{"product_id":"bahamadia-kollage-2lp","title":"BAHAMADIA-KOLLAGE 2LP","description":"\u003ctable data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan id=\"ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_lblDescription\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBahamadia\u003c\/b\u003e's 1996 debut album\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cu data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKollage\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis rightly regarded as one of the greatest rap albums of the 1990s. For the first time ever, Be With presents the definitive double LP version of this eternal hip-hop classic, including the legendary \"Path To Rhythm\" which never appeared on the original LP or on vinyl, anywhere. An indelible vibe from start-to-finish,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cu data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKollage\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epresents Bahamadia's swirling rhymes delivered with an irresistibly butter flow and razor-sharp assuredness over a steady slew of smoothed-out, jazzed-up, blunted beats. Achingly cool and effortlessly funky throughout, it's an absolute must for true '90s hip-hop fanatics. The entire\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cu data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKollage\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eproject was recorded at D\u0026amp;D Studios and the ties to\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGang Starr\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eare keenly felt, with\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDJ Premier\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eproducing five tracks in addition to the killer songs\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGuru\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehad already produced with her. Working with the cream of the mid-'90s East Coast sound,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cu data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKollage\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis, accordingly, a record that demonstrates a varied musical taste with disparate influences. With intelligent, poetic lyricism and a laconic verbal style bursting with both warm texture and deceptive energy, Bahamadia's flow was as inspired by\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAretha\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNancy Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eas it was\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eQ-Tip\u003c\/b\u003e,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSchoolly D\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLady B\u003c\/b\u003e. Incredibly, only the European and Japanese CD versions of\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cu data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKollage\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewere released with the brilliantly breezy \"Path To Rhythm,\" featuring\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUrsula Rucker\u003c\/b\u003e. Whilst ostensibly a \"bonus track,\" it's anything but. Very much in sonic conversation with\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKRS-One\u003c\/b\u003e's stretched-out sleeper classic \"Higher Level,\" it's absolutely essential. Somewhat predictably, whilst\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cu data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKollage\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas released to significant critical acclaim, it suffered from disappointing sales. In the intervening years -- and for far too long -- it was a criminally underrated record, an increasingly hidden gem. This Be With double LP reissue has been mastered for vinyl by\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSimon Francis\u003c\/b\u003e, cut by\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCicely Balston\u003c\/b\u003e, and pressed at Record Industry. It's too bold and beautiful to remain overlooked and underserved.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"ALL MEDIA SUPPLY","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41474422997107,"sku":"","price":59.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0270\/0342\/0787\/files\/BEWITH166LP_PROD.jpg?v=1711402587","url":"https:\/\/www.techniquerecords.com\/products\/bahamadia-kollage-2lp","provider":"Technique Records LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}