Clock Radio Speakers: Rawkus Records Retrospective/Rise & Fall

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Episode 241: Rawkus Records Retrospective

Armond & Doc return to talk about seeing Chance The Rapper live before beginning their in-depth look at the heyday of Rawkus, starting with Soundbombing 1, talking about the breakthrough ‘Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Blackstar’ album, and then ending Side A with Soundbombing 2, Mos Def’s classic (?) 'Black on Both Sides’ before discussing Pharoahe Monch’s 'Internal Affairs’, Reflection Eternal,
 

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Rise - letting david geffens son start a record label

- nikkas fell for the okey doke seeing a black owner coowner as a figurehead

Fall - when he decided to cash out and sell all the clowns that thought they were on an independent label after releasing 4 albums that were worth a damn
 

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That rawkus era will always have a special place in my heart. they dropped so many great albums. some of my favorite all time.


Black on both sides
reflection eternal
blackstar
internal affairs
quality
soundbombing 2
Lyricist lounge tapes



so many great memories to these albums:wow:
 
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