Various Artists – Deep Concentration 4: Wreckin' The Floor (2003) (CD)

Compilation series are usually a fine source for digging the latest and greatest in underground rap, but the fourth volume in Om’s Deep Concentration series deserves a special place even among the classics. J Boogie, the master of ceremonies (and an MC on one track), gives this set a funky, old-school feel, dedicating the record to earthy breaks and mile-wide hooks guaranteed to paste smiles on the faces of hip-hop fans. The lineup is stellar as well, including several excellent collaborations — People Under the Stairs meets J Boogie himself on the moving-and-grooving “Movin to My Beat”; the turntablist DJ Format, veteran of several Return of the DJ compilations, backs Akil and Chali 2na from Jurassic 5 with a production that surprisingly equals most any Jurassic track; J-Live cuts it up with the Nextmen, a young but talented British production crew; and Planet Asia, one of the best rappers on the West Coast, meets turntablist Mista Sinista over a seminal Architect production. Surprisingly, a few of the new names are no less impressive, led by Crown City Rockers and Swamburger.

FORMAT: Compact Disc
CONDITION: Mint Condition
GENRE:  Rap / Hip Hop
UPC:  600353034020
LABEL:  OM Records
NO. OF DISCS:  1
 
TRACKLIST:
01 – The Nextmen Feat. J-Live – 31st of February
02 – DJ Format Feat. Chali 2NA & Akil – We Know Something You Don’t Know
03 – Zeph & Azeem – Here Comes the Judge
04 – Sparo – Bullit
05 – Presto Feat. Lowd & DJ Haul – Breath Control
06 – Planet Asia Feat. Mista Sinista – Sinista Scratch
07 – DJ Tonk – 118th Hustle
08 – J Boogie Feat. People Under the Stairs – Movin To My Beat
09 – Crown City Rockers – Something
10 – Strange Fruit Project – Speed Bump
11 – Swamburger – Womanside
12 – King Cobra Feat. Roots Manuva – Callin’ Mr. Tate
13 – Mass Influence – A Yo! Atlanta Ya On
14 – Colossus – Freeeked
15 – Foriegn Legion – Feel The Music