Monday, December 29, 2008

Stress: The Extinction Agenda - Organized Konfusion [1994]


"How does one define an underrated classic at the level of 'Stress: The Extinction Agenda'. Sure, Organized Konfusion turned heads with their self-titled debut which can sort of be labeled as the underground's 'The Low End Theory'. As anyone familiar with hip-hop knows, Organized Konfusion possesses an extremely fluent poet in the form of Pharoahe Monch who literally gives probably the best rap performance ever on this record. His style is one of a kind, and those who label him as the second coming of Rakim are right on point. He has proven time and time again that he is a genius lyricist and his two solo records 'Internal Affairs' (1999) and 'Desire' (2007) are testaments to his prowess behind the mic. His partner in crime Prince Po delivers in an extreme contrast to Monch, his style is just as conscious but usually completely to the point which is definitely a nice counter to Monch's very hefty rhymes." - pixiesfanyo

I'm dead serious here. This is probably one of the greatest rap albums of all time.



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