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Product Identifiers

Record LabelOcta, Octave

UPC4526180031505

eBay Product ID (ePID)15046044856

Product Key Features

Release Year2015

FormatCD

GenreRap & Hip-hop/Hip Hop

ArtistDj Koco Aka Shimokita

Release TitleHydra: Underground's Finest

Dimensions

Item Height0.42 in

Item Weight0.18 lb

Item Length5.50 in

Item Width4.96 in

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1

Number of Tracks25

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States

Tracks1.1 01. Mobb Deep - on the Real (Feat. Cormega and Kamakazee) (Prod. Marley Marl) 1.2 02. Kamakazee - Spread It (Remix) (Prod. Marley Marl) 1.3 03. Screwball - You Love to Hear the Stories (Feat. MC Shan) (Prod. Pete Rock) 1.4 04. the Unsociables - Queens Side (Prod. the Unsociables) 1.5 05. a Kid Called Roots - Cycles (Prod. a Kid Called Roots) 1.6 06. the High ; Mighty - Conflict (Prod. Alchemist) 1.7 07. Slade Savage - War Stories (Prod. Bezo) 1.8 08. E-Boogie - and You Don't Stop (Prod. E-Boogie) 1.9 09. Godfather Don - Executive Technology (Prod. Godfather Don) 1.10 10. Godfather Don - Connections (Prod. Godfather Don) 1.11 11. Dennis Kellman - the Games (Prod. a Kid Called Roots) 1.12 12. Mike Heron - Pseudo Roots (Prod. Mike Heron) 1.13 13. Screwball - Communications (Feat. Prince A.D.) (Prod. Ez Elpee) 1.14 14. Kamakazee - Takin' Al L Bets (Feat. Offdamental) (Prod. Ayatollah) 1.15 15. Godfather Don - MC Assault (Prod. Godfather Don) 1.16 16. Hostyle - Live from New York (Feat. Quik) (Prod. a Kid Called Roots) 1.17 17. K. Fanat - Zoo York (Prod. a Kid Called Roots) 1.18 18. the Beatnuts - Homo Victim (Prod. the Beatnuts) 1.19 19. Nick Wiz - Black Path (Prod. Nick Wiz) 1.20 20. Mike Heron - Adam's Summer Camp (Prod. Mike Heron) 1.21 21. Big Meal - Put It on 'Em (Prod. V.I.C. for Ghetto Professionals) 1.22 22. DJ Fusion - Live (Prod. DJ Fusion) 1.23 23. DJ Fusion - for Good ; Forever (Prod. DJ Fusion) 1.24 24. Powerule - Dawn to Dusk (Prod. V.I.C. for Groove Merchants) 1.25 25. Ghetto Professionals - the Hutchison Joint (Prod. V.I.C. for Ghetto Professionals)

NotesHydra: Underground's Finest is an aural history of Queens, NY-based underground hip hop label Hydra Entertainment's 12 output from 1995 through 2005, selected and presented by DJ Koco, one of Tokyo's premier hip hop DJs. Hydra was a powerhouse in it's day, holding it's own with other mid-1990s independent labels Rawkus, Fondle 'Em, Eastern Conference, Game, Landspeed, Fat Beats, and D.I.T.C. An integral part of the East Coast underground hip hop movement from 1995 through 2005, Hydra is world renowned for sought-after singles by major label-affiliated artists Mobb Deep (Loud/Sony), Screwball (Tommy Boy), Cormega (Def Jam), and The Beatnuts (Relativity), as well as the top tier of a burgeoning independent movement - The High & Mighty, Godfather Don, Nick Wiz, and Ghetto Professionals - and was the launching point for a string of A-list producers; A Kid Called Roots, Alchemist, E-Boogie, Mike Heron, EZ Elpee, Ayatollah, and DJ Fusion are just some of the producers who had their debut or nearly-debut credit on a Hydra single. This is the first CD release for most of these tracks, which were taken from vinyl and skillfully sequenced and mixed by Japan's DJ Koco (Donuts Record), who's as well known for his deep underground hip hop knowledge as he is for his battle, beat-juggling, and scratching skills. DJ Koco has a handful of critically-praised mixes circulating, and is in demand as an opener for Japanese dates for US hip hop acts. Includes tracks by Mobb Deep, Kamakazee, Screwball, The Unsociables, A Kid Called Roots, The High & Mighty, Slade Savage, E-Boogie, Godfather Don, Dennis Kellman, Mike Heron, Hostyle, K. Fanat, The Beatnuts, Nick Wiz, Big Meal, DJ Fusion, Powerule, Ghetto Professionals; appearances from Cormega, Kamakazee, MC Shan, Prince A.D., Offdamental, and Quik; and productions by Marley Marl, Pete Rock, The Unsociables, A Kid Called Roots, Alchemist, Bezo, E-Boogie, Godfather Don, Mike Heron, EZ Elpee, Ayatollah, The Beatnuts, Nick Wiz, V.I.C., and DJ Fusion.