Da King & I – Contemporary Jeep Music (CD) (1993) (FLAC + 320 kbps)

Da King & I’s one and only album is mostly a laid-back jazz-hip-hop exploration. The title of the album is slightly misleading because this is not the deep thundering bass of jeep music but rather a smoothed out soulful journey. The debut single “Flip Da Script” was an East Coast hit and the follow-up single, “Tears,” is an excellent hip-hop love lost/breakup record in the vein of the Pharcyde’s “Passin’ Me By.” The album is filled with mostly lighthearted storytelling with a New York edge. The use of the horn sample was in vogue at the time and nearly every track is horn fueled. Most of the tracks are down to earth and accessible, reflecting a kinder, gentler hip-hop age. Although drawing comparisons to another DJ/MC duo, Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Da King & I have a unique style. This mellow album was largely slept on and the duo would never recover.

Tracklist:

01 Contemporary Jeep Music
02 Let’s Take A Trip
03 Flip Da Scrip
04 MC Asshole (Interlude 1)
05 Krak Da Weazel
06 Amusement Park (Interlude 2)
07 Brain 2 U
08 Tears
09 Soul Shack Interlude
10 Ghetto Instinct
11 Mr. All That
12 Jazz Skit (Interlude 3)
13 This Is How We Do
14 Izzy Sings Da Blues (Interlude 4)
15 Lost My Mind
16 Represent
17 Crack Da Weasel (Dat Other Shit)
18 What’s Up Doc

Download:

FLAC – Wayshare

320 kbps – Wayshare