Track Listing

1. Timz n Hood Chek
2. Wrektime
3. Wontime
4. Wrekonize
5. Sound Bwoy Bureill
6. K.I.M.
7. Bucktown
8. Stand Strong
9. Shinin......Next Shit
10. Cession at da Doghillee
11. Hellucination
12. Home Sweet Home
13. Wipe Ya Mouf
14. Let's Git It On
15. P.N.C. (Intro)
16. P.N.C.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #61158 in Music
• Released on: 1995-01-10
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Explicit Lyrics, Import
• Dimensions: .21 pounds

Customer Reviews

A dark mix of down-tempo boodah odes and ghetto machinations
this CD is a defining moment in stereotypical east-coast 'gangsta rap'. For me, this record has hit the seminal chord of black mid 90s American culture, combining both intoxicating indulgence and defensive bravado. Working closely with the guiding influence of Heltah Skeltah, referred to collectively as the Boot Camp, Smif & Wessun generate a chunk of beats and rhymes that are both effectively authentic and prophetically informative. Although generally dated in style, this album constitutes a classic hip-hop record in my collection, 'Wontime', 'Bucktown' and 'Stand Strong' forming the most obvious anthems to the record, with 'Cession At Da Doghillee' representing one of the all-time favorite underground streams of consciousness, amalgamating blunted philosophy with believable physical threat, layed out over the backdrop of innocuous melody. We also witness personal confidence in the concluding piece 'P.N.C', dedicated to a lost friend and completing the seal of authenticity essential to any ghetto narration. I see this record as one that engineered the success of marginally later groups such as Mobb Deep and Capone N' Noreaga, without being tainted by the indian sign of popularity to the masses. Compared to the sell-out generation of MCs that we witness at the millenium, this album comes as a refreshing piece of aesthetic nostalgia, rap for rap's sake, regardless of commercial viability, desirable to any true hip-hop aficionado.

An assured debut album from the 'Boot Camp ' veterans..
Quality rough stuff, typically representative of that darker, harder 'East-coast' sound, complete with laid-back beats, booming bass-lines and 'chant' chorus's. This album shuffles along at a snail's pace but never becomes boring, you never tire because the music and rhyme flow is engaging, Smif N Wessun stylishly display that curious knack that rappers have for 'picture painting' detailed events, fictional or not, about the dramas that take place within their borough.

Amongst the strongest tracks are 'Won-time' and 'Next Shit', the latter is arguably the soundtrack to a 'b-boys' weekend in Amsterdam, the former, a storming braggadocio anthem that leaves the listener running for cover.

I purchased this album in 95, didn't think much of it until I came down from the 'Wu' fever in about '97', today, its stands out as a classic.

An essential purchase for any decerning Hip Hop fan.

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This is a must have for real hip hop heads, its one of thos albums that rebuilds your confidence that there is good hip hop out there and will be a regular on your CD player