Fashawn – Boy Meets World (2024 Reissue) (Limited Edition Cassette Tape)

Hip - hop has long had an obsession with the debut album as it marks an artist’s introduction to the world and often lives on as their definitive piece of work. Nas had Illmatic . Jay had Reasonable Doubt . Snoop had Doggystyle . Biggie had Ready to Die . On October 2 0th , 2009, the day came for Fashawn to make his own mark with, Boy Meets World . The result was an honest, heartfelt and witty album, the likes of which had seldom been heard from someone his age. Abound with captivating storytelling and magnificent production, the album would quickly receive critical praise. XXL gave it an ‘XL’ rating and called it an album that “resonates a lot more than the work of some rappers decades his senior.” HipHopDX called it “perhaps the most heir apparent to Nas’ ’94 classic.” Meshing beautifully and exclusively over the soulful loops of producer Exile — who wowed listeners and critics with Below T he Heavens , his 2007 collaboration with Blu — Fashawn's audio biography touches on his series of stepfathers ( "I called them all daddy/even though they didn't have me" ) and even a friend's suicide. Yet he still finds time to play, swapping boasts with his producer on "Bo Jackson" and plotting his way out of the friend zone with "Lupita." On “The Ecology,” Fashawn articulates the inner struggles of a good kid from a bad place, over Exile’s dramatic string sample. Fashawn may only have been 20 years old at the time of the album’s release , but he ’s possessed the wisdom of a man well beyond his years. Brimming with a nostalgic potency that makes the record just as relatable and fresh today as it was when it was first released, Dirty Science Records in partnership with Coalmine Reissues are honored to release this special edition reissue of this classic album on cassette for the first time , just in time for the album’s 15th anniversary
 
 FORMAT: Cassette Tape
 CONDITION: Brand New
 GENRE:  Rap / Hip Hop
 UPC:  706091206542
 LABEL:  Dirty Science
 NO. OF TAPES:  1
 
 TRACKLIST:
 A1 Intro
 A2 Freedom
 A3 Hey Young World Featuring – Aloe Blacc, Devoya
 A4 Stars
 A5 Life As A Shorty Featuring – J. Mitchell
 A6 The Ecology
 A7 Our Way Featuring – Evidence
 A8 Why
 A9 Samsonite Man Featuring – Blu
 A10 The Score Featuring – Planet Asia
 B1 Breathe Featuring – Bravo
 B2 Father
 B3 Sunny Ca. Featuring – Co$$, Mistah Fab
 B4 Bo Jackson Featuring – Exile
 B5 Lupita
 B6 When She Calls
 B7 Boy Meets World
 B8 The Outer City
 B9 S.O.F.