“We were just obsessed with this album when we were kids. There's still not really anything like this, I mean like the improvisational, super jazzy but incredible storytelling and these really solid hooks. This is just like a really carefully made rap jazz album.”Watch this moment
Innercity Griots
Freestyle Fellowship
Innercity Griots is the second studio album by American hip hop group Freestyle Fellowship. It was released on April 28, 1993, on 4th & B'way Records and distributed through Island Records.
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18 tracks · 65:18 · click to preview1
Blood
1:13
2
Bullies of the Block
4:59
3
Everything's Everything
3:44
4
Shammy's
4:18
5
Heat Mizer
1:08
6
Six Tray
4:38
7
Danger
3:56
8
Inner City Boundaries
4:38
9
Bomb Zombies
1:06
10
Cornbread
4:20
11
Way Cool
4:21
12
Hot Potato
3:37
13
Mary
3:44
14
Park Bench People
5:12
15
Heavyweights
6:11
16
Tolerate
1:01
17
Respect Due
3:51
18
Pure Thought
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