Released On: Scarface Records, 1992
Before the L.A. riots, there was "Coffee, Donuts, And Death", a brutal screed advocating cop-killing as a cure for the brutality and corruption endemic amongst those who policed the poor communities across America. And that's not even the most controversial song on the album: that prize goes to "Bush Killa", the President Bush Sr. assassination fantasy that caused Warner Bros. to cancel the album's release (the date of which neatly coincided with the lead-up to the 1992 U.S. Presidential election). What else would you expect from an album that opens up with nearly two minutes of sirens and heavy machine-gun fire titled "The Enema (Live At The White House)". It wasn't just about the political firebrand lyrics, however; the production is tight and funky, with crisp bass and an adventurous sense of sampling. None of this is surprising, of course, considering a very young DJ Shadow handles a lot of the production here. One of the fiercest hip-hop albums to ever make the white establishment really, really uncomfortable.
Where You'd Know It From: Hip-Hop History 101? That dreadlocked kid in your class who found the album during Bush Jr.'s reign and thought it was soooo timely?
Track Listing:
1. The Enema (Live At The White House) (1:53)
2. Make Way For A Panther (2:30)
3. Sleeping With The Enemy (2:40)
4. House Niggas Bleed Too (1:31)
5. Bush Killa (4:51)
6. Coffee, Donuts, And Death (3:52)
7. Thinka 'Bout It (4:26)
8. Guerrillas In The Mist (3:11)
9. The Days Of Old (4:19)
10. Long Hot Summer (1:42)
11. Conspiracy Of Silence (3:42)
12. Funky Lil' Party (2:49)
13. Check It Out Ch'All (3:27)
14. Rise (1:12)
15. Assata's Song (5:01)
("Bush Killa")
("Coffee, Donuts & Death")
("Guerrillas In The Mist")
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