Lyricist Lounge Vol. 1

Rating

Album: Lyricist Lounge Vol. 1
#	Song Title		Time
	Disc 1
1)	Street Promoters Skit	More Info...	0:46
2)	Intro (De La Soul/Lyricist Lounge Vol. 1)	More Info...	1:41
3)	Bring Hip Hop Back	More Info...	3:55
4)	Keep Pouring	More Info...	5:29
5)	Blood	More Info...	5:13
6)	Body Rock	More Info...	5:11
7)	Bathroom Cipher	More Info...	4:24
8)	Da Cipher	More Info...	4:10
9)	Famous Last Words	More Info...	5:05
10)	No Matter	More Info...	5:20
11)	Action Guranteed	More Info...	5:24
12)	All In My Own	More Info...	7:33
13)	The Phone Call Skit	More Info...	1:03
14)	Live From The D.J. Stretch Armstrong Show	More Info...	10:10
	Disc 2
1)	Ohm	More Info...	3:30
2)	Intro (Kool Keith & Sir Menelik/Lyricist Lounge Vol. 1)	More Info...	1:35
3)	Mayday	More Info...	5:38
4)	The Manifesto	More Info...	5:44
5)	Be OK	More Info...	5:44
6)	Lyrics	More Info...	3:48
7)	Outside The Lounge	More Info...	7:08
8)	Holy Water	More Info...	6:23
9)	Jayou	More Info...	4:04
10)	C.I.A. (Criminals In Action)	More Info...	5:21
11)	Society	More Info...	5:16
12)	Weight	More Info...	6:14
13)	After The Show	More Info...	8:09

Album: Lyricist Lounge Vol. 1
#	Song Title		Time
	Disc 1
1)	Street Promoters Skit	More Info...	0:46
2)	Intro (De La Soul/Lyricist Lounge Vol. 1)	More Info...	1:41
3)	Bring Hip Hop Back	More Info...	3:55
4)	Keep Pouring	More Info...	5:29
5)	Blood	More Info...	5:13
6)	Body Rock	More Info...	5:11
7)	Bathroom Cipher	More Info...	4:24
8)	Da Cipher	More Info...	4:10
9)	Famous Last Words	More Info...	5:05
10)	No Matter	More Info...	5:20
11)	Action Guranteed	More Info...	5:24
12)	All In My Own	More Info...	7:33
13)	The Phone Call Skit	More Info...	1:03
14)	Live From The D.J. Stretch Armstrong Show	More Info...	10:10
	Disc 2
1)	Ohm	More Info...	3:30
2)	Intro (Kool Keith & Sir Menelik/Lyricist Lounge Vol. 1)	More Info...	1:35
3)	Mayday	More Info...	5:38
4)	The Manifesto	More Info...	5:44
5)	Be OK	More Info...	5:44
6)	Lyrics	More Info...	3:48
7)	Outside The Lounge	More Info...	7:08
8)	Holy Water	More Info...	6:23
9)	Jayou	More Info...	4:04
10)	C.I.A. (Criminals In Action)	More Info...	5:21
11)	Society	More Info...	5:16
12)	Weight	More Info...	6:14
13)	After The Show	More Info...	8:09

Tracks

Performer Notes

Created by Anthony Marshall and Danny Castro, Lyricist Lounge is an open-mic gathering of underground MCs at various stages throughout New York City. LYRICIST LOUNGE VOL. 1 is a collection filled with phat beats, underground rappers and wicked lyrics. The two-disc compilation is set in a make-shift lounge with De La Soul hosting the first disc and Kool Keith & Sir Menelik MCing the second.
Check out "Body Rock" featuring Q-Tip, Mos Def and Tash, and "C.I.A.," a hot collaboration between KRS-One and Zack De La Rocha from hard rockers Rage Against the Machine. Also checking in with hot tracks are Bahamadia & Rah Digga ("Be OK,") O.C. & Ras Kass ("Action Guaranteed") and Cipher Complete ("Bring Hip-Hop Back.") In keeping with the lounge/skit concept feel, there is a live recording of Black Thought, Common, Pharoahe Monch and Absolute from the notorious underground hip-hop radio show DJ Stretch Armstrong & Bobbito the Barber.

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone (6/11/98, p.118) - 3 Stars (out of 5) - "...a double album spawned from the seven-year-old New York-based traveling venue at which unsigned artists express themselves....there's plenty of great unsigned talent here..."

Vibe (5/98, p.140) - "...this compilation includes joints from both little-known heads and major-label artists....sharp metaphors and pinpoint punch lines..."

The Source (6/98, p.165) - 3.5 Mics (out of 5) - "...VOL. 1 does such a good job in recreating the experience of being at the Lounge....LOUNGE moves quickly, delivering a suprising number of gems and almost no duds..."