Lost & Found: Hip Hop Underground Soul Classics
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Lost & Found: Hip Hop Underground Soul Classics is a double-disc album featuring previously shelved albums Center of Attention by INI
and The Original Baby Pa by Deda. Both albums were recorded in 1995 and produced entirely by Pete Rock
except for five overall tracks produced either by Grap Luva or Spunk Bigga; Neither album had been officially released until this compilation came out.
Both albums were recorded in 1995, and were scheduled to be released through Pete Rock's Soul Brother Records label. The INI single, "Fakin' Jax", was released in that year and performed fairly well. Deda's song "Blah Uno" originally appeared on a live compilation released by Elektra which also gave a catalog number for the album which was then to be called "Every Man For Himself". Unfortunately, Rock's distribution deal with Elektra Records
fell through, and plans to release the albums were subsequently cancelled because of issues over ownership of the masters. Center Of Attention did, however, find its way onto the underground market through bootlegging.
In a 2006 interview, Pete Rock stated that BBE Records released this compilation without his permission.
INI (hip hop group)
INI was a hip hop group composed of Rob-O, Grap Luva, I Love H.I.M., Marco Polo , and DJ Boodakhan....
and The Original Baby Pa by Deda. Both albums were recorded in 1995 and produced entirely by Pete Rock
Pete Rock
Peter Phillips , better known by his stage name Pete Rock, is an American record producer, DJ and rapper. He rose to prominence in the early 1990s as one half of the critically acclaimed group Pete Rock & CL Smooth...
except for five overall tracks produced either by Grap Luva or Spunk Bigga; Neither album had been officially released until this compilation came out.
Both albums were recorded in 1995, and were scheduled to be released through Pete Rock's Soul Brother Records label. The INI single, "Fakin' Jax", was released in that year and performed fairly well. Deda's song "Blah Uno" originally appeared on a live compilation released by Elektra which also gave a catalog number for the album which was then to be called "Every Man For Himself". Unfortunately, Rock's distribution deal with Elektra Records
Elektra Records
Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group. In 2004, it was consolidated into WMG's Atlantic Records Group. After five years of dormancy, the label was revived by Atlantic in 2009....
fell through, and plans to release the albums were subsequently cancelled because of issues over ownership of the masters. Center Of Attention did, however, find its way onto the underground market through bootlegging.
In a 2006 interview, Pete Rock stated that BBE Records released this compilation without his permission.
INI Center of Attention
| # | Title | Producer(s) | Performer (s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Intro" | Pete Rock | *Instrumental* |
| 2 | "No More Words" | Pete Rock | Grap Luva, I Love H.I.M., Rob-O |
| 3 | "Step Up" | Grap Luva | Rob-O, Grap Luva, I Love H.I.M. |
| 4 | "Think Twice" | Pete Rock | Grap Luva, Pete Rock, Rob-O |
| 5 | "Square One" | Pete Rock | Grap Luva, I Love H.I.M., Rob-O |
| 6 | "The Life I Live" | Pete Rock | Grap Luva, I Love H.I.M., Rob-O |
| 7 | "Kross Roads" | Pete Rock | Rob-O |
| 8 | "To Each His Own" | Pete Rock | Grap Luva, Q-Tip Q-Tip (rapper) Kamaal Ibn John Fareed , better known by his stage name Q-Tip, is an American hip hop artist, producer, singer, and actor from St. Albans, Queens, New York, part of the critically acclaimed group A Tribe Called Quest... , Rob-O, Large Professor Large Professor Large Professor , also known as Large Pro and Xtra P, is a New York City-based hip hop record producer and emcee. He is also best known as a founding member of the influential underground hip hop group Main Source, and as a frequent collaborator with Nas... |
| 9 | "Fakin Jax'" | Pete Rock | Pete Rock Pete Rock Peter Phillips , better known by his stage name Pete Rock, is an American record producer, DJ and rapper. He rose to prominence in the early 1990s as one half of the critically acclaimed group Pete Rock & CL Smooth... , Rob-O, I Love H.I.M., Grap Luva |
| 10 | "What You Say" | Pete Rock | Marco Polo, Grap Luva, I Love H.I.M., Rob-O |
| 11 | "Props" | Pete Rock | Rob-O |
| 12 | "Center Of Attention" | Pete Rock | I Love H.I.M., Rob-O, Grap Luva |
| 13 | "Grown Man Sport" | Pete Rock | I Love H.I.M., Grap Luva, Rob-O, Meccalicious, Marco Polo |
| 14 | "Mind Over Matter" | Pete Rock | Grap Luva, Rob-O, I Love H.I.M. |
| 15 | "Don't You Love It" | Spunk Bigga | Rob-O |
| 16 | "Microphonist Wanderlust" | Grap Luva | Rob-O |
Samples
- "Intro"
- "Midnight Ravers" by Bob Marley & the WailersBob Marley & The WailersBob Marley & The Wailers were a Jamaican reggae, ska and rocksteady band formed by Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer in 1963. Additional members were Junior Braithwaite, Beverley Kelso, Cherry Smith and Aston and Carlton Barrett...
- "Midnight Ravers" by Bob Marley & the Wailers
- "No More Words"
- "Morning" by Cal TjaderCal TjaderCallen Radcliffe Tjader, Jr. a.k.a. Cal Tjader was a Latin jazz musician, though he also explored various other jazz idioms. Unlike other American jazz musicians who experimented with the music from Cuba, the Caribbean, and Latin America, he never abandoned it, performing it until his...
- "Morning" by Cal Tjader
- "Step Up"
- "Fool Yourself" by Little FeatLittle FeatLittle Feat is an American rock band formed by singer-songwriter, lead vocalist and guitarist Lowell George and keyboardist Bill Payne in 1969 in Los Angeles....
- "Bumpin' Bus Stop" by Thunder & Lightning
- "It's Too Late To Turn Back" by Jackie MittooJackie MittooJackie Mittoo was a Jamaican keyboardist, songwriter and musical director. He was a founding member of The Skatalites and was a mentor to many younger performers, primarily through his work as musical director for the Studio One record label.-Biography:He was born Donat Roy Mittoo in Browns Town,...
- "Save Yourself" by Soft MachineSoft MachineSoft Machine were an English rock band from Canterbury, named after the book The Soft Machine by William S. Burroughs. They were one of the central bands in the Canterbury scene, and helped pioneer the progressive rock genre...
- "Fool Yourself" by Little Feat
- "Think Twice"
- "Holy Thursday" by David AxelrodDavid AxelrodDavid Axelrod may refer to:* David Axelrod * David Axelrod , Senior Advisor to U.S. President Barack Obama* David B. Axelrod , poet and educator...
- "Holy Thursday" by David Axelrod
- "Square One"
- "Smokin' Cheeba Cheeba" by Harlem Underground Band
- "A Secret" by Billy TaylorBilly TaylorBilly Taylor was an American jazz pianist, composer, broadcaster and educator. He was the Robert L. Jones Distinguished Professor of Music at East Carolina University in Greenville, and since 1994, he was the artistic director for jazz at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in...
- "The Life I Live"
- "Memory Band" by Rotary ConnectionRotary ConnectionRotary Connection was an American psychedelic soul band, formed in Chicago in 1966. The highly experimental band was the idea of Marshall Chess, son of Chess Records founder Leonard Chess. Marshall was the director behind a start-up label, Cadet Concept Records, and wanted to focus on music outside...
- "Free Soul" by John KlemmerJohn KlemmerJohn Klemmer is an American saxophonist, composer, song writer and arranger.He was born in Chicago, Illinois and began playing guitar at age 5 and alto saxophone at age 11. His other early interests included graphics and visual art, writing, dance, puppetry, painting, sculpting and poetry...
- "Memory Band" by Rotary Connection
- "Kross Roads"
- "Hope We Can Be Together Soon" by Harold Melvin & the Blue NotesHarold Melvin & the Blue NotesHarold Melvin & the Blue Notes were an American singing group, one of the most popular Philadelphia soul groups of the 1970s. The group's repertoire included soul, R&B, doo-wop, and disco...
- "Hope We Can Be Together Soon" by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
- "To Each His Own"
- "Leyte" by Cal TjaderCal TjaderCallen Radcliffe Tjader, Jr. a.k.a. Cal Tjader was a Latin jazz musician, though he also explored various other jazz idioms. Unlike other American jazz musicians who experimented with the music from Cuba, the Caribbean, and Latin America, he never abandoned it, performing it until his...
- "Leyte" by Cal Tjader
- "Fakin' Jax"
- "Impeach the President" by The HoneydrippersThe HoneydrippersThe Honeydrippers was a rock band of the 1980s. Former Led Zeppelin lead singer Robert Plant formed the group in 1981 to satisfy his long-time goal in having a rock band with a heavy R&B basis. Formed originally in Worcestershire, the band went on to record an EP in the US...
- "Cause I Need It" by Dorothy AshbyDorothy AshbyDorothy Ashby was an American jazz harpist and composer.Along with Alice Coltrane, Ashby extended the popularization of jazz harp past a novelty, showing how the instrument can be utilized seamlessly as much a bebop instrument as the saxophone...
- "Impeach the President" by The Honeydrippers
- "What You Say"
- "Lay Lady Lay" by David T. WalkerDavid T. WalkerDavid T. Walker is an American guitarist born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In addition to numerous session musician duties since the early 1970s, Walker has issued over twelve albums in his own name.-Career:...
- "Lay Lady Lay" by David T. Walker
- "Props"
- "Turista" by Howard RobertsHoward RobertsHoward Roberts was an American jazz guitarist, educator and session musician.-Biography:Roberts was born in Phoenix, Arizona, and began playing guitar at age 8. By the time he was 15 he was playing professionally locally....
- "Turista" by Howard Roberts
- "Center of Attention"
- "Come Dancing" by Jeff BeckJeff BeckGeoffrey Arnold "Jeff" Beck is an English rock guitarist. He is one of three noted guitarists to have played with The Yardbirds...
- "Summer of '42" by Monty AlexanderMonty AlexanderMonty Alexander is a jazz pianist and melodica player. His playing has a strong Caribbean influence and swinging feeling, but he has also been influenced by Art Tatum, Oscar Peterson, Wynton Kelly, and Ahmad Jamal.-Biography:Alexander discovered the piano at the age of 4, taking classical music...
- "Come Dancing" by Jeff Beck
- "Grown Man Sport"
- "Water No Get Enemy" by Fela KutiFela KutiFela Anikulapo Kuti , or simply Fela , was a Nigerian multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, pioneer of Afrobeat music, human rights activist, and political maverick.-Biography:...
- "Water No Get Enemy" by Fela Kuti
- "Mind Over Matter"
- "Dedicate All My Love" by Raw Soul Express
- "Don't You Love It"
- "Don't Cha Love It" by The MiraclesThe MiraclesThe Miracles are an American rhythm and blues group from Detroit, Michigan, notable as the first successful group act for Berry Gordy's Motown Record Corporation . Their single "Shop Around" was Motown's first million-selling hit record, and the group went on to become one of Motown's signature...
- "Don't Cha Love It" by The Miracles
- "Microphonist Wonderlust"
- "A Streetcar Named Desire" by Kenny BurrellKenny BurrellKenneth Earl "Kenny" Burrell is an American jazz guitarist. His playing is grounded in bebop and blues; he has performed and recorded with a wide range of jazz musicians.-Biography:...
- "A Streetcar Named Desire" by Kenny Burrell
Deda The Original Baby Pa
| # | Title | Producer(s) | Performer (s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Everyman" | Pete Rock | Deda, Pete Rock Pete Rock Peter Phillips , better known by his stage name Pete Rock, is an American record producer, DJ and rapper. He rose to prominence in the early 1990s as one half of the critically acclaimed group Pete Rock & CL Smooth... |
| 2 | "Baby Pa" | Pete Rock | Deda |
| 3 | "How I'm Livin'" | Pete Rock | Deda, Vinia Mojica |
| 4 | "Blah Uno" | Pete Rock | Deda |
| 5 | "Can't Wait" | Pete Rock | Deda |
| 6 | "I Originate" | Pete Rock | Deda |
| 7 | "Markd4death" | Grap Luva | Ex-cons |
| 8 | "Nasty Scene" | Pete Rock | Deda |
| 9 | "Nothing More" | Pete Rock | Deda |
| 10 | "Press Rewind" | Grap Luva | Deda, Pete Rock Pete Rock Peter Phillips , better known by his stage name Pete Rock, is an American record producer, DJ and rapper. He rose to prominence in the early 1990s as one half of the critically acclaimed group Pete Rock & CL Smooth... |
| 11 | "Rhyme Writer" | Pete Rock | Deda |
| 12 | "Too Close" | Pete Rock | Deda |
| 13 | "Understand?" | Pete Rock | Deda |
Samples
- "Everyman"
- "Down On The Avenue" by Fat Larry's BandFat Larry's BandFat Larry's Band was an American R&B/funk band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who enjoyed some commercial success in the early 1980s.-Career:...
- "Enchanted Lady" by Milt JacksonMilt JacksonMilton "Bags" Jackson was an American jazz vibraphonist, usually thought of as a bebop player, although he performed in several jazz idioms...
- "Cymbaline" by Hubert LawsHubert LawsHubert Laws is an American flutist and saxophonist with a 40+ year career in jazz, classical, and other music genres. Alongside Herbie Mann, Laws is probably the most recognized and respected jazz flutist...
- "Down On The Avenue" by Fat Larry's Band
- "Baby Pa"
- "Shape Of Things To Come" by George BensonGeorge BensonGeorge Benson is a ten Grammy Award winning American musician, whose production career began at the age of twenty-one as a jazz guitarist....
- "Summer Song" by John KlemmerJohn KlemmerJohn Klemmer is an American saxophonist, composer, song writer and arranger.He was born in Chicago, Illinois and began playing guitar at age 5 and alto saxophone at age 11. His other early interests included graphics and visual art, writing, dance, puppetry, painting, sculpting and poetry...
- "Shape Of Things To Come" by George Benson
- "How I'm Living"
- "Heartbeat" by The Dazz Band
- "Blah Uno"
- "Free Soul" by John KlemmerJohn KlemmerJohn Klemmer is an American saxophonist, composer, song writer and arranger.He was born in Chicago, Illinois and began playing guitar at age 5 and alto saxophone at age 11. His other early interests included graphics and visual art, writing, dance, puppetry, painting, sculpting and poetry...
- "Trackin Shoes" by A.B. Skhy
- "Free Soul" by John Klemmer
- "Can't Wait"
- "Why Can't People Be Colors Too?" by The WhatnautsThe WhatnautsThe Whatnauts were an American soul group from Baltimore, Maryland founded in 1969. The group had several hit singles in the early 1970s, including the socially conscious single "Message From A Black Man" in 1970 on A&I International, "Please Make The Love Go Away" also in 1970 but on Stang, and...
- "Dolphin Dance" by Ahmad JamalAhmad JamalAhmad Jamal is an innovative and influential American jazz pianist, composer, and educator. According to Stanley Crouch, Jamal is second in importance in the development of jazz after 1945 only to Charlie Parker...
- "Black Cat" by MotherlodeMotherlode (band)Motherlode was a Canadian pop rock group formed in 1969 in London, Ontario. The group scored some success in the US with their single, "When I Die", which hit #18 on the U.S...
- "Why Can't People Be Colors Too?" by The Whatnauts
- "I Originate"
- "Cymbaline" by Hubert LawsHubert LawsHubert Laws is an American flutist and saxophonist with a 40+ year career in jazz, classical, and other music genres. Alongside Herbie Mann, Laws is probably the most recognized and respected jazz flutist...
- "Wee Tina" by Donald ByrdDonald ByrdDonaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd II, is an American jazz and rhythm and blues trumpeter. A sideman for many other jazz musicians of his generation, Byrd is best known as one of the only bebop jazz musicians who successfully pioneered the funk and soul genres while simultaneously remaining a...
and Booker LittleBooker LittleBooker Little, Jr was an American jazz trumpeter and composer.-Biography:Despite his premature death from kidney failure at the age of 23, Little made an important contribution to jazz. Stylistically, his sound is rooted in the playing of Clifford Brown, featuring crisp articulation, a burnished...
- "Cymbaline" by Hubert Laws
- "Markd4death"
- "Butterfly Dreams" by Norman ConnorsNorman ConnorsNorman Connors is an American jazz drummer, composer, arranger, producer, and headliner, who has led some influential jazz and R&B groups. He also achieved several big R&B hits of the day, especially with love ballads.-Biography:...
- "Butterfly Dreams" by Norman Connors
- "Nasty Scene"
- "Holy Thursday" by David AxelrodDavid AxelrodDavid Axelrod may refer to:* David Axelrod * David Axelrod , Senior Advisor to U.S. President Barack Obama* David B. Axelrod , poet and educator...
- "Night On Bald Mountain" by Bob JamesBob James (musician)Robert McElhiney James is a jazz keyboardist, arranger and producer.-Biography:During the 1970s, Bob James played a major role in establishing the smooth jazz genre. "Angela", the instrumental theme from the sitcom Taxi, is probably Bob James' most well-known work to date...
- "Holy Thursday" by David Axelrod
- "Nothing More"
- "Suite Sioux" by Freddie HubbardFreddie HubbardFrederick Dewayne "Freddie" Hubbard was an American jazz trumpeter. He was known primarily for playing in the bebop, hard bop and post bop styles from the early 1960s and on...
- "Suite Sioux" by Freddie Hubbard
- "Press Rewind"
- "Anticipation" by Les McCann
- "Why Can't People Be Colors Too?" by The WhatnautsThe WhatnautsThe Whatnauts were an American soul group from Baltimore, Maryland founded in 1969. The group had several hit singles in the early 1970s, including the socially conscious single "Message From A Black Man" in 1970 on A&I International, "Please Make The Love Go Away" also in 1970 but on Stang, and...
- "Rhyme Writer"
- "Love and Happiness" by Monty AlexanderMonty AlexanderMonty Alexander is a jazz pianist and melodica player. His playing has a strong Caribbean influence and swinging feeling, but he has also been influenced by Art Tatum, Oscar Peterson, Wynton Kelly, and Ahmad Jamal.-Biography:Alexander discovered the piano at the age of 4, taking classical music...
- "Love and Happiness" by Monty Alexander
- "Too Close"
- "Cymbaline" by Hubert LawsHubert LawsHubert Laws is an American flutist and saxophonist with a 40+ year career in jazz, classical, and other music genres. Alongside Herbie Mann, Laws is probably the most recognized and respected jazz flutist...
- "Cymbaline" by Hubert Laws
- "Understand?"
- "Soft Winds" by Dorothy AshbyDorothy AshbyDorothy Ashby was an American jazz harpist and composer.Along with Alice Coltrane, Ashby extended the popularization of jazz harp past a novelty, showing how the instrument can be utilized seamlessly as much a bebop instrument as the saxophone...
- "Tensity" by The Cannonball Adderley Quintet
- "Soft Winds" by Dorothy Ashby