The Midnight Eez - The Midnight Eez (2011)

One of my favourites from last year! In 1995-96 the unknown hip hop production duo The Midnight Eez circulated a demo tape in hope of being picked up by a record label but they never were and their demo faded into obscurity until 2011 where we (the world) got to hear it and we loved it and got confused that they were never signed. Lush, soulful, but still street ready instrumental hip hop I probably wouldn't wanna hear anyone rapping over any way

B+

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The Pharcyde - Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde (1992)

1. 4 Better or 4 Worse (Interlude) 0:44

2. Oh Shit 4:22

3. It's Jiggaboo Time (Skit) 1:26

4. 4 Better or 4 Worse 5:05

5. I'm That Type of Nigga 5:15

6. If I Were President (Skit) 1:01

7. Soul Flower (Remix) 4:23

8. On the DL 4:28

9. Pack the Pipe (Interlude) 0:21

10. Officer 4:00

11. Ya Mama 4:21

12. Passing Me By 5:03

13. Otha Fish 5:22

14. Quinton's on the Way (Skit) 2:10

15. Pack the Pipe 5:04

16. Return of the B-Boy 3:39

All-inclusive west-coast rap by insanely good rappers who take foolish to mean funny, clever, and sometimes even socially aware without all the hangups of being socially conscious. But they always have a point, whether it's not being able to cum 'cause there's something off about the girl on your dick, relationships gone wrong, masturbation, or observations on racial profiling. Perhaps an extension of the daisy age of De La Soul but with more engaging rapping (to my ear) and more 90s sounding production, not kaleidoscopic like past daisy agers, not minimal and aggressive like gangsta contemporaries, but layered, funky, and jazzy in a way to suit the laid-back secret virtuosity of the satirical clown emcees

A+

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