Main Source

Large Professor | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 30, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Gold Dust Media
• ASIN: B001CVMDDI
• In-Print Editions: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #66,855 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Hip-Hop DX

"This brand of Hip Hop is a cultivated taste in 2008, one that grows better with each listen."

"Remains firmly planted in the classic boom-bap, New York sound he pioneered."

Product Description

But that's the thing. No one's ever been really "done" with the rapper and producer. And with Main Source, LP has enlisted legendary emcees Jeru the Damaja, Lil' Dap, Big Noyd, Styles P, AZ and more to flesh out his vision. No skits. No songs based around dances. No forced collaborations sprung from the mind of an overeager and clueless A&R. Just Beats. Rhymes. And Life.

The songs on Main Source have been brewing for more than two years, but LP has never been one to rush a product if it's not perfect, preferring to wait until all the ingredients are right before serving. And he knows something about waiting. In 1995, the producer recorded his debut album The LP, only to see Geffen permanently shelve the record due to classic "label politics." (The album would eventually be released by the artist himself in 2002.) Also in 2002, Nas, Q-Tip, Akinyele and Busta Rhymes contributed to LP's sophomore album 1st Class. All the while, though, the in-demand producer continued to lend his sound to like-minded peers.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Large Pro, Goes Full Out On This Jam, October 5, 2008

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D.U.I. - Donnie Understands Intelligence (Dartmouth, Nova Scotia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Main Source (Audio CD)

Thank God for small wonders. After Large Professors mediocre last Full legnth, 1ST CLASS, you'd wonder if the man behind MAIN SOURCE could handle his biz again. Well after many a beat/mix/mash of samples and loops, Extra P set a course for A++ material and great guest work on his new album so righteously titled, "MAIN SOURCE". This album has it all, great beats, great lyrics, good overall tone, and the usual cadence the is Large Professor.

1. The Entrance 2:15 9/10
2. Hot: Sizzlin', Scorchin', Torchin', Blazin' 2:57 10/10
3. Maica Living 3:47 10/10
4. Pump Ya Fist Like This 3:13 10/10
5. Party Time 2:44 9/10
6. In The Ghetto 2:49 9/10
7. Hardcore Hip Hop 3:18 9/10
8. Frantic Barz 3:02 10/10
9. Sewin' Love 2:58 10/10
10. RuDopeDapNNoyd Pt. 1 1:01 7/10
11. RuDopeDapNNoyd Pt. 2 0:41 7/10
12. RuDopeDapNNoyd Pt. 3 0:47 7/10
13. Classic Emergency 2:31 9/10
14. Rockin' Hip Hop 3:22 9/10
15. Large Pro Says 2:02 10/10
16. To The Meadows 1:46 9/10
17. The Hardest 4:42 10/10

All around great album, and is worth the buy, if you are a fan of tru hip-hop, and Main Source. Dig this one.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What You Need Is The Source, October 6, 2008

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This review is from: Main Source (Audio CD)

Large Professor has never been the most lyrical dude out, but hes still able to make dope music. From Breaking Atoms to now i have always heard people say they cant stand his rapping. Well if you are one of the people that like it this is perfect for you. Large Pro fans already know what to expect simple and fun rhyming that is enjoyable and ill beats that well blow your eardrums. This is probably my favorite produced albums of the year, all the beats knock they are very catchy and good for the summer. Marco Polo the Canadian hip hop producer also come though and produces one joint called Hardcore Hip Hop. Other then that im sure the rest are dope by Pro himself. Jeru The Damaja, Big Noyd and Lil Dap all come out and get their own track to rap on which i thought was strange but its all good. I have not heard Lil Dap and Jeru rap since the days when they were with DJ Premier so it was interesting to hear. The only compliant for this album i could think of is you dont like Large Pros lyrics, well i do so this album is in the running for top albums of 2008. Get it

5.0 out of 5 stars 4.5 star 3rd album from Large Pro, February 24, 2010

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This review is from: Main Source (Audio CD)

It's been 6 years since his last album, and the wait was well worth it, as L.P. drops a very good 4.5 star album here, and better than his "1st Class" (which I'd give 4 stars). I was very leased with this and got more then i expected, though I haven't heard his other 2 albums... they will be added to my collection in the near future. This one has 17 songs (4 of which Large Pro is not on). Of the 17, 2 are classics, 1 is a near-classic, 9 are good, 4 are ok, and 1 I skip over. Guests are on 7 of the songs, so like most of his work, you don't get a heavy dose of him on the m-i-c, but again he handles the majority of the production (all but 1 song, which Marco Polo does), and he does a GREAT job, as he always does. A must have album from a NY veteran producer/rapper.

#1 - 9 (nice beat)
#2 - 9.5 (great beat)
#3 - 10 (CLASSIC -- f/ Killah Shah & Guardian Leep -- great beat)
#4 - 7.5 (f/ Mikey D & Lotto -- upbeat track)
#5 - 9 (nice beat)
#6 - 8.5 (laid back beat with LP spittin' a quiet/relaxed flow)
#7 - 7.5
#8 - 8.5 (another laid back beat)
#9 - 8.5 (another relaxing beat)
#10 - 8.5 (Jeru the Damaja -- no Large Pro)
#11 - 8 (Lil Dap -- no Large Pro)
#12 - 8.5 (Big Noyd -- no Large Pro)
#13 - 8.5 (tight beat that he also used on U-God's "Dopim")
#14 - 7.5
#15 - 5.5 (tight beat but one of those teenage-radio type rhymes)
#16 - 6.5
#17 - 10 (CLASSIC -- AZ & Styles -- no Large Pro -- great beat and also on AZ's "Undeniable" & Styles' "Ghost Sessions")

William Paul Mitchell -- b. 3/21/72 -- Flushing, Queens, NY
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