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jigmastas - grassroots - the prologue - bbe - vinyl

New Copy

Genre: Hip Hop

1. Intro
2. Lyrical Fluctuation 2000 Spinna Mix feat. Mos Def, Mr Complex, Pharoahe Monch, Shabaam Sahdeeq, Talib Kweli
3. Across The Globe
4. Keep On Rockin
5. Matrimony
6. Awareness
7. Lyrical Fluctuation Original Mix feat. Mr Complex, Pharoahe Monch, Shabaam Sahdeeq, Talib Kweli
8. Thief's Theme
9. Outro
10. Beyond Real
11. Dead Man's Walk
12. Iz You Dee
13. Hip Hop
14. Chandon feat. Monet
15. Semi-Precious
16. If
17. Comments To The Sure Shot

The Jigmastas Grassroots (The Prologue Deluxe Edition), now available re- mastered in full, expanded form, along with added bonus material & rare B sides!

NYC hip-hop in the ’90s fixated on streets-centric authenticity. Being “real” – musically, ethically, biographically – was paramount. From their first release, however, Brooklyn’s Jigmastas proudly defined themselves by nobody’s measure of validity but their own. While others chased the so-called real, DJ Spinna and Kriminul claimed “Beyond Real,” the title of their 1996 independent single on the label of the same name, a debut gem that established their M.O. as purveyors of sonic sophistication and everyman truths.