Since my midwest series isn’t huge I’m going to bring the rest of them to you in a relatively short time. Some of these selections are well known but alot of them are off-the-radar obscure. Perhaps rightly so, but it’s hard not to think of Chicago as the center of midwest hip hop. Don’t sleep on the rest of these artists though, who hail from all over the midwest.
01 (4:07) bad influence – force to retaliate (wisconsin 1993)
02 (3:21) mean gene – old school (minnesota 1995)
03 (3:43) da nayborhoodz – afta dark (chicago 1995)
04 (4:20) vakill – whos afraid 95 (chicago 1995)
05 (3:39) m.f. 911 – trackmaster (detroit 1993)
06 (4:49) just ro – i.d.g.n.f. (chicago 1995)
07 (5:23) all natural – thinkin cap (chicago 1997)
08 (4:15) aduo and b.o.t. incorporated – x (michigan 1993)
09 (4:24) crunch ft. donte & daryl of laq – go 4 broke (ohio 1997)
10 (2:51) fundamentals – homie-o-stasis (minnesota 1996)
11 (3:33) beyond – b.o.o.k (michigan 1996)
12 (3:05) b-movie fiendz – puerto rico (with coolout chris) (chicago 1997)
13 (3:22) primeridian – battle cry (instrumental) (chicago 1997)
14 (4:52) jester – if you believe (ohio 1997)
15 (2:57) asop – reality comarades (minnesota 1996)
16 (4:28) pscyclone – throw ya hand in da air (chicago 1995)
17 (4:13) d.2.tha.s – sound of revolution (chicago 1993)
18 (3:30) devious steve – radio interview (michigan 1994)
19 (1:46) lil jay – interlude (detroit 1997)
20 (5:44) legendary traxster – fie it up (instrumental) (chicago, year unknown)
Volumes 11 and 12 can be found after the jump. (more…)
