![]() Trio Company Flow, who had just released Funcrusher Plus, was a focal point. Additionally, Black Star makes an appearance, pairing Kweli with Medina Green member Mos Def (nka Yasiin Bey). The mixtape heavily introduced Talib Kweli and Reflection Eternal partner DJ Hi-Tek. ![]() Soundboming 1 appeared set on breaking new acts through their music, and a few respected cosigns. Rawkus pulled from pockets such as the renowned Lyricist Lounge, Manhattan’s Nuyorican Poets Cafe in the Lower East Side, and ciphers located at Washington Park in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village. Its title was a graffiti metaphor of “bombing” to mean covering up as well as combating the old guard. The LP’s cover portrayed a DJ scratching vinyl, not its artists or DJ host. Rawkus’ second full-length project boasted Black Moon/Da Beatminerz producer DJ Evil Dee on the mix, and atop its cover touted, “The Ultimate Guide To Underground Hip-Hop.” Time would prove it most certainly was. Twenty years ago this week (October 14, 1997) New York-based independent Hip-Hop label Rawkus Records released Soundbombing Vol. ![]()
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