other than you, something brand new:

Labtekwon walking around Baltimore, breaking down different neighborhoods. I remember listening to his Nile Child album (infamous for the Souls of Mischief dis) a lot around the same time Aesop Rock had Music for Earthworms and Foolblown (the site and indie hip hop label that pre-dated Hip Hop Infinity business shadyness) had a dope compliation CD out that put me on to groups that I’d be a fan of for a long time like CVE, Blueprint, and Subtitle. I remember cats like Sole and Dose of Anticon being Labtekwon fans, which turned into a few projects with MUSH. via XLR8R, Visit Labtekwon

Part 2/2

We tapped prolific leftfield rapper/producer Labtekwon for a tour of his beloved hometown–and got more than we asked for. Lab is a true original. His singular aesthetic—a combination of true-school hip-hop, Afrocentrism, free jazz, and dance beats—is rooted in his eccentric West Baltimore upbringing. Here, Lab shows us Harm City history, hack cabs, vegan spots, and long-abandoned housing projects. In other words, parts of Baltimore you might not even see on The Wire.



  1. T. Reynolds on Tuesday 3, 2008

    Props to Foolblown.

    That CV Vault track was the shit. Wreccless really came the tightest he ever came I still remember the rhyme in the middle of the rhtyhm we pause the tape, kick back to the game and alternate etc. etc.

  2. CVelasco on Tuesday 3, 2008

    damn forgot vixen had a track on that foolblown comp, produced by slant. i might have to dig up this CD later

  3. T. Reynolds on Tuesday 3, 2008

    Oh shit was it bitches have it twice as hard?

    I can’t remember

    Yeah but I had completely forgotten about Foolblown but I ordered a gang of shit from there Freshman year of school