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One very bright spot in the now considerably tarnished world of Hip-Hop's new generation of so-called "lyricists" and "conscious" artists is Torae. If the name sounds unfamiliar let me educate you. Torae, a skilled newcomer that burst on the New York City scene in the late 90's when one of his many ridiculous demos found it's way into the Bad Boy offices and an executive there chose to throw him on a compilation album off the strength of the brash Brooklynite's saavy wordplay and persistent attitude. After that Torae was courted by a bevy of big name record labels and even joined the Cash Money and Ruff Ryders cliques for their nationwide tour that went down in like 98', 99'. Still, Torae hadn't found a permanent home and decided that goin for his dolo was the route he'd take. Tor released a few 12"'s on his own imprint Internal Affairs Entertainment and through those recordings had a chance to meet Cam'ron on the set for his "My Hood" video. Tor rhymed for Killa and the two clicked from there on. Cam would invite Torae to roll with Dipset and adopted him into the extended Dipset affiliate family. Even after all that Tor was determined to put out his own record and make an impact on the game via his unique brand of lyricism. He pushed onward. Doing a lot of pro bono radio work was Tor's next move and it paid off. He linked up with several Hot 97 DJ's and did some intro verses for two of NYC's biggest personalities in DJ Camilo and Steph Luva all while continuing to bless big name mixtape DJ's nationwide with his highly demanded freestyles and exclusives. Never the one to rest on his laurels, Torae once again found a new market to infiltrate in the Internet and became a household name on huge hip-hop websites like Allhiphop.com and Hiphopgame.com. He was building a ravenous cult underground following. A following that recognized and loved him for his workmen-like demeanor and non-stop pace. Then finally in 2007, fresh off the heels of landing a spot on Marco Polo's critically acclaimed (and some would dare say classic) debut album Torae was finally given the chance to release his official debut LP, "Daily Conversation", which was also received well in reviews and held in high esteem by real heads around the globe. Featuring production from guys like 9th Wonder, DJ Premier, Khrysis and of course Marco Polo "Daily Conversation" was thought to be the perfect starting point for a talented and dedicated hip-hop artist. Not too overbearing and not a classic it has left many a fan yearning once again to see what Torae has cooking up, and yes, he definitely always has something brewing in his hip-hop kitchen. This time around Tor's newest concoction comes to us in the form of a mixtape entitled "Allow Me To Reintroduce Myself". The Coney Island kid has resurfaced less than a year later after his debut album dropped to give his many fans a healthy new dose of well, himself. "Allow Me To Reintroduce Myself" is actually much more of a run down of a lot of Tor's past work that surely has snuck by even the biggest hip-hop hound, but fear not hip-hop crusader, Torae has managed to include a few new and unreleased joints on here as well for all those that have been keeping up with their homework.
-BIG D O
01. Heard It All Before w/ Emilio Rojas (Prod by Khrysis)
02. Merchant Of Dreams w/ Skyzoo & The Embassy (Prod by 9th Wonder)
03. The Takeover ft. Kil Ripkin (Prod by COS)
04. Uncomfortable (Prod by 9th Wonder)
05. Shake It Off w/ Tanya Morgan & Kam Moye (Prod by Brizzo)
06. Crash (Prod by Khrysis)
07. No Where No More w/ Eternia & Ms. Davis (Prod by 9th Wonder)
08. Higher Learning (Unreleased) (Prod by COS)
09. Told You That w/ Chaundon (Prod by Khrysis)
10. I Dont Care w/ Nefew
11. T.I.M.E. (Prod by Vega & Suede)
12. 3 Kings w/ Skyzoo & Chaundon (Prod by Analogic)
13. Lick The Balls
14. Best Out w/ Skyzoo & Draftpick
15. Good God (Prod by Marco Polo)
16. New Blood w/ Emilio Rojas, Skyzoo & Fresh Daily (Prod by Illmind)
17. Broken Dreamz ft. KoMika (Unreleased) (Prod by Vega & Suede)
18. Rise Up (Unreleased) (Prod by COS)
19. The People w/ ESSO
20. Hip Hop w/ Punchline & Stick (Prod by Madlib)
21. Getting Money w/ Magnif of Lawless Element (Prod by Magnif)
22. Promises w/ Kil Ripkin (Prod by Vega & Suede)
23. Its All Over w/ Supastition, Dan Jons & Finale (Prod by DR)
http://rapidshare.com/files/135053546/Legend_and_DJ_Nice_Presents_Torae-Allow_Me_To_Reintroduce_Myself-2008.zip
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