Lionel Splifkin's Ultimate Blaq Poet Mixtape

Look, ever since the tender age of about 13 when I wandered into my favorite section of what was then a Media Play store (and is now a heap of rubble) to gloss through a pretty nice selection of new Hip-Hop CD's, and saw that grimacing image of a snarling baseball with a screw gauged through it I have been a fan of Screwball. I would go on to cop many if not all of their releases and develop a specific liking for the group's front man Blaq Poet. "Poe" was one in a million. He had the voice, the delivery and wasn't afraid to say anything. His skills were polished; no doubt a credit to the fact that he had been making music in Queensbridge, NY long before he joined his fellow Screwball members. As a matter of fact it was his attack on Hip-Hop legend and then Queensbridge public enemy no.1 Krs-One in 1987 called "Beat You Down" that would first introduce his lyrical and bruising flow to the masses.

It's been nearly 21 years since he got down on The Teacher and Poet is still going strong. Since that time Screwball has dropped 3 albums, Hostyle released his debut LP, Solo made an appearance on QB royalty Marley Marl's "Re-Entry" and we all lost KL to an untimely asthma attack. R.I.P.. Poe has ridden along for the good times and the bad, still doling out exclusive after exclusive, mixtape after mixtape. Mr. Lionel Splifkin has undertaken the heady task of putting together a long overdue "best of" for the emcee we know as Blaq Poet. No simple thing to do, considering that Poe's body of work reads like a who's who of Hip-Hop's production, emceeing and DJing world. His countless classic collaborations and memorable performances outline a tenure in his field that is no doubt worthy of the highest praise and recognition. And while I'm sure some of the stauncher fans (myself included) will feel like this "Splifkin" character might of skimmed by a few "can't miss" joints and somehow carelessly omitted these key moments, all in all, this is a solid "best of" tape. Truly it does do justice to a career that has been thee definition of hardcore, underground, and NYC Hip-Hop. Thank you Poe.

-BIG D O





01. Blaq Poet - Bloody Mess (Produced by Alchemist)
02. Screwball - What The Deal (Featuring Cormega)
03. Blaq Poet - N.H.B. (Produced by DJ Premier)
04. Screwball - You Love To Hear The Stories (Pete Rock remix)
05. Screwball - Thinkin Bout Cash (featuring The Beatnuts)
06. Screwball - Loyalty (Produced by Godfather Don / Featuring Cormega)
07. Screwball - They Wanna Know Why
08. PHD - Kick That Shit & Get High (Produced by Marley Marl / Feat. Legacy of Kamikaze)
09. Screwball - My Niggas (Produced by Godfather Don)
10. Hostyle - Street Life
11. PHD - This Is For My Peeps (Produced by Hot Day)
12. Screwball - The Heat Is On (Remix) (Feat. Godfather Don and Prodigy)
13. Blaq Poet - Message From Poet (Produced by DJ Premier)
14. Blaq Poet - Poet Has Come (Produced by DJ Premier)
15, Blaq Poet - The Victory (Produced by DJ Premier)
16. Screwball - H.O.S.T.Y.L.E.
17. Screwball - Where U At (Produced by Godfather Don / Featuring Nature)
18. PHD - Let The EP Kick
19. PHD - Concrete Jungle (Produced by Hot Day)
20. Blaq Poet - We Gonna Ill (Produced by DJ Premier)
21. PHD - Set It Part 3 (Produced by Marley Marl / Featuring Havoc and Legacy)
22. PHD - Keep It Real (Remix Produced by Sha)

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