Lyricist Lounge, Vol. 1: A Must Listen For Any Hip Hop Fan

A must if you love Hip Hop.

One of the best underground CD's that one will find to date, Lyricist Lounge, Vol. 1 is a great way to hear a number of the most talented rappers of the late '90s. It was the first installment of Rawkus Records Lyricist Lounge album series, based on the Lyricist Lounge showcases in New York.

The double-disc compilation features De La Soul, Mos Def, Q-Tip, Tash of Tha Alkaholiks, Punch & Words, O.C., Ras Kass, Black Thought, Common, Pharoahe Monch, Saul Williams, Kool Keith, Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek, Bahamadia, Rah Digga, Shabaam Sahdeeq, Jurassic 5, KRS-One, Zack de la Rocha of Rage Against the Machine, Last Emperor and Company Flow.