Little Brother - The Listening (2003)

As a nearly self-identified former backpacker, I know this is blasphemy, but I never really listened to 'The Listening'. I don't know what happened. In the summer of 2005, 'The Minstrel Show' and 'The Chitlin Circuit 1.5' were in full rotation, but I never really got to this one, and haven't since....until recently. It's pretty good. Not sure if I like it more than TMS, but it's close...

1. Morning
2. Groupie Pt. 2
3. For You
4. Speed
5. What Ever You Say
6. Make Me Hot - (interlude)
7. Yo-Yo, The
8. Shorty On The Lookout
9. Love Joint Revisited
10. So Fabulous
11. Way You Do It, The
12. Roy Lee Producer Extraordinaire - (interlude)
13. Getup, The
14. Away From Here
15. Nobody But You
16. Home - (interlude)
17. Nighttime Maneuvers
18. The Listening

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Blacken the Skies - s/t (2003)

Crusty anarcho-punk that I knew I would like as soon as I saw the band name. From Crimethinc. One of the few things that come from them that I can co-sign.

1. Only One Solution 6:44
2. Last Laugh 4:14
3. I Am An Anarchist 5:36
4. A Visious Cycle Broken 8:17
5. Diary Of An Endangered Species 3:25
6. We Are All Guilty 3:11
7. Fertilizer 1:34
8. Vengeance Is Yours 4:36
9. Untitled 1:50
10.Wading Through Debris
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Dwele - Subject [2003]

1. Intro (Poppa)
2. Truth, The
3. Find A Way
4. Twuneanunda
5. A.N.G.E.L. - (interlude)
6. Day At A Time
7. Subject
8. Sho' Ya Right
9. Money Don't Mean A Thing
10. Hold On
11. Kick Outta U
12. Without U
13. Whoomp - (interlude)
14. Lady Of Mahogany
15. A.N.G.E.L. - (reprise, featuring Slum Village)
16. Let Your Hair Down

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Crooked I - Westcoastanostra Volume One (2003)

01 - Crooked I - Intro
02 - Crooked I - Hood Near You
03 - Crooked I - Ya Really Don't
04 - Crooked I - Death Rows Back
05 - Crooked I - You Know What'z Up
06 - Crooked I - Quit Snitchin'
07 - Crooked I - Fuc-Wid-Us

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Psychodrama - Time VS Life: The Neverending Story (2003)

01-P.S.Y.C.H.O.D.R.A.M.A.
02-Twerkin' & Tweekin'
03-Restaurant Skit
04-Chicago
05-Funky Boots
06-Quelude
07-Horrible Terrible
08-Don't Stop
09-On Lock
10-Otherlude
11-Cloud 9,999
12-Music
13-I
14-On Lock (Chicago Remix)
15-Got A Light
16-Shot In The Dark (Bonus Track)
17-Dialogue

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Sly And The Family Stone-The Essential (2003)

Disc One

1. Underdog
2. I Cannot Make It
3. Dance To The Music
4. Are You Ready?
5. Fun
6. M'Lady
7. Life
8. Love City
9. Stand!
10. Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey
11. I Want To Take You Higher
12. Somebody's Watching You
13. Sing A Simple Song
14. Everyday People
15. You Can Make It If You Try
16. Hot Fun In The Summertime
17. Everybody Is A Star
18. Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Again

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Disc Two

1. Family Affair
2. Luv N' Haight
3. Poet
4. (You Caught Me) Smilin'
5. Runnin' Away
6. Brave & Strong
7. Just Like A Baby
8. Thank You For Talkin' To Me Africa
9. In Time
10. If You Want Me To Stay
11. Frisky
12. Skin I'm In
13. Babies Makin' Babies
14. If It Were Left Up To Me
15. Time For Livin'
16. Loose Booty
17. I Get High On You

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The Psycho Realm-A War Story Book 2 (2003)

I remember when this dropped, it kinda came out of nowhere. I already done had some of these tracks, as they were floating around the internet, but after Duke's shooting, Jacken apparently went back into the studio and did some shit to finish up this album. Not as good as the first one, but still worth the time of day.

01. Street Terrorism
02. The Enenmy Strikes Back
03. Wasted
04. The Killing Field
05. Art Of Execution
06. Palace Of Exile
07. First Day Of Freedom
08. Poison Rituals
09. Unknown Soldier
10. Soul Sacrifice
11. Dysfunctional
12. Good Times
13. Lifestyle
14. Concrete Jungles
15. Gun Control

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From Ashes Rise-Nightmares (2003)

Man, I used to hate crust and d-beat. Just wasn't my thing. I heard a lot of shitty bands before I got to one I genuinely liked. From Ashes Rise was that band. Dark, depressing, guttural, angry, hopeless, political, etc. G'yeah!

01. Reaction
02. Hell In The Darkness
03. They
04. Final Goodbye
05. On The Fray
06. Nightmares
07. Noise
08. Inner Beast
09. Interlude
10. Mandate
11. Bloodlust
12. In A Free Land

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