BL_CK B_ST_RDS: Deluxe Edition

2CDブックレットの豪華盤 !!

ご存知、鉄仮面MF DOOMのユニット、KMDの名作が、レア曲、リミックス、インスト収録のボーナス・ディスク付き2枚組CD + ブックレット仕様で豪華再発!

Zev Love XことMF Doom、その実弟である故DJ Subroc、そしてOnyx The Birthstone Kidによるトリオ、KMDが残した94年産クラシック・アルバムで、リリース当初その過激なジャケ写による発禁騒動も物議を醸した問題作『Black Bastards』が久々の再発!

今回は、ボーナス・ディスクとしてレア・カット、リミックス、そしてインストを18曲追加した2枚組パッケージ、しかもあの名著『Check The Technique』の著者Brian Colemanが監修し、MF Doom、Pete Nice、Dante Ross、Bobbito Garciaへのインタビューや貴重な当時写真を含む32ページのブックレットを付属したデラックス仕様再発!

Originally scheduled for release back in 1994 but scrapped due to controversial cover art, K.M.D.'s follow-up to their debut Mr. Hood was considered to be one of the Holy Grail records in the annals of hip-hop history. The death of group member Sub-Roc in a car accident squashed the future of K.M.D. shortly after it was recorded. Employing ideals and samples from the album The Blue Guerilla by Kain of the Last Poets, the tone of this record was to be dramatically different than their first, which was lighthearted and playful while still spreading a message about racial stereotypes. Volatile yet poignant tracks like "What a Nigga Know" and "Black Bastards!" are hip-hop fireballs. Subjects like alcoholism ("Sweet Premium Wine"), drug use ("Smokin' That S*#%"), and women ("Plumskinzz") were all touched upon with incendiary tones. The sound of the record is very raw and sounds unfinished due to Elektra shelving the project, but it doesn't take away from the magic that would have made this a suitable follow-up. ~ Douglas Siwek