{"product_id":"ism-blues-ghostly-colored-2xlp","title":"Ism \u0026 Blues (Ghostly Colored 2xLP)","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGET ON DOWN EXCLUSIVE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRESSED ON GHOSTLY BLUE \u0026amp; ORANGE COLORED VINYL\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLIMITED TO 1000 COPIES WORLDWIDE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOver thirty years ago in 1994, \u003cstrong\u003eHard 2 Obtain\u003c\/strong\u003e caught fire with its smash underground single “L.I. Groove,” a tune that affirmed through a Rakim sample that the trio represented “New York, from Long Island.” On the strength of H20’s newfound respect among Hip Hop’s cypher legions, H2O dropped their debut album “Ism and Blues” to explore three true loves: weed, women, and Hip-Hop. The album reflects this triple love affair, combining hazy funk and jazz echoes with a rapper’s delight format.\u003cstrong\u003e MCs Taste \u003c\/strong\u003eand \u003cstrong\u003eDL \u003c\/strong\u003eare B-Boys in the traditional sense, playing off each other nicely with call-and-response rhymes, and cuts provided by?\u003cstrong\u003eDJ Six-Seven\u003c\/strong\u003e. ?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eIn addition to the standout lead single “L.I. Groove”, other standout tracks include the horn-heavy “Ghetto Diamond”, a fortified ode to beautiful women of a Hip-Hop persuasion, and “Heels Without Souls” fuses Hip-Hop and the R\u0026amp;B-styled vocals of?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eVinia Mojica (Tribe Called Quest)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e with some flair.\u003c\/span\u003e?This largely slept-on album also features a guest appearance from New Jersey underground stalwarts the \u003cstrong\u003eArtifacts\u003c\/strong\u003e and boasts production from the \u003cstrong\u003eStimulated Dummies aka SD50s\u003c\/strong\u003e (beatmakers for K.M.D., Brand Nubian, Grand Puba),?\u003cstrong\u003eRoc Raida\u003c\/strong\u003e (X-Ecutioners), and \u003cstrong\u003eDJ Nastee\u003c\/strong\u003e. The album, rooted in jazz, R\u0026amp;B, and an old-school Hip-Hop aesthetic, caught a ripple of popularity with the non-mainstream Hip-Hop audience, but, unfortunately, the threesome was never heard from again.? Get On Down is proud to bring back this Golden Era classic for the first time on vinyl in the US since it was originally released. The album is packaged in a gatefold jacket and pressed on Ghostly Blue and Ghostly Orange colored vinyl.?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA1 ? ? ? ?Joker's World\u003cbr\u003eA2 ? ? ? ?Babble On\u003cbr\u003eA3 ? ? ? ?Heels Without Souls\u003cbr\u003eB1 ? ? ? ?Shit We Do\u003cbr\u003eB2 ? ? ? ?Street Dwellers\u003cbr\u003eB3 ? ? ? ?A Lil Sumthing Featuring – Artifacts, Raquel?\u003cbr\u003eB4 ? ? ? ?L.I. Groove\u003cbr\u003eC1 ? ? ? ?Time\u003cbr\u003eC2 ? ? ? ?Local Hero\u003cbr\u003eC3 ? ? ? ?Gaining Pounds\u003cbr\u003eC4 ? ? ? ?Parkyard Lingo\u003cbr\u003eD1 ? ? ? ?Bust Me Down\u003cbr\u003eD2 ? ? ? ?No Batter Swing\u003cbr\u003eD3 ? ? ? ?Ghetto Diamond\u003cbr\u003eD4 ? ? ? ?L.I. Groove Reprise\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hard 2 Obtain","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53853212508503,"sku":"ZZ-GET52763-LP","price":12.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0983\/1104\/5463\/files\/Hard2ObtainMain.png?v=1782183790","url":"https:\/\/www.discotecavinyl.com\/products\/ism-blues-ghostly-colored-2xlp","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}