{"product_id":"kmd-bl-ck-b-st-rds","title":"KMD - Bl_ck B_st_rds","description":"\u003cp\u003eLabel: Metal Face Records\u003cbr\u003eCatalog: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMF 2001LP\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2022 repress. Second and final studio album by KMD (a rap trio featuring an early alias of MF Doom). \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBl_ck B_st_rds\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e was voted in Ego Trip's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBook of Rap Lists\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e as the most notable rap album of all time that was never released commercially, and with good reason. The fact that this excellent album, slated for a 1994 release, did not seen the light of day until 2001 (its first issue - now out of print) testifies to a time when shortsighted industry backlashes against records that inflamed middle America were in vogue. Elektra Records higher-ups canned the project due to its controversial cover art, which shows a Sambo figure being lynched. This must-purchase concept album is worth the wait. From the jazzy, hypnotic samples on the title cut to 'Sweet Premium Wine,' a farcical ode to swigging 40-ounce bottles of brew (remember when drinking St. Ides and Old English was trendy?), you know you've found rap heaven. Classic headbanger 'What a Nigga Know?' (and the remix featuring partner-in-rhyme MF Grimm) is equally off the chain. 'Constipated Monkey' and weed anthem 'Suspended Animation' are testaments to a time in Rap music when experimental beats and obscure sampling ruled the roost. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBl_ck B_st_rds\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is where Brand Nubian meets De La Soul at the local bodega, heads wear Muslim kufis for kicks, and 'word to the mutha' actually refers to themes of pan-Africanism, repatriation, and reparations. It's a place where Sambo-ism doesn't sell. Features artwork and track listing from the original Ready Rock issue.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/2c1HbILCmMdS1LigScTWc8?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"380\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":"Forced Exposure","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50836821115066,"sku":"ufm1793011682125","price":22.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/1478\/5978\/files\/kmd---bl-ck-b-st-rds_1.jpg?v=1793011709","url":"https:\/\/www.livzoo.com\/products\/kmd-bl-ck-b-st-rds","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}