Released 1987 Release date 1987 Producers Just-Ice, KRS-One | Artist Just-Ice Genre Hip hop music | |
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Kool & Deadly
(1987) The Desolate One
(1989) Label Traffic Entertainment Group Similar Just-Ice albums, Hip hop music albums | ||
Kool & Deadly (Justicizms) is the second album by old school/hardcore rapper Just-Ice, it was released in 1987, and was produced by KRS-One and Just-Ice. In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source magazine's 100 Best Rap Albums. The song "Moshitup" was the origin of the hip hop meme "Suicide, it's a suicide".
Contents
Music
The Washington Post noted that tracks "Moshitup" and "Lyric Licking" showcase reggae rhythms but the record is predominantly "sparse hip-hop, tough and raw".
Reception
In a contemporary review, The Washington Post stated that the album "has an agenda that embraces more complicated topics, but it's hardly as benevolent as [Kool Moe Dee]" and described the album as "tough and raw but not especially distinctive"
Track listing
- "Going Way Back" (feat. KRS-One)
- "The Original Gangster of Hip-Hop"
- "Freedom of Speech"
- "Moshitup" (feat. KRS-One)
- "Kool & Deadly"
- "On the Strength"
- "Lyric Licking"
- "Booga Bandit Bitch"
- "Freedom Of Speech ’88" (12-inch Single Edit) [added when it was released on CD].
Songs
1Going Way Back5:01
2Original Gangster of Hip Hop5:28
3Freedom of Speech4:55