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Show & AG:: Goodfellas:: Payday/FFRR RecordsShow & AG:::: Payday/FFRR Records. RapReviews 'Back to the Lab' series.as reviewed by Jason De Zilva'I love hip-hop – Not Rock 'N Roll/Yeah I'm a giant, and I got lots of soul'From the outset of Showbiz and AG's 1991 EP lead single 'Soul Clap,' the Bronx natives asserted their stance as the progenitors of hardcore hip-hop, epitomizing the art of braggadocio rap with the rhythm and drums of boom bap beats. Their style was a natural transition from the freestyle battles on the block, which is how AG got Lord Finesse's attention, and helped formulate the trademark hip-hop produced by the DITC (Diggin' in the Crates) crew. Along with other artists Diamond D, Buckwild, Fat Joe, OC, and, last but not least, Big L, DITC became a staple to any and all underground heads, bringing forth that bass-heavy tempo and hard drum-lines interspersed with creative, looming samples to add some old school flavor to the new school age.Enter 1995: DITC had already a plethora of solid releases from Lord Finesse, Fat Joe, and Diamond D a few years earlier, cementing the crew's reputation for simplistic yet booming hip-hop.
However, the tides were seemingly changing and newer releases from 1994 onwards were indicative of a change in sound and speak – while effective in many cases, they were nonetheless stepping away from that sound typified in the DITC camp. The challenge for the underground kings, then, came to be to adjust and mould their signature groove with a new age feel. In stepped Show & AG. Although the name had changed, the crew was nevertheless the same and more than willing to change with the times, while hitting on all levels which they themselves had previously constructed. The result was 'Goodfellas' – an album that fit well into that pantheon of hip-hop eras (1994 to 1996) and beamed as the penultimate cap to DITC's string of solid efforts.On the lead-off song 'Never Less than Ill,' Showbiz re-introduces the audience to the group with thundering cymbals and horn flashes coupled with a minimalist one-key piano loop that beats you in the head – there's no song more aptly titled! However, the changes are immediately evident as Show reprises his MC role for only one bar this go-around, then hands the mic reins off to AG.
Name: Showbiz & A.G. – GoodfellasGenre: Rap Hip-HopYear: 1995Label: PayDay/FFRR/PolyGram RecordsFeaturing: D Flow, Lord Finesse, Method Man, Wali World, Diamond DProducer: Showbiz, Lord Finesse, DJ Premier, DJ Roc, Raida DresFormat: mp3 320 kbpsDuration: 00:50:32Size: 121 MbTracklist:01. Never Less Than Ill (01:32)02. You Know Now (03:48)03. Windows 7 search for strings inside files. Check It Out (03:54)04.
Add On (feat. D Flow & Lord Finesse) (04:01)05. Next Level (Nyte Time Mix) (04:09)06. Time For (02:47)07.
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Got The Flava (feat. D Flow, Method Man & Wali World) (03:24)08. Neighbahood Sickness (04:37)09. All Out (03:55)10. Medicine (03:46)11. I’m Not The One (02:49)12. Got Ya Back (feat.
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Wally World) (03:50)13. Next Level (04:00)14. You Want It (feat. Diamond D) (03:55).