Their prominence in the birth of the golden age of rap has left a mark. Unfortunately, you can’t locate these tracks anywhere besides the Rhymesayers’ site themselves, or their Soundcloud page.Ĭredit: Tone Deaf De La Soul – The First Six Albumsĭe La Soul is an essential group for any hip hop head. While many of his other releases have been uploaded to Spotify and Apple Music’s platforms, this was never intended for the same fate, and as such became nearly mythical relative to other Rhymesayer releases. Featuring a Talib Kweli feature and outstanding Jake One production, the rough and grimey demos showcase some of Ali’s best bars. It’s a shame that the only way to hear these particular Yasiin Bey’s raps over Madlib, J Dilla, and Neptunes production is through the likes of Youtube.Ĭredit: Rhymesayers Entertainment Brother Ali – Left In The Deck (2013)Īs a prominent Rhymesayers member, Brother Ali would opt to release this album “directly” to his fans via downloads and merch bundles. He would go on to blame them for the takedown of the high-energy discography installment, hinting that the rights to the music had been purchased by a third party. What’s worse than an album being held back from streaming services? How about an album being uploaded and then later taken down? After Blackstar’s run, and a few solo projects to his name, Mos Def released this fourth album under the label Downtown Records. With the recent addition of some classic albums to the streaming circuit (I’m looking at you, Kool G, and Pharaoh Monch), it was time to pull the curtain back and see what the people have been missing.Ĭredit: Downtown Records Mos Def – The Ecstatic (2009) This can be due to sample clearance issues, control labels, and other behind-the-scenes roadblocks. To this day there are still numerous projects that never made the jump to modern platforms. Now, nearly the entire discography of any notable artist has been uploaded and is just waiting to be streamed– keyword nearly. Gone are the days of buying albums online (let alone a physical store) as your only hope of listening. The streaming age has changed the game forever.
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