Track Listing
1. Intro
2. Braggin' Writes - (with J-Live)
3. Break It Down - (with Brainwash)
4. Off Balance - (with Laster/Ed O.G.)
5. Head Over Wheels - (with G-Depp)
6. Skit
7. Lyrical Tactics - (with Natural Elements)
8. 8 Steps to Perfection - (with Company Flow)
9. Change - (with Shades Of Brooklyn)
10. Too Complex - (with L The Head Toucha)
11. Intro
12. Metal Thangz - (with Street Smartz)
13. Inner City Blues - (with Rezidue)
14. Properties of Steel - (with Godfather Don)
15. Mixmaster - (with Brainsick Mob)
16. 21 Years - (with Choclair)
17. Outro
18. Feel the High Pt. 2 - (with Finsta Bundy)
| Details | | Distributor: | Universal Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
HAZE PRESENTS...NEW YORK REALITY CHECK 101 is a continuous, in-the-mix recording by DJ Premier.
Producers include: George Sulmers, Madsol-Desar, Ques, Charlemagne, Da Beatminerz.
On the heels of the above-ground CROOKLYN CUTS mixtape series, DJ Premier digs even deeper into his crates to bless heads with a strictly underground compilation. Plainly put by Mr. Dave at the onset of a 75-minute studio session that sees Primo juggle 14 raw 12-inches from a rag-tag group of largely-unknown artists, "This is the best of the independent that came out." Premier's tension-building cuts and untouchable track selection make NEW YORK REALITY CHECK 101 one of the best underground compilations ever.
Editorial Reviews
4 (out of 5) - ...Hip-Hop just sounds so much more...hot being backspun, cut up, scratched and all that...especially in the able hands of DJ Premier...
Rap Pages (05/01/1998)
...With the incomparable DJ Premier mixing and blending the 16 tracks, graf legend Eric Haze provides the consummate compilation of music from today's most revered underground MCs...
Vibe (03/01/1998)
3.5 Stars (out of 5) - ...a compilation assembled by graffiti legend Haze and Gang Starr's DJ Premier that highlights Manhattan's underground hip-hop scene....verbal skills and def(t) turntablism rule the roost...
Rolling Stone (01/22/1998)
...talk[s] `realness' and feature[s] some cream talent...but [it] ultimately work[s] like [a] glorified hometown demo-tape sampler...
Spin (02/01/1998)
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