Midwest Compilation

Thought I'd post some midwest material today..

The midwest pumped out a lot of bangin' hip hop in the early/mid 90's. Most of the cuts on these compilations are from cities whose scenes are familiar,. detroit, chicago, etc. Look closer and you'll see some surprises here.

Oklahoma, Nebraska, Arkanas might not be states that spring to mind offhand for hip hop at all, much less classic material that burns itself into your memory and plays in your mind days, weeks, years later. Alot of the artists featured here were overlooked. Their work wasn't widespread and their releases typify the regional abundance of the independent hip hop underground.

If I listed a state, but not the city it's because I wasnt sure. Finding info on the net for some of these groups is impossible....

Here are links and tracklists to four head-nodding volumes of some of the best the midwest has to offer---

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=D3C96BH0

01. (00:05:29) sir rock t - smooth operator [TULSA 1991]
02. (00:03:08) M1 - Rage [detroit 1993]
03. (00:03:31) ruff-n-rugged - swing sump'n ruff [flint 1993]
04. (00:04:02) known 4 lynchin' - ghetto language [detroit 1994]
05. (00:03:19) mood - karma [cincinatti 1997]
06. (00:04:27) k stone and the deadmen - crossbones and skeletons [detroit 1994]
07. (00:05:59) most ill crew - mad at the world [columbus ohio 1995]
08. (00:04:26) da basement society - dat's da biscuit (remix) [nebraska 1994]
09. (00:04:43) Just Ro - Untitled (Bonus) [chicago 1995]
10. (00:03:18) Psyclone - Trife (Dirty) [chicago 1995]
11. (00:04:14) B-Def - Black Police [detroit 1995]
12. (00:04:14) Black Mob - Sick Of This Shit [chicago 1995]
13. (00:03:31) Alps Cru - Just Can't Explain [chicago 1996]
14. (00:06:40) Yacktown Boys Club - Summer Madness [pontiac michigan 1991]

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01. (00:04:14) Tha B.R.O.T.H.A. Chilly-T - Benden Cornas [michigan 1991]
02. (00:02:16) Dead At Birth - Keep a nigga back [detroit 1992]
03. (00:04:25) snake pletskiano - deeper than da underground (detroit 1994)
04. (00:04:34) T. Green - Deadman's Curse (detroit 1995)
05. (00:04:46) M.F. 911 - King in a Cell (detroit 1993)
06. (00:01:26) Ministerz Of A Sinister Society - No Escape [detroit 1995]
07. (00:03:58) Just Ro - Changes [chicago 1995]
08. (00:04:08) Ec Illa - 2 Ta Ya Jaw [chicago 1993]
09. (00:05:37) Rubberoom - Sector Rush Ultra Sound Remix [chicago 1995]
10. (00:01:02) Mr Bones - Possessed [michigan 1994]
11. (00:05:05) Jester - Graffitiwriters [ohio 1997]
12. (00:05:09) da basement society - 24th street [nebraska 1994]
13. (00:04:13) primeridian - jigsaw [chicago 1997]
14. (00:05:40) reality - it gets deeper [wisconsin 1991]
15. (00:03:18) Daddy Hill - I Don't Play That [detroit 1997]
16. (00:01:00) Wabahacha - The Fix (Ice Berg Slim) [oklahoma 1995]
17. (00:05:42) KG - Scarred Mental [indiana 1997]
18. (00:01:32) Mastamind - Lickkuiddrano [detroit 1995]
19. (00:03:35) Doezha Mac'n - Jealousy [oklahoma 1995]
20. (00:05:10) Madrok - Rokhaus Reprise [michigan 1992]

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01. (00:00:49) 1Way Anc - Big Dogg [michigan 1994]
02. (00:03:48) Dice - Rainz Itz Pourz [detroit 1996]
03. (00:04:37) Just Ro - Confusion [chicago 1995]
04. (00:04:30) bossman and blackjack - ghetto parade (remix) [ohio 1995]
05. (00:03:18) lil jay - stay up [detroit 1997]
06. (00:04:40) Awol - Emcees Come And Emcees Go [detroit 1994]
07. (00:02:22) ganksta rhyme mistro - f.m. 187 [detroit 1994]
08. (00:03:58) Wajeed - The Idiology [detroit 1997]
09. (00:01:04) Tha B.R.O.T.H.A. Chilly-T - Get Off Mine (Intro) [michigan 1993]
10. (00:03:36) 5 Elementz - Sun Flower [chicago 1996]
11. (00:04:05) Da Nayborhoodz - Illa Than Expected [chicago 1995]
12. (00:04:49) da basement society - straight out da basement '94 [nebraska 1994]
13. (00:04:15) Fundamentals - Funeral [minnesota 1996]
14. (00:02:00) M.F. 911 - The Menu [detroit 1993]
15. (00:05:09) rhyme poets - roadblock [chicago 1992]
16. (00:02:30) Madrok - Prelude To Funk [michigan 1992]
17. (00:02:47) Mike E. Clark - Rock and Groove [detroit 1990]

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ZREJUB88

01. (00:04:12) Pscyclone - Frontline [chicago 1995]
02. (00:04:50) e.c. illa - the game you claim [chicago 1997]
03. (00:03:06) Rock The Benevolent M.C. - All For Props [arkansas 1992]
04. (00:04:24) da basement society - backstage pass [nebraska 1994]
05. (00:03:42) M.F. 911 - 900 [detroit 1993]
06. (00:06:05) Fugatives From Hell - Peace 2 My [indiana 1993]
07. (00:01:39) Jester - Stand Alone [ohio 1997]
08. (00:04:04) Fundamentals - Thirty Daze (Fundamentalism2) [minnesota 1996]
09. (00:04:59) Beyond - B.L.A.K Culture [michigan 1996]
10. (00:04:46) Chyl Wil Mcfadden - outro (under estimated 95) [detroit 1995]
11. (00:04:11) Most Ill Crew - I Gets Dizzy [ohio 1995]
12. (00:04:27) detroits most wanted - ghetto life [detroit 1996]
13. (00:03:56) Southpaw - No Question [ohio 1997]
14. (00:04:33) reality - suddenly..( i'm thinkin things ain't right) [wisconsin 1991]
15. (00:01:39) MC Tunes - Dub At Its Heights [minnesota 1990]
16. (00:03:26) DJ Thief - Movin On (Thiefs Theme) [detroit 1997]
17. (00:03:02) mad mone - the letter [michigan 1997]

Let us know what you want to hear.. This is a collaborative effort and we'll do our best to keep you guessing, to give you the excitement of coming across new gems. There's nothing like digging through the selection at your favorite shop asking 'what's this ?'. That's what we aim to do here so tell us how we're doing!

--Schenectadyfan