Jay Who? He’s an up and coming rapper/producer out of the chi, and is already one album deep. This is just one joint he did, so more people will find out about him, and hopefully dig his creativity.
Amazing tape from the ‘real Hip-Hop’ renaissance (read also ‘emergence of the backpacker’) that happened in the latter half of the 90′s, spearheaded by labels like Rawkus, Stones Throw etc. Some great tracks including a non-album cut from Black Star, and something from Scaramanga’s (aka Sir Menelik) off-the-radar classic ‘Seven Eyes Seven Horns‘.
Fat Lace was a bloody funny fanzine from some moonlighting HHC writers, chock full of anorak-ish old school worship and puerile irreverence (I remember they did a Biggie ‘autopsy’ based on old board game Operation that landed them in some drama). STOP PRESS: it seems FL are back as a blog.
And excuse the coffee stain on the cover scan; that’s realness right there.
