VA – Strength Magazine Presents… Subtext (CD) (1999) (FLAC + 320 kbps)

Sire’s Strength Magazine Presents Subtext is an intriguing collection of hardcore and underground hip-hop from the late ’90s. There are a few familiar names, at least to rap fans — Rob Swift and Del the Funky Homosapien have been around for a while — but the main strength of the compilation is that it introduces lesser-known names to a wider audience, including curious listeners that may have heard of the names, but not the specific recordings. There may be some things that don’t work as well as others, but overall, there’s quite a lot of very good stuff here and it’s worth a listen.

Props to Doc!

Tracklist:

01 Welcome To Strength Magazine
02 Aceyalone – Rappers, Rappers, Rappers 12 For 10
03 Lootpack – Bone Marrow
04 The Bad Kid
05 Del the Funky Homosapien – Cyberpunks
06 Robbie Gangemi
07 DJ Design & Peanut Butter Wolf – Level Five (The Disc Jockey)
08 Julio De La Cruz
09 Dilated People – Strength
10 Stevie Williams
11 Divine Styler – Ghetto Supreme Being
12 Shouts
13 A-Trak – Umbilical Chord
14 Tascam Villain
15 Rasco – How Many Times (Featuring Planet Asia)
16 Instrumental Inventor
17 Rob Swift – The Earth’s A Turntable
18 Kut Masta Kurt – Clearing The Field
19 Chico Brenes
20 Awol One & Abstract Rude – Eye Am
21 Pep Love & Jay-Biz – The Prose (Officially)
22 Cario Foster
23 J Rocc & DJ Babu – You Ain’t Fresh

Download:

FLAC – Wayshare

320 kbps – Wayshare