After 2Pac and Biggie’s passing, hip-hop was in a state of limbo. With Nas and Jay busy trying to gain the right to the thrown, a certain Ant and Slug were in the studio quietly going about their business. In 1997 they released Overcast!, an instant underground classic which propelled the newly born Atmosphere into the industry.
Known as the kings of ‘backpack’ rap, here is a quick throwback for any Atmosphere fan, reminding them what it was like to first put on Overcast! and hear the eerie, progressive intro track which was 1597.
A year later and both Slug and Ant were in the studio again, this time as a different outfit in the form of The Dynospectrum. An underground hip-hop supergroup, comprised of members who quite frankly at this point aren’t important. But what is important is the following track from their self-titled LP. 2Pac, Kanye and Em wern’t the only artists to sample Hank Crawford’s Wildflower…
Collect both throwbacks here:
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