The Great Depression (Vinyl 2xLP) Latin & World

The Great Depression (Vinyl 2xLP) Latin & WorldDespite his membership among today's corporate rap elite, as DMX's The Great Depression proves, the overwrought production and excessive use of trite catch phrases that typify their breed can't mask the dark man's innate raw power. while X's reputation is intact and it's hip hop as a genre that's floundering, the album serves as an antidote to the flood of insipid hip hop r&b combinations and "oochie wally" isms that clog the airwaves. Standout tracks

By the time 'Tighten Up' was released in early 1969 (and only operating since July of 1968)

as he's known: Ed Motta

and eccentric music loops

cultivating weak ties with strangers and generally avoiding intimacy at all costs

Several songs were previewed on tour and Art Garfunkel worked on some of the songs with Simon in the studio

The classic self titled album from Instant Funk

Brunswick producer Carl Davis was inspired to remove Acklin's vocal and replace it with a piano solo shortly after the original release

Call Me covers remarkable ground

while others spent time behind the desk with some minor disco stars

The Upper Cuts features newly remastered versions of Braxe’s tracks with Fred Falke

Featuring Tony Vasquez (vocals)

percolating rhythms