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- Date Released: September 22, 1992
- Genre: Hip-Hop/R&B
- Style: Hip-Hop
- Label: Show Records
Bedrock New York hip-hop that drew up the blueprint
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We Say...
There aren't many unheralded East Coast classic rap albums left to praise. But while New York's glorious early ‘90s run remains a pillar of nostalgic vampirism, celebration has strangely eluded Showbiz & A.G. The Bronx duo (Show produces, A.G. rhymes) are responsible for bedrock songs so rigidly and perfectly constructed they now resemble clichés. But they're not — Show and Andre the Giant helped infuse bop and rhythm into hip-hop's DNA, and songs like "40 Acres and My Props" are as resonant as anything on Illmatic or The Infamous.
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They Say...
A product of the tightknit Bronx underground posse D.I.T.C., Runaway Slave is a cornerstone album of hip-hop's middle school phase. Building on and borrowing from the layered, jazz-influenced sound of such contemporaries as Gang Starr and Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth, Showbiz & A.G. affixed a gangster mentality to grainy, fortified beats, etching their own unique style. While the crossover "Soul Clap" and "Party Groove" are club cuts, the rest of the album is more densely expressive. Showbiz and his talented peer Diamond shape their beats around simple, deep drum tracks -- but add subtle loops of chaotic horns, loose strings, or abrupt piano notes to create concise and hard-hitting overtures. Tasteful flute swatches light up "Silence of the Lambs," an ear-ringing saxophone buzzes on "Still Diggin'," and the motor mouthed late legend Big L introduced himself on the classic down-the-line jam "Represent," pulling such punchlines as "MCs be braggin' about cash they collect/But them chumps is like Ray Charles 'cause they ain't seen no money yet." The young A.G. (aka Andre the Giant) flows effortlessly throughout this album, an MC whose skill and unique voice would only mature in the future. While some of the import of this album is muted by modern-day technological sound booth advancements, Showbiz & A.G. did it raw and undiluted and the resulting sound was fresh, innovative, and most of all satisfying for hip-hop heads.
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| 01. |  |
Still Diggin' |
3:44 |
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| 02. | |
Fat Pockets |
3:39 |
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| 03. | |
Bounce Ta This |
3:50 |
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| 04. | |
More Than One Way Out of the Ghetto |
4:29 |
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| 05. | |
Silence of the Lambs [Remix] |
4:51 |
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| 06. | |
40 Acres and My Props |
4:20 |
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| 07. | |
Runaway Slave |
4:50 |
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| 08. | |
Hard to Kill |
5:14 |
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| 09. | |
Hold Ya Head |
4:37 |
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| 10. | |
He Say, She Say |
4:19 |
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| 11. | |
Represent |
5:55 |
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| 12. | |
Silence of the Lambs |
5:08 |
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| 13. | |
Party Groove [Bass Mix] |
3:20 |
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| 14. | |
Soul Clap [Short Version] |
4:02 |
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| 15. | |
Catchin' Wreck |
4:16 |
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| 16. | |
Party Groove [Instrumental] |
3:16 |
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16 Total Tracks, 69:50 Total Length
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Credits
- Show & A.G. - Main Performer // Diamond D - Producer // Dres - Vocals // Lord Finesse - Vocals // Big L - Vocals // Showbiz - Producer
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