Black Sheep

• Artist:
  Black Sheep
• Album:
  A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing [PA]
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  'Butt In The Meantime'; 'Strobelite Honey';

Black Sheep were members of the Native Tongues musical collective based in NY. The two artists that comprised Black Sheep were native New Yorkers Andres "Dres" Titus and William "Mista Lawnge" McLean, and their debut album was the brilliant '91 album entitled A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing.It would be the duo's centerpiece as their '94 follow-up release entitled Non-Fiction suffered due to virtuall...

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• Artist:
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• Album:
  A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
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  The Choice Is Yours

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• Artist:
  Black Sheep
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  8WM/Novakane

Courtesy of this Pitchfork news article, I just learned that Black Sheep will be releasing their first album in 12 years. Holy crap, has it been that long?! I can't even count the number of times I've listened to 'A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing'. It's probably in my top 25 hip hop albums of all time.I don't really understand why it's only being distributed digitally, because I'd buy it at a loca...

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  Similack Child

By the time the Black Sheep dropped their debut album in 1992 I was drifting away from living and breathing Hip Hop as I had in prior years. It wasn't that I had a problem with the genre,I was just incorporating more music into my listening.I didn't sleep on Dres and Mista Lawnge altogether (I did have the record), but I sure didn't realize the greatness of A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing either. I...

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  8 WM/Novakane

Shortly before the release of Black Sheep's 8WM/Novakane Mista Lawnge split from Black Sheep, leaving Dres to take the reigns. Although Lawnge's presence on the album is minimal, his departure doesn't limit Dres in providing an album that serves up the refreshing sounds of real NYC rap. The album packs smooth, easy-flowing rhymes, and catchy hooks backed by piano-driven, hand-clap beats; it mak...

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• Artist:
  Black Sheep
• Album:
  A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing [PA]
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  'Butt In The Meantime'; 'Strobelite Honey';

Black Sheep were members of the Native Tongues musical collective based in NY. The two artists that comprised Black Sheep were native New Yorkers Andres "Dres" Titus and William "Mista Lawnge" McLean, and their debut album was the brilliant '91 album entitled A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing.It would be the duo's centerpiece as their '94 follow-up release entitled Non-Fiction suffered due to virtuall...

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• Artist:
  Black Sheep
• Album:
  A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
• Track:
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  The Choice Is Yours

...from the "And-we-liked-it" Dept: ahhh...that old school hip hop's the shizzle-dizzle...I'll admit, it's sometimes difficult to get with a grip of the acts I see/ hear these days but that hasn't stopped me from looking back, yo...I'll begin with The Black Sheep's "The Choice is Yours":Jungle Brothers --"Straight Out the Jungle"Poor Righteous Teachers --"Rock the Funky Joint"...oh yeah, you ca...

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