The duo of Monch and Prince Po proved deadly on their 1991 debut, but it wasn’t until three years had passed that they would release their magnum opus, filled with paranoia, pressure, and vivid descriptions of life in the ghetto.

Organized Konfusion’s famous sophomore album is the reason this list was birthed. Organized Konfusion – Stress: Extinction Agenda

Organized Konfusion – Stress: Extinction Agenda.

(Bonus: if you bought the physical CD you know all about the hidden final track as well.) An undeniable classic in more ways than one, Cold Vein is that icy hint of blue that the little green Spotify icon is in sore need of.

It’s perhaps the zenith of Def Jux’s reign over underground hip-hop as the harbor of stony, metallic rap until Kanye and friends threw a backpack on the whole thing a short time later. Cracked pavement, clenched teeth, balled up fists, asteroids colliding There are a million images that come to mind when I think of this album, but as the pinnacle of both Vordul Mega and Vast Aire’s rhyming abilities, Cold Vein is a gust of cold wind that makes you shiver from the opening sample of The Big Chill.Įl-P’s ear-crunching drums sound like robots trampling buildings, Vordul sounds dementedly possessed (rumor has it that he freestyled a majority of his verses off the dome), and Vast floats constant quotables over the entire project. No matter where I am on the face of this earth, Cold Vein immediately transports me to New York City.

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