Main Source - Breaking Atoms [1991]Breaking Atoms is the debut album of hip hop group Main Source, released July 23, 1991 on Wild Pitch Records. It is widely thought of as a very influential album and is notable for the debut of rapper Nas. Recorded during the golden age of hip hop, Breaking Atoms contains elements of jazz rap and alternative hip hop.The album has been highly regarded due mostl...
My contribution to Hip-Hop Thursday.This was the only video I could find on Youtube. The beginning and end are chopped so it jumps right into Large Professor's vocals. This track was *the jam* when it dropped. Classic album which also includes _Live At The BBQ_ (featuring *Nas* and *Akinyele*), _Just Hangin' Out_, and _Just a Friendly Game of Baseball_.I also copped this album *on vinyl* off eb...
And I'm out..From 1991. Dj's and producers had really started to come into their own, finding new records to loop into much more vibrant soundscapes..Large Professor was a good'un.
So maybe at the time of release this song was not really a collaboration, but the fact that the artist that wasn't in the group just so happened to go on to super-stardom, I would say it fits the bill. Main Source featured two Canadians and New York-based producer (Large Professor) who you may owe for launching the career of the most famous of Queensbridge based emcees. What doesn't make this...
My contribution to Hip-Hop Thursday.This was the only video I could find on Youtube. The beginning and end are chopped so it jumps right into Large Professor's vocals. This track was *the jam* when it dropped. Classic album which also includes _Live At The BBQ_ (featuring *Nas* and *Akinyele*), _Just Hangin' Out_, and _Just a Friendly Game of Baseball_.I also copped this album *on vinyl* off eb...
There aren't very many albums that can rival the production of Breaking Atoms, the 1991 Main Source masterpiece. While there were plenty of 'meh' lyrical tracks on the album and the wider debut of Nasir Jones, Large Professor provided a back drop of beats that has set high standards for full length album production in [...]