Don't really now much about Cassy, besides her being a female german DJ hailing from the city of Berlin dabbling with minimal techno. Although she has been featured on various compilations, she has yet to release an album of her own productions. Hopefully it won't be long before she chooses to bless us with more of that funky Berlin sound. Untill then her splendid mix albums is the way to go. Peace.
First post. I thought about writing some sort of introduction, but fuck it I'm just gonna post some music instead. Much easier than coming up with something interesting/original.
Busta Rhymes, a name familiar to anyone with just the slightest acquaintance with hip-hop. But I still can't help being fairly overwhelmed by the fact that not only has Busta Rhymes been in the rap game for 20 years, but unlike most of the early 90's rappers Busta is still a commercially viable part of the mainstream hip-hop scene. Most of his colleagues from that time are lucky if they still got a career today, and by career I mean releasing underground albums no one buys (or even listen to for that manner) while doing shows for stoned white slackers across the globe. Compared to that Busta Rhymes is on a whole nother level. He's Hollywood.
Let's go back. Way back. Back in 1990 Busta was part of the rap crew Leaders of the New School, which in turn was associated with the renown Native Tongues crew. Besides Busta LOTNS consisted of Charlie Brown, Dinco D and Cut Monitor Milo, don't worry, there's a reason none of these names ring any bell. Busta was the groups only true asset, the other members sounded pretty much like you average pedestrian MC's/DJ. Busta stuck out immediately, his unique voice and characteristic flow were unlike any other. All that being said LOTNS's debut album "A Future Without a Past..." is an overlooked golden age (almost) classic, and in all fairness it isn't just due to Busta.
Looking back though it really isn't that much of a suprise "A Future Without a Past..." didn't enjoy much success. The year was 1991, records now considered classic were dropping almost weekly, so it's really no wonder LOTNS got overlooked. But the truth is, "A Future Without a Past..." really do deserve more attention than it has been getting. It'll be hard to argue for it being an undeniable classic, and I won't even try to go there. But nonetheless this is a highly enjoyable debut record released at what is considered by many (me) hip-hop's creative peak. But enough about me check it out for yourself, hip-hop heads/historians are sure to dig it. Peace.
Leaders of the New School - A Future Without a Past... 1991
