La Familia - Fire: Volume 1

This week I'm putting up a Grimelife CD I found: La Familia "Fire: Volume 1". There's no date on it, but I think most of this was recorded circa 2005.
It's got some gems on it, which it should since it's 29 tracks deep and features Knecesary, Blade, J.O., Kast, Max Payne, Thredz, J-Vic, Blast, Defekt, Boogie, Vladamir, and Elements.
There's not much of an insert so I don't know who produced what. I don't know if there was ever a Volume 2, but this is a mostly solid CD and worth checking out.

La Familia - Fire: Volume 1

Versatile - Verse EP

This week I am posting the Verse EP from Versatile. This CD is 5 tracks deep from 2004... and it looks like a record which is kinda fresh. Enjoy.

Versatile - Verse EP

Epatomed - Liquid Bricks

For the first album posted here, I have chosen Epatomed's Liquid Bricks (Lessons in Simplistic Complexity). This album is a classic from the DFW underground scene. The group Epatomed ("demo tape" backwards), is a dope and respected group that's been around for over a decade. The group is made up of Saahir, Req, and Jeurah. Sadly, we lost Saahir (and his wife, True Asia) to a tragic accident in 2003. This album, released in 2001, is still a great example of the music of the DFW hip hop scene. Production is handled mostly by Saahir, but also features Req, EZ Eddie D, Shawkon, Moses, and R.O.Z.

Check it out and enjoy...

Liquid Bricks (Lessons in Simplistic Complexity)