Almost Famous [Explicit Lyrics]

Living Legends | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 10, 2001)
• Original Release Date: October 10, 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics
• ASIN: B00005UT74
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #351,994 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The West Coast Wu-Tang Clan, December 28, 2007

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Alan Pounds "Minnesota Hip-Hop Fiend" (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Almost Famous (Reis) (Audio CD)

The Living Legends in my opinion, are the best hip-hop collective I've heard in several years, and are one of my personal favorites. Coming out of the Bay area, the crew was formed in 1994 by Sunspot Jonz (aka BFAP) & Luckyiam.PSC (aka PSC), otherwise known as the Mystik Journeymen. In 1995 they met The Grouch, which is when the rest of the collective took shape. The other members include Murs, Eligh, Aesop (aka Asop), Bicasso (aka Bizarro), Scarub & the Japanese Living Legend (who raps in his native tongue) Arata, who only appears once. So that's 9 members, and 8 full-time members (are you seeing my Wu-Tang comparison?).

These guys are independent/underground. The difference is that the Living Legends have become successful through self-distribution (famous for slanging handmade tapes back in the 90s) and self-promotion. They have truly made a name for themselves based on skills, and the quality of their music.

"Almost Famous" is the cornerstone of any Living Legends collection. It really is the very best introduction to this collective as a whole. I like so many tracks on this album, I can't begin to pick favorites. I suggest adding this to your collection. You won't be sorry.

Below is a list of each track, the producer that goes with each, and the rappers that appear on each track in order of the timeline. Sometimes listening to a huge collective like this can get confusing if you're trying to figure out who's rapping. Hopefully this will help.

CREDITS (emcees are listed in order of appearance):

1. Gotta Question For Ya (produced by: Eligh)
Luckyiam.PSC (Chorus), Murs, (Chorus), Aesop, Scarub, (Chorus), Luckyiam.PSC, (Chorus), The Grouch, Eligh, (Chorus)

2. Night Prowler (feat. Slug) (produced by: The Grouch, cuts by: Bicasso)
Slug (Chorus), The Grouch, Sunspot Jonz, (Chorus), Slug, Luckyiam.PSC, (Chorus)

3. That Looks Good (produced by: Eligh)
The Grouch (Chorus), Bicasso, (Chorus), Aesop, (Chorus), Luckyiam.PSC, Murs, (Chorus) X2

4. Black Glass (produced by: The Grouch, cuts by: DJ Drez)
Eligh, Scarub, Sunspot Jonz (Chorus), Eligh, Scarub, Sunspot Jonz (Chorus) X2

5. Rabbit Hole (produced by: Eligh)
Luckyiam.PSC, Eligh, Bicasso, Scarub, The Grouch

6. Common Ground (feat. JC) (produced by: The Grouch)
Bicasso (Chorus), The Grouch, (Chorus), JC, (Chorus) X2, Luckyiam.PSC, (Chorus)

7. Flawless (produced by: Eligh)
Sunspot Jonz (Chorus), Eligh, The Grouch, (Chorus), Luckyiam.PSC, (Chorus), Scarub, (Chorus)

8. What Would I Be (feat. N8 the GR8 / Krush) (produced by: Eligh)
Eligh, N8 the GR8 & Eligh (Chorus), N8 the GR8, (Chorus), The Grouch, Krush, (Chorus)

9. Anything You Want (produced by: Sunspot Jonz)
Luckyiam.PSC, Sunspot Jonz (Chorus), Sunspot Jonz, Luckyiam.PSC, (Chorus)

10. Gift Wrap (produced by: The Grouch)
The Grouch (Chorus), The Grouch, (Chorus), Luckiam.PSC, (Chorus), Aesop, (Chorus), Murs

11. War Games (produced by: Eligh, cuts by: DJ Drez)
Luckyiam.PSC, The Grouch, Eligh, Aesop

12. Forces of Nature (produced by: Eligh)
The Grouch, Sunspot Jonz, Eligh, Murs, Bicasso, Aesop, Sunspot Jonz, Luckyiam.PSC, Eligh, Scarub, Luckiam.PSC, The Grouch, Murs, Aesop, Scarub, Bicasso (Chorus) X3, Luckyiam.PSC, The Grouch, Aesop, Scarub, Eligh, Luckyiam.PSC, (Chorus) X3

13. Osaka Tales (produced by: The Grouch, cuts by: Bicasso)
Arata, The Grouch, Arata, The Grouch, Arata, The Grouch, Arata,

14. Soap Boxn (produced by: The Grouch, cuts by: DJ Drez)
Bicasso, Eligh

15. Not Here (feat. Pep Love / Jo Wilkinson) (produced by: The Grouch)
(Jo Wilkinson - background vocals) The Grouch (Chorus) X2, The Grouch, (Chorus) X2, Bicasso, (Chorus) X2, Pep Love, (Chorus) X2,

16. Nothing Less (feat. Slug) (produced by: The Grouch)
(Chorus), The Grouch, Murs, (Chorus) X3, Slug, (Chorus), Sunspot Jonz, (Chorus), Scarub

8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Hotter than the mainstream, but Cold for the Legends, February 24, 2003

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"maxheaddrone" (Charlotte, N.C. United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Almost Famous (Audio CD)

A lot of fans would blame the Rawkus label for making this release sound so distant from the 'UHB' style releases. Though the crew now admits it was an uneventful turn in their sales, I don't give credit to Rawkus' schiesty arses fur any influence here!! I think the crew (especially Grouch)saw the 'Major Label' release as an excuse to use higher quality studio filters and mastering techniques. The Legends sound much more comfortable over the channels of a 4-track, but as a fan I can respect the fact that, to the artist, the track will NEVER sound clean enough. And listening to Grouch's latest 'Crusader..', or Sunspot's new one 'Fallen Angelz', I can see they ain't going back to lo-fi any time soon.('I come cleaner'-than ever-)
'Almost Famous' is an aptly titled release considering the Journeymen have been on track since the early 90's, and the L.L. have been well-known in the L.A. to the Bay Area for a good 10 years now, but have received little recognition on the East Coast until the turn of 2-G. It's about time they were 'Famous'.
I'm overall dissappointed by this CD because only ONE track features every member together ('Forces of Nature')and it is hands down the best track on the album. Other than that 'Rabbit Hole' w/G&E, PSC, Bicasso and Scarub is tight, 'Nothing Less' w/Grouch, Murs, Slug, Sunspot and Scarub is a great, smoothed-out outro, and 'Gift Wrap'w/Grouch, Aesop, PSC and Murs is the most 'familliar' sounding Legends track with distorted lyrics and that wobbly bass-line. Plus Grouch rhymes Tribe with Bizzare Ryde and shouts to Hiero (feeldat?!?).
I'd say the coolest parts of this release are that all beats are Grouch/Eligh/Sunspot produced and that Sluggo(Atmosphere/ Anticon) is down for being a Legend, later to release the 'Felt ep' w/Murs. Now where's that Sunspot/Moka Only collab boyzz???

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best from the Undaground., January 19, 2006

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Romeo "Buds420" (Woodbury, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Almost Famous (Audio CD)

Almost famous...an album the LL crew put together in 2001 is one of the best CD's of the underground rap scene. With funky beats and crazy emcees, this is a rap fans delight. These guys are the defintion of underground and they dont want to be in the limelight they just want to be heard in a legendary sort of way. Represent the Legends.

Top Trax:
#2 Night Prowler Feat. Slug, #8 What would I be, #11 War games, #12 Forces of Nature, and #16 Nothing Less Feat. Slug