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LIMITED EDITION BLUE VINYL, ONLY 500 COPIES MADE, EXCLUSIVE TO RRC MUSIC CO.
DESCRIPTION
Mass Appeal Records are proud to announce details of the forthcoming Big L album, Harlem’s Finest: Return Of The King. Due out this Halloween, 31st October, the posthumous release celebrates Big L’s lyrical brilliance and features unreleased gems, rare freestyles, remastered classics and more.
Harlem’s Finest: Return Of The King features contributions from Nas, Method Man, Mac Miller, Jay-Z, Showbiz, Herb McGruff and others. The artwork is included below.
The album is intended to both preserve and elevate Big L’s legacy as one of hip-hop’s most gifted lyricists and is the result of Mass Appeal, Nas and the rapper’s family and estate all working together to ensure its completion. The artist’s family wrote: “Big L has a long history with Nas as they both signed to Columbia in 1992. This is a full circle moment and we are excited for y’all to hear what we’ve been working on. As some of you may have noticed, many Big L songs have been removed from streaming services over the past few years. Those songs were unmixed/unmastered, samples were not cleared and many of the producers weren’t paid or credited properly. Thanks to the team at Mass Appeal we will be re-releasing the best versions of these songs, rare freestyles and a few surprises...”
Harlem’s Finest: Return Of The King is the fifth instalment in Mass Appeal’s Legend Has It… series of records by hip-hop trailblazers, following Slick Rick’s Victory, Raekwon’s The Emperor’s New Clothes, Ghostface Killah’s Supreme Clientele 2 and Mobb Deep’s The Infinite
TRACKLIST
A1. Harlem Universal (feat. Herb McGruff)
A2. U Ain't Gotta Chance (feat. Nas)
A3. RHN (Real Harlem N*ggas) (feat. Errol Holden)
A4. Fred Samuel Playground (feat. Method Man)
A5. All Alone (Quiet Storm Mix) (feat. Novel)
A6. Big Lee & Reg (feat. Errol Holden)
A7. 7 Minute Freestyle (feat. Jay-Z)
B1. Forever (feat. Mac Miller & Pale Jay)
B2. Doo Wop Freestyle ('99) (feat. Joe Budden)
B3. Stretch & Bob Freestyle ('98) (feat. Donald Phinazee & Sacha Jenkins)
B4. Grant's Tomb '97 (Jazzmobile) (feat. Joey Bada$$, Bvngs & Ron G)
B5. Live @ Rock N Will '92 (feat. Showbiz)
B6. How Will I Make It (Park West High School Mix)
B7. (Bonus) Put The Mic Down (feat. Fergie Baby & Party Arty)
Executive Producer: The Estate Of Lamont Coleman LLC
Associate Producers: Royce Da 5'9 & Rich King
