recently i found myself debating the merits of the recent r.u.n. t.h.e. j.e.w.e.l.s. record with promise and warning cohort, dj coco relax. both of us are long term fans of company flow, a classic group of rap giants from the late 90s, which consisted mainly of e.l.-p. (half of r.t.j.) alongside queens rapper b.i.g.g. j.u.s.. coco and i agreed we both had always prefered the smooth flow of b.i.g.g. j.u.s. to the more abrasive rhymes of e.l.-p. however, i contended, after the demise of co-flow, j.u.s. produced one unbelievable lp called l.u.n.e. t.n.s., only to drop off afterwards. his songs sounded more like university lectures to me than songs. add to that his raps were often railing against the g.w. bush administration. while tunes like p.u.b.l.i.c. e.n.e.m.y.'s 'f.i.g.h.t. t.h.e. p.o.w.e.r.' will always remain timeless, do i really want to listen to how abominable the bush administration was now that it's 2017? no, i do not. coco relax's rejoinder to this was telling me i had to hear j.u.s.'s 2005 lp, 'p.o.o.r. p.e.o.p.l.e.'s d.a.y.' c.m.j. described this record as an 'anti-globalization opus of dusty beats and multi-syllabic rhymes that sound like Ghostface, RZA and Noam Chomsky having a threeway.' i really couldn't put it better. this record is an unsung classic.
_alibi