labtekwon - the ghetto gospel ep

right, baltimore again!

This is the debut ep of labtekwon aka omar akbar. this came out in '93 on black owned records and has six productions from '92/'93 on it.

"I made my first record in 1993, the Ghetto Gospel EP. It was released on Black Owned Records. 6 songs, 23 styles. I recorded the pre-production at Scotty B's studio in 1992."

i have to admit, this record was a real random buy a few years back. but while listening to this ep again and again, it became a real grower– for me at least. the kick off with "quiet storm" is perfect and at the same time my personal favorite followed by "csd". all of these tracks come rugged and rough and have a funky note as well. a perfect mix for my gusto. make sure to check this holy grail out!

LABTEKWON "THE GHETTO GOSPEL EP" '93

1. QUIET STORM
2. PHAROAH OF THE KAYO
3. HARD 2 DA CORP
4. COPTIC JIHAD
5. CSD
6. CHOCOLATE CHIP

you also need to check out the other stuff he released. for example the 12" as csd, several cd-r only releases or the latest project called 410 pharaohs.

enjoy!

pz,
akutt

pen powz

i have to admit, baltimore has called my attention during the last two years. there's a lot of dope records from the mid 90ies era. one of them is today's feature; the pen powz. this 12" is from '94 and is built on productions by the pen powz and baltimore's finest omar akbar aka labtekwon. the main group consists of three mc's, and gets additional vocals by labtek on "whatever". the vinyl was released on firm records. they remind me a bit of the dereliks.

yup, that's all i know. help me.

PEN POWZ 12" '94

1. PENZ-N-NEEDLEZ
2. WHATEVER? (NEXT??)

enjoy

pz,
akutt