement each other very well. The main album I’d recommend from them (being as 3582) is Living Soul2001.

Also check out their instrumental works.


J.Rawls:

Fat Jon:

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#U6

East Coast Duo – MC Kriminul, and producer DJ Spinna (Polyrhythm Addicts) The duo formed in 1994 and were apart of various mixtapes (i.e. Bomb Hip Hop Compilation) and did not release their debut album until 2001 – Infectious.

Being they’re from the East-coast, their sound is sort-of boom bap, but DJ Spinna is a versatile producer (even doing house music) and flips unique samples to give their eclectic sound.


Not much can be said about MC Kriminul. He doesn’t do a lot of guest features and only sticks with DJ Spinna in terms of releases.

DJ Spinna, however, has a wider catalog and has done a lot of production work for various artists such as:


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#G3

Persevere – Underground L.A. rapper from the late 90s / early 2000s, one-half of the Sub Contents with Dave Dub and apart of the group The Executive Lounge with: Dave Dub, Encore, The Architect, 50 Grand, Holokost, and Turbin.


He has that classic West Coast underground flow with a healthy discography to boot.

The main project I’d recommend in terms of accessibility would be:

Oblivion, Small Time In This, and Armed and Dangerous, a 12'‘ release from 1998 produced by Fanatik and The Architect.

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#W27

L-Swift is apart of the group Natural Elements. As of 1995, the group consists of: Mr. Voodoo, A Butta, and L-Swift.

  • L-Swift has very limited solo material. Beside a few 12'‘ singles that were apart of various mid-90s mixtapes (i.e. Reborn – Underground Airplay Vol. 5) all of his material were apart of the group and his recently discovered demo tapes (as posted in the link above).

It’s a shame he did not release more material, he was a standout of the group in terms of his delivery / voice, very recognizable.

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This phrase is for the unsung heroes of hip-hop that do not get their respects. Being that the song is titled:

Blues for Percy Carey

This is referencing his friend, MF Grimm. Both Count Bass D and MF Grimm came up in hip-hop during the same time.

Both being involved with major hip-hop figures during their beginnings:

  • MF Grimm collaborating with Kool G Rap on his 1995 album 4,5,6 and recording songs with B1 The Undertaker and Lord Finesse.

But, without commercial appeal nor backing, they get buried into obscurity.

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Classic Kool Keith imagery being used here.

His description matches that of a stereotypical pimp. (i.e. A Pimp Named Slickback)

On top of that, he’s making fun of said pimps with their outlandish outfits such as saying he has a pet polar bear. Then again, he is walking in a strip club.

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#K2

AKA The Fax Phone Gigolo, the brokest rapper you know. (Not Sean Price)

J-Zone is one of the most creative/underrated producers of the late 90s to mid 00s. He uses eclectic obscure samples in his beats with the most abstract sounding productions.

A personal favorite of mine from his catalog is $ick Of Bein' Rich, released in 2003.

His favorite type of hip-hop isnt the lyrical kind (even though he admires and respects those lyrical rappers) but more of the funny off-the-wall lyrics from rappers such as Tim Dog and Ganksta Nip.

With this in mind, he takes inspiration from these rappers and makes his album based off humor. He doesnt take it too seriously, but he’s very, very knowledgeable of hip-hop culture.

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