| Product Summary | | Label: Mca/mca Nashville/mercury Nash | | UPC: 00008811290429 | | Release Date: 6/4/2002 | | Buy.com Sku: 60556865 | | Item#: MRDC39 | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 25140 | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. 16 Bars - The Notorious B.I.G. (live) ~ Various Artists |  | | 2. Oh No - Mos Def/Pharoahe Monch/Nate Dogg ~ Various Artists | | | 3. Makin' It Blend - Q-Tip/Words ~ Various Artists | | | 4. Get Up - Cocoa Brovaz ~ Various Artists | | | 5. Get That Dough - Beanie Sigel ~ Various Artists | | | 6. Let's Grow - Royce Da 5'9" ~ Various Artists | | | 7. Ms. Fat Booty (Pt. 2) - Mos Def/Ghostface Killah ~ Various Artists | | | 8. W.K.Y.A. - Redman/Saukrates ~ Various Artists | | | 9. Sharp Shooters - Talib Kweli/Dead Prez ~ Various Artists | | | 10. Legendary Street Team - Kool G. Rap/M.O.P. ~ Various Artists | | | 11. Grimy Way, The - Big Noyd/Prodigy ~ Various Artists | | | 12. Battle - Erick Sermon/Sy Scott ~ Various Artists | | | 13. Interlude - Da Cipha/Punch/Cobra Red/Planet Asia/Guilty/Phil Da Agony (Consequence & Menace) ~ Various Artists | | | 14. Still Here - Big L/C-Town ~ Various Artists | | | 15. Right And Exact - Dilated Peoples ~ Various Artists | | | 16. Watcha - Master Fuol/JT Money/Pastor Troy ~ Various Artists | | | 17. I've Committed Murder - Macy Gray/Mos Def (Gang Starr remix) ~ Various Artists | | | 18. Live At The Lounge - Q-Tip (outro) ~ Various Artists | | | 19. (untitled) - (Hidden Track) ~ Various Artists | | | 20. (untitled) - (Hidden Track) ~ Various Artists | | | 21. (untitled) - (Hidden Track) ~ Various Artists | | | 22. (untitled) - (Hidden Track) ~ Various Artists | | | 23. (untitled) - (Hidden Track) ~ Various Artists | | | 24. (untitled) - (Hidden Track) ~ Various Artists | | | 25. (untitled) - (Hidden Track) ~ Various Artists | | | 26. (untitled) - (Hidden Track) ~ Various Artists | | | 27. (untitled) - (Hidden Track) ~ Various Artists | | | 28. (untitled) - (Hidden Track) ~ Various Artists | | | 29. (untitled) - (Hidden Track) ~ Various Artists | | | 30. (untitled) - (Hidden Track) ~ Various Artists | | | 31. (untitled) - (Hidden Track) ~ Various Artists | | | 32. (untitled) - (Hidden TracK) ~ Various Artists | | | 33. (untitled) - (Hidden Track) ~ Various Artists | | | 34. (untitled) - (Hidden Track) ~ Various Artists | | | 35. (untitled) - (Hidden Track) ~ Various Artists | | | 36. (untitled) - (Hidden Track) ~ Various Artists | | | 37. (untitled) - (Hidden Track) ~ Various Artists | | | 38. (untitled) - (Hidden Track) ~ Various Artists | |
(P) 2002 Rawkus Entertainment LLC
(C) 2002 Rawkus Entertainment LLC
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Notes & Personnel Info |  | The second installment of the Lyricist Lounge compilation takes on a decidedly different direction then its predecessor. While the first segment catered towards breaking new, less-familiar talent, names like Prime, Mike Zoot, and Sarah Jones have been phased out and replaced by Erick Sermon and (gasp) JT Money. Yet, the transition is a fairly smooth one, and considering that the Lyricist Lounge has expanded from its open-mike night roots into a successful MTV comedy show, this revision is not entirely surprising. Though not without filler material, LL 2 achieves what most compilations promise but never deliver -- a satisfactory LP that will appease both the chest-beating backpacker and the bling-bling tunnel faction. The quest in trying to meet this goal is really half the fun, as some interesting collaborations unfold; fellow Detroit natives Royce 5'9" and Jay Dee hook up on the autobiographical "Let's Grow," and Talib Kweli and Dead Prez revitalize the pro-black ideology over Hi-Tek's spaghetti western guitar riffs on the eye-opening "Sharp Shooters." However, the closest example of what LL 2 aspires to be is captured on Redman and Saukrates' "WKYA" (Will Kick Your Ass), as the easily accessible but fiery rhymes of Red and Sauk are truly universal in their flavor. Though LL 2 may not portray the idealism or spirit that the Lyricist Lounge was initially founded on, it does successfully represent the differing tastes of all hip-hop fans. That in itself is this compilation's biggest accomplishment. ~ Matt Conaway | | 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. | | 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. |
| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 06/04/2002 | | Original Release Date : 2000 | | Catalog ID : 112 904 | | Label : Rawkus Records | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00008811290429 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Rolling Stone (4/12/01, p.138)
- 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 (4/12/01, p.138)
- 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..." Spin (1/01, p.116)
- 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 (1/01, p.116)
- 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..." Mixmag (1/01, p.147)
- 4 out of 5 - "...A star-studded classic....There's too many to list with rap's top lyricists in the mix. Awesome." Mixmag (1/01, p.147)
- 4 out of 5 - "...A star-studded classic....There's too many to list with rap's top lyricists in the mix. Awesome." The Source (12/00, p.258)
- "...With an orgy of beats and a number of MCs flexin', there's bound to be at least one 'hip-hop' fantasy fulfilled for everyone." NME (Magazine)
(11/25/00, p.34)
- 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 (Magazine)
(11/25/00, p.34)
- 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'..." |
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