Hip Hop

by Lone Catalysts

Hip Hop cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 7 March 2001
  • Label: Unknown
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:07:19
  • Community rating: 3.43/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Lone Catalysts, the duo of J. Rawls and J. Sands, title their album 'Hip Hop' as a declaration of method: jazz-sampled boom bap and conscious lyricism against the era's commercial current. It is the full-length companion to Rawls's solo statement of the same year.

Genres

Descriptors: sampling, soulful, rhythmic, conscious, groove-laden

Tracklist

  1. Intro (0:18)
  2. Q & A (1:22)
  3. Hip Hop (2:03)
  4. A Few Words From B.U.K.A. ... (0:53)
  5. 3 Yrs Ago (3:46)
  6. Ill Technique (4:12)
  7. ... More Words From B.U.K.A. (1:05)
  8. The Pro's (4:16)
  9. It's Working (0:34)
  10. The Place To Be (3:33)
  11. If Hip Hop Was A Crime (5:06)
  12. Settle The Score (5:10)
  13. Ayanna Monet (4:31)
  14. Due Process (5:12)
  15. Xtinction (5:00)
  16. Politix (4:01)
  17. Live At Nkiru Bookstore (0:43)
  18. Lone Catalysts (4:53)
  19. Part Of The Game (3:53)
  20. Thin As Paper (3:52)
  21. Paper Chase (2:56)

Credits

  • Rashad Thomas - vocals [additional], written-by
  • DJ O. Sharp - scratches [cuts]
  • Afaliah - vocals [additional]
  • Charvon Ransom - vocals [additional]
  • Jai Lewis - vocals [additional]
  • Jenea Laymon - vocals [additional]
  • Joque McCray - vocals [additional]
  • Lashay A Foster - vocals [additional]
  • Jermaine Sanders - design [cover design], executive-producer, sleeve notes, written-by
  • Jason Rawls - executive-producer, sleeve notes, written-by
  • B.U.K.A. Entertainment - booking
  • Jim Pointkowski - mastered by
  • DJ Schneider - photography by
  • J. Rawls - producer
  • J. Sands - producer
  • Chris Seifert - mixed by
  • Jeff Graham - mixed by
  • Rubix Chung - written-by
  • Talib Kweli Greene - written-by

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