Pure Righteousness

by Lakim Shabazz

Pure Righteousness cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1988
  • Label: Tuff City
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 31:01
  • Community rating: 3.72/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Produced entirely by The 45 King, this debut serves as a foundational pillar for the conscious hip-hop movement heavily tied to the Nation of Gods and Earths. The rapper utilizes intricate, highly rhythmic flows to deliver spiritual, pro-Black teachings over minimalist, hard-hitting boom-bap drum programming. The record deeply influenced the intellectual, Afrocentric lyrical direction of the impending golden age of rap.

Genres

Descriptors: Conscious, conscious, rhythmic, rap, old-school, sampling, political

Tracklist

  1. Pure Righteousness (4:30)
  2. Black Is Back (3:40)
  3. All True And Living (2:25)
  4. Adding On (4:21)
  5. First In Existence (3:28)
  6. Sample The Dope Noise (2:49)
  7. The Posse Is Large (Remix) (3:28)
  8. Don't Try Us (2:59)
  9. Getting Fierce (3:21)

Credits

  • Lakim Shabazz - primary artist
  • Phil Austin - lacquer cut by
  • Lakim Welch - written-by

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