Latyrx (The Album)
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Latyrx is the debut full-length studio album by the American
underground hip-hop duo
Latyrx
, consisting of San Francisco Bay area
rappers Lateef the Truthspeaker and Lyrics Born
. The album was released on August 25, 1997 on the Solesides
record label
. Solesides was reestablished as Quannum Projects
soon after, and the album was re-released on the Quannum label in 2002.
Allmusic notes that the "sonically inventive" album, when considered with subsequent Quannum releases, "represents a major step for the Solesides (later Quannum) collective in replacing the Hieroglyphics
as the Bay Area's most adventurous underground crew."
except:
United States
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underground hip-hop duo
Duet (music)
A duet is a musical composition for two performers. In classical music, the term is most often used for a composition for two singers or pianists; with other instruments, the word duo is also often used. A piece performed by two pianists performing together on the same piano is referred to as...
Latyrx
Latyrx
Latyrx is a hip hop music group consisting of Lateef the Truth Speaker and Lyrics Born. The roots of their partnership lay in the formation of the Solesides collective at the University of California, Davis.-History:...
, consisting of San Francisco Bay area
San Francisco Bay Area
The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, is a populated region that surrounds the San Francisco and San Pablo estuaries in Northern California. The region encompasses metropolitan areas of San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, along with smaller urban and rural areas...
rappers Lateef the Truthspeaker and Lyrics Born
Lyrics Born
Lyrics Born , is a Japanese American rapper, record producer, songwriter, and voice over announcer. He is also one half of the group Latyrx with Lateef the Truthspeaker.-History:...
. The album was released on August 25, 1997 on the Solesides
Solesides
Solesides was an underground hip hop label based in Northern California, founded in 1991. It comprised various DJs and MCs, the most notable being DJ Shadow, MC–producer Lyrics Born, and the duo, Blackalicious. The members of Solesides all met via the radio station, KDVS, the 5000-watt community...
record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
. Solesides was reestablished as Quannum Projects
Quannum Projects
Quannum Projects is a hip hop collective based in the San Francisco Bay Area. It has been active since 1992, when it was formed at UC Davis under the moniker Solesides Records. It is also the name of the independent record label that releases their records, as well as those of a number of other...
soon after, and the album was re-released on the Quannum label in 2002.
Allmusic notes that the "sonically inventive" album, when considered with subsequent Quannum releases, "represents a major step for the Solesides (later Quannum) collective in replacing the Hieroglyphics
Hieroglyphics (band)
Hieroglyphics, also known as the Hieroglyphics Crew and Hiero, are an American underground hip hop collective based in Oakland, California. The collective was founded in the early-1990s by rapper Del tha Funkee Homosapien...
as the Bay Area's most adventurous underground crew."
Track listing
- Latyrx – 5:48
- Say That – 3:41
- The Quickening (The Wreckoning, Pt. 2) – 5:02
- Balcony Beach (featuring Joyo Velarde) – 5:30
- Live at 90.3 '94 – 1:25
- The Muzapper's Mix: Aim for the Flickering Flame / Rankin #1 – 4:13
- Funky Granules – 1:49
- Bad News – 2:46
- Off (With) Their Heads (Be Prompt) – 3:03
- Interlude – 0:24
- Burnt Pride – 6:53
- Scratchapella – 0:23
- The Wreckoning (Live 45 mix) – 2:47
- Burning Hot in Cali on a Saturday Night (featuring BlackaliciousBlackaliciousBlackalicious is an American hip hop duo from Sacramento, California made up of rapper Gift of Gab and DJ/producer Chief Xcel . They are noted for Gift of Gab's often "tongue-twisting", multisyllabic, complex rhymes and Chief Xcel's "classic" beats...
) – 3:30
Production credits
All songs produced by Lyrics BornLyrics Born
Lyrics Born , is a Japanese American rapper, record producer, songwriter, and voice over announcer. He is also one half of the group Latyrx with Lateef the Truthspeaker.-History:...
except:
- Tracks 1, 3, 12, 13 produced by DJ ShadowDJ ShadowJoshua Paul Davis better known as DJ Shadow is an American music producer, DJ and songwriter. He is considered a prominent figure in the development of instrumental hip hop and first gained notice with the release of his highly acclaimed debut album Endtroducing....., which was constructed...
- Tracks 8, 14 produced by Chief Xcel
- Track 5 from Live at KDVSKDVSKDVS is an American student and community radio station based in Davis, California. Featuring a freeform programming format, the station is owned by Regents of the University of California...
1994 with John Tchicai