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- Date Released: January 1, 1987
- Genre: Hip-Hop/R&B
- Style: Hip-Hop
- Label: Fresh Records / Warlock
The man who brought the world "It's Yours."
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We Say...
As another sadly-forgotten '80s hip-hop legend, T La Rock will always deserve props for just one tune: the 1984 world-changing "It's Yours." Released on the Partytime label, its spine also displayed two words that would come to shake the music world: Def Jam. The original cut, produced by Rick Rubin, combined a ridiculously raw drum program, chopped-and-cut horn samples and T's immeasurably influential lyricism. By 1986, Def Jam was moving up the corporate ladder and T La Rock wasn't part of the plan. But that didn't stop him from releasing this ten-track, scientifical rhyme-fest on another influential label of the day: Sleeping Bag / Fresh. It's no surprise that the two best beats-and-rhymes combos here are aided by another overlooked pioneer of the era: producer and DJ Mantronix. "Back to Burn" and "This Beat Kicks" both excel as aggressive-but-danceable brag tracks, and show T at the top of his liquidly lyrical form.
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| 01. |  |
Lyrical King (from the Boogie Down Bronx) |
4:33 |
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| 02. | |
Back to Burn |
3:34 |
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| 03. | |
Tudy Fruity Judy |
3:39 |
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| 04. | |
Having Fun |
3:00 |
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| 05. | |
Three Minutes of Beat Box |
3:01 |
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| 06. | |
Bust These Lyrics |
4:44 |
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| 07. | |
This Beat Kicks |
4:28 |
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| 08. | |
Big Beat in London |
3:49 |
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| 09. | |
It's Time to Chill |
3:30 |
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| 10. | |
Live Drummin' with the Country Boy |
9:09 |
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| 11. | |
It's Yours (12" Radio Mix - 1984) |
4:20 |
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| 12. | |
Breakdown (12" Version - 1985) |
5:48 |
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| 13. | |
He's Incredible (12" Version - 1985) |
6:04 |
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| 14. | |
Breaking Bells (12" Version - 1986) |
5:23 |
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| 15. | |
Bass Machine (12" Version - 1986) |
5:23 |
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15 Total Tracks, 70:25 Total Length
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