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- Date Released: September 23, 2008
- Genre: Hip-Hop/R&B
- Style: Hip-Hop, Rap
- Label: Brick records / IODA
'80s Boston hip-hop legends re-emerge from obscurity
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We Say...
In a town that claims bizarre rap handles like Orangeman and Rusty the Toe Jammer, Top Choice Clique were the pride of Boston hip-hop in the late '80s. Just being a multiracial rap group with street credibility was an accomplishment in itself. Yet Top Choice steadily slipped into obscurity until a box of warped 12-inch singles was discovered by the rapper Esoteric, who carefully placed the vinyl in an oven and baked it into playable condition (375 degrees, 4 minutes). Collectors and bootleggers rejoiced. Liberated from the James Brown cycle of beats, that sample happy 12-inch — "Peace of Mind"/"You Can't Deal" — was proof that the group knew its equipment.
Reel Chemistry — The Anthology traces shelved material from 1987 to 1995, including freestyles and alternate takes. An Italian-American in acid-washed baggies, red beanie and a UNLV sweatshirt, Jawn P brags about turning rappers into bacon bits — with "certainness," even — though his biggest feat was off-record, when he stood up to the Almighty RSO's Ray Benzino, perhaps Boston's most notorious thug, after Benzino had tried to turn an audience against the group. Along with MC Force, P obsesses with the voices in his head ("Troubled Kid") as much as outside influences, anywhere from Hieroglyphics ("The Highlander") to a drowsy Bomb Squad production ("Alright"). This is another important step in reclaiming Boston's hip-hop reputation from Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch.
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| 01. |  |
Poor Man's Pride |
1:58 |
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| 02. | |
Eye Of The Cyclone |
4:28 |
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| 03. | |
Reel Chemistry |
4:40 |
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| 04. | |
Sing A Hymn |
5:45 |
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| 05. | |
Scripture 93 |
3:59 |
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| 06. | |
Perils Of Punishment |
4:40 |
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| 07. | |
The Mic Is A Tool |
4:20 |
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| 08. | |
Survival |
4:43 |
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| 09. | |
Allright |
4:41 |
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| 10. | |
Outside In |
5:09 |
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| 11. | |
Killing Me Softly |
4:53 |
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| 12. | |
The Highlander |
3:21 |
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| 13. | |
Troubled Kid |
6:10 |
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| 14. | |
PPR (Slow Flow Version) |
5:45 |
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14 Total Tracks, 64:32 Total Length
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| 01. |
On Air Mockery (Live Radio) |
0:43 |
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| 02. | |
Peace Of Mind |
5:41 |
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| 03. | |
On Air Show And Prove (Live Radio) |
3:21 |
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| 04. | |
You Can't Deal |
3:21 |
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| 05. | |
I'll Do The Honors |
5:24 |
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| 06. | |
No One Like Me |
4:07 |
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| 07. | |
Royal Gathering (feat. Papa Juni)
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3:52 |
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| 08. | |
Supreme Jam II |
7:01 |
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| 09. | |
The Mellow Side (feat. MCMC)
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4:10 |
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| 10. | |
Taking All You Got To Give |
3:27 |
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| 11. | |
Lyrical Onslaught |
1:20 |
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| 12. | |
Givers Of The Scripture |
3:56 |
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| 13. | |
Made For Love |
4:18 |
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| 14. | |
My Conscience Speaks To Me |
3:53 |
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| 15. | |
Peace Of Mind (Instrumental) |
5:42 |
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| 16. | |
You Can't Deal (Scratchapella) |
2:44 |
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| 17. | |
Future Day Relic (Bonus Track)
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3:13 |
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17 Total Tracks, 66:13 Total Length
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