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Having made a name for himself as a guest MC on D.I.T.C. (Diggin' in the Crates) projects such as Diamond D.'s Stunts, Blunts & Hip-Hop and Showbiz & A.G.'s Runaway Slave, the flamboyantly gifted Lamont Coleman (aka Big L) dropped his debut in early 1995. A product of the mean streets of Harlem, L made his bones in the rap game with his rapid fire freestyle delivery and clever punchline-peppered rhymes. A patchwork album with a few outstanding cuts, Lifestylez fails to package the lightning-in-a-bottle talent of this cut-above MC. The album showcases L as a master of the lyrical stickup undressing his competition with kinetic metaphors and a brash comedic repertoire. The lead track, "Put It On" produced by Kid Capri, is a party cut with a criminal attitude. "M.V.P." snatches a brief segment from DeBarge's "Stay With Me" (later aggrandized on the Notorious B.I.G.'s popular remix of "One More Chance"). "Da Graveyard" features a young Cam'ron (here Killa Kam) and most notably a superb verse from a pre-Jigga Jay-Z (at the outset of his solo career). With better production and marketing, Big L might have found himself with a platinum album but instead he settled for platinum respect. This album captures the dynamic potential of a street legend, a legend who would later be gunned down in his prime.
© M.F. DiBella /TiVo
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A. Best, Composer, Lyricist - L. Coleman, Composer, Lyricist - chris conway, Engineer - Rich July, Mixing Engineer - Tony Smalios, Recording Engineer - Tony Dawsey, Mastering Engineer - Big L, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Buck Wyld, Producer - John Shriver, Assistant Engineer - Chris Irish, Assistant Engineer - Dino Zervos, Assistant Engineer - Mack Robinson, Assistant Engineer
(P) 1995 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
R. Hall, Composer, Lyricist - L. Coleman, Composer, Lyricist - E. Jordan, Composer, Lyricist - Mark DeBarge, Composer, Lyricist - chris conway, Engineer - Lord Finesse, Producer - Tony Dawsey, Mastering Engineer - Big L, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Shriver, Assistant Engineer - Chris Irish, Assistant Engineer - Dino Zervos, Assistant Engineer - Mack Robinson, Assistant Engineer
(P) 1995 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
L. Coleman, Composer, Lyricist - Showbiz, Producer - Rodney Lemay, Composer, Lyricist - chris conway, Engineer - Tony Dawsey, Mastering Engineer - Big L, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Shriver, Assistant Engineer - Chris Irish, Assistant Engineer - Dino Zervos, Assistant Engineer - Mack Robinson, Assistant Engineer
(P) 1995 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Cameron Giles, Composer - Buck-Wild (A. Best), Lyricist - Killa Kam, Lyricist - Twan, Composer, Lyricist - Trooper J, Composer, Lyricist - Herb McGruff, Lyricist - Mike Boogie, Composer, Lyricist - Buddah Bless, Composer, Lyricist - Big L (L. Coleman), Lyricist - Anthony Best, Composer - Herbert Brown, Composer - chris conway, Engineer - Tony Dawsey, Mastering Engineer - Big L, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Terra, Composer, Lyricist - Buck Wyld, Producer - John Shriver, Assistant Engineer - Chris Irish, Assistant Engineer - Dino Zervos, Assistant Engineer - Mack Robinson, Assistant Engineer - Lamont Coleman, Composer
(P) 1995 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
R. Hall, Composer, Lyricist - L. Coleman, Composer, Lyricist - chris conway, Engineer - Lord Finesse, Producer - Tony Dawsey, Mastering Engineer - Big L, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Shriver, Assistant Engineer - Chris Irish, Assistant Engineer - Dino Zervos, Assistant Engineer - Mack Robinson, Assistant Engineer
(P) 1995 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
A. Best, Composer, Lyricist - L. Coleman, Composer, Lyricist - chris conway, Engineer - Rich July, Mixing Engineer - Tony Smalios, Recording Engineer - Tony Dawsey, Mastering Engineer - Big L, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Buck Wyld, Producer - John Shriver, Assistant Engineer - Chris Irish, Assistant Engineer - Dino Zervos, Assistant Engineer - Mack Robinson, Assistant Engineer
(P) 1995 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
R. Hall, Composer, Lyricist - L. Coleman, Composer, Lyricist - chris conway, Engineer - Lord Finesse, Producer - Tony Dawsey, Mastering Engineer - Big L, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Shriver, Assistant Engineer - Chris Irish, Assistant Engineer - Dino Zervos, Assistant Engineer - Mack Robinson, Assistant Engineer
(P) 1995 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
A. Best, Composer, Lyricist - L. Coleman, Composer, Lyricist - chris conway, Engineer - Tony Dawsey, Mastering Engineer - Big L, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Buck Wyld, Producer - John Shriver, Assistant Engineer - Chris Irish, Assistant Engineer - Dino Zervos, Assistant Engineer - Mack Robinson, Assistant Engineer
(P) 1995 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
R. Hall, Composer, Lyricist - L. Coleman, Composer, Lyricist - chris conway, Engineer - Lord Finesse, Producer - Tony Dawsey, Mastering Engineer - Big L, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Shriver, Assistant Engineer - Chris Irish, Assistant Engineer - Dino Zervos, Assistant Engineer - Mack Robinson, Assistant Engineer
(P) 1995 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
L. Coleman, Composer, Lyricist - Showbiz, Producer - Rodney Lemay, Composer, Lyricist - chris conway, Engineer - Tony Dawsey, Mastering Engineer - Big L, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Shriver, Assistant Engineer - Chris Irish, Assistant Engineer - Dino Zervos, Assistant Engineer - Mack Robinson, Assistant Engineer
(P) 1995 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
R. Hall, Composer, Lyricist - L. Coleman, Composer, Lyricist - chris conway, Engineer - Tony Dawsey, Mastering Engineer - Big L, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Buck Wyld, Producer - John Shriver, Assistant Engineer - Chris Irish, Assistant Engineer - Dino Zervos, Assistant Engineer - Mack Robinson, Assistant Engineer
(P) 1995 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
L. Coleman, Composer, Lyricist - C. Rollins, Composer, Lyricist - chris conway, Engineer - Tony Dawsey, Mastering Engineer - Big L, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Shriver, Assistant Engineer - Chris Irish, Assistant Engineer - Dino Zervos, Assistant Engineer - Mack Robinson, Assistant Engineer - Craig Boogie, Producer
(P) 1995 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Albumbeschreibung
Having made a name for himself as a guest MC on D.I.T.C. (Diggin' in the Crates) projects such as Diamond D.'s Stunts, Blunts & Hip-Hop and Showbiz & A.G.'s Runaway Slave, the flamboyantly gifted Lamont Coleman (aka Big L) dropped his debut in early 1995. A product of the mean streets of Harlem, L made his bones in the rap game with his rapid fire freestyle delivery and clever punchline-peppered rhymes. A patchwork album with a few outstanding cuts, Lifestylez fails to package the lightning-in-a-bottle talent of this cut-above MC. The album showcases L as a master of the lyrical stickup undressing his competition with kinetic metaphors and a brash comedic repertoire. The lead track, "Put It On" produced by Kid Capri, is a party cut with a criminal attitude. "M.V.P." snatches a brief segment from DeBarge's "Stay With Me" (later aggrandized on the Notorious B.I.G.'s popular remix of "One More Chance"). "Da Graveyard" features a young Cam'ron (here Killa Kam) and most notably a superb verse from a pre-Jigga Jay-Z (at the outset of his solo career). With better production and marketing, Big L might have found himself with a platinum album but instead he settled for platinum respect. This album captures the dynamic potential of a street legend, a legend who would later be gunned down in his prime.
© M.F. DiBella /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:48:39
- Main artists: Big L
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
(P) 1995 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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