At HipHopDX,
we are some certified, dust-under-the-fingernails diggers. While
there’s a lot of folks talking about samples and breaks, and plenty of
deejays focusing on exclusives and lost verses, we wanted to profile
some of the releases that aren’t ever discussed, videos played or songs
aired. These are the discs and albums that you’ll often see at swap
meets, pawn shops and in lots on eBay.
We’re simply here to reminisce, revisit and remind those of you who may care – that these are actually…pretty damn good. Bargain Bin Classics live on!
Power by Ice-T (1988, Sire)
Currently on Amazon for $3.40
I was recently jetting up I-95 to the Rotten Apple and brought this jewel with me. It was there that I realized that Ice-T was the original Young Jeezy. Not only was Ice the first rapper to do a song (“I’m Your Pusher”) about comparing rap sales to cocaine sales, but he walked the thin line arguably more effectively than Nas or Jay-Z. With getting paid as the message, Tracy Marrow
