Fortress Entertainment Compilation, Vol. 1 (1994-1996) (LP Vinyl)
Various Artists Vinyl Records
Product Details
KA's reputation as one of underground hip-hop's most revered lyricists, built on projects like *Grief Pedigree* and *Orpheus vs. the Sirens*, makes any document of his earliest recorded work essential listening for students of the craft. The Natural Elements material here predates his solo emergence by well over a decade, capturing a collective moment in mid-90s New York before those paths diverged. For collectors tracing the roots of that lineage, this is primary source material.
Aaah yeah! HHE is back with a huge heater! Charlemagne went in and dug up some legendary classics from the early days of Fortress Entertainment. This will be the first installment of several projects between HHE and Fortress so definitely keep an eye out for what's more to come...
The first installment will start out with a bang as we have included the tracks from the Natural Elements EP released back in 1994. At that time NE was still a 6-man crew and the legendary KA was an early member. In addition, we have a previously unreleased Nightbreed track; the mythical duo that consisted of KA along with Kev. Furthermore we have an early L-Swift classic, a Raidermen heater and a superb unreleased demo of female emcee Essence that was also recorded back in 1994 for 10 tracks total.
The compilation will be limited to 500 copies on vinyl and 300 CDs.
Tracklist:
- G. Blass - Cock It Back
- L-Swift - Live the Life
- Natural Elements - Step to the Side
- KA - I Am a Genius
- Intimidator - 69 Caddy
- Charlemagne - Set It Off
- NightBreed - Dough (Unreleased)
- Raidermen - Devils Playground
- Essence - Essence of NY (Unreleased)
- L-Swift - Check da Style
UPC: 5419980638946
Label: Hip-hop Enterprise
Release Date: 10.30.26
Format: LP Vinyl