Something a bit different this time. This is a trip down memory lane for me - a mix of lesser known late-90s US (and Canadian) Underground / Indie Hip Hop, formatted to fit on one side of a C90 cassette (ask your mum).



I used to hit the record shops in Leicester twice a week on delivery days to snatch up doubles of the latest imports (usually only 3 or 4 copies would make it to the city at a time). This is just a small selection of some of my favourites from that period. I mainly avoided some of the bigger artists / tracks / labels and focused on the ones that fell through the cracks (apart from some guy called Q-Tip).



"Attached to the underground sound like a barnacle."



1. Louis Logic - Logistics 101 [Superegular]

2. Kamachi - The Meanin' (ft. AG) [Readyrock]

3. Saukrates -Action [Capitol Hill]

4. Dr. Oop - Deep Impact [PUTS]

5. Defari - People's Choice [ABB]

6. Wee Bee Foolish - Tiger Boogs [Head Bop]

7. Oktober - Infinite Echoes [SonDoo]

8. Styles Infinite - Fresh Air [Shady Acres]

9. Tommy Tee - International Connects (Remix ft. El Da Sensei & Mike Zoot) [Guesswhyld]

10. Rawcotiks - Going All Out [First Try]

11. The Basement Khemist - Vibrate [Beyond Real]

12. Eddie Meeks & Thareeko - Gun Clappin [Serious]

13. Otherwize - Some Other Ish [Blackberry]

14. Skitzofreniks - On My Own Shit [Brick]

15. D-Shade - Do The Math [Audio Research]

16. The Lone Ranger - It's Yours [Walis]

17. Mad Skillz - Lick The Balls [Eastern Conference]

18. Masterminds - The Wild Side [no label info on this one]

19. Superstar Quamallah - Sugar Hell No (ft. Tajai) [ABB]

20. Zion I - Critical (ft. Planet Asia) [Ground Control]

21. Zion I - Critical (ft. Planet Asia) (Madlib Remix) [Ground Control]

22. Finsta - Crush [Pandemonium]



"Who bumps the bangers? Best believe it's me."