I Guess U Had To Be There (CD)

Two turntables and a microphone. There is a truth in the clarity of that simple coda, a truth that also belies the breadth of what is possible within its confines. Sometimes you gotta get reminded. I Guess U Had To Be There, the new album from NYC rapper ELUCID and veteran producer Sebb Bash, is one of those ones. So fresh it sounds like it was made tomorrow, but bet money you could put this on in '89 and get heads bopping.

Tracklist

1. First Light
2. Cantata
3. Hands N Feet (Feat. Estee Nack)
4. Make Me Wise
5. Coonspeak
6. Equiano (Feat. Shabaka Hutchings)
7. The Lorax (Feat. Billy Woods)
8. Fainting Goats (Feat. Breeze Brewin)
9. I Say Self
10. Visitation Place
11. Alive Herbals
12. Parental Advisory