Black Moon – Enta Da Stage (1993) (2017 The Complete Edition) (3CD) [CD] [FLAC] [Fat Beats]

Genre: Hip-Hop
Codec: Flac (*.flac) / Mp3 (*.mp3)
Rip: tracks+.cue
Quality: lossless / 320 kbps
Size: 930 / 459 Mb
Info: The CD issue of Enta Da Stage: The Complete Edition is enclosed in a deluxe hard case box set featuring the original album, Da Beatminerz instrumentals and remixes across 3 CDs, an 18-page booklet with new interviews, extensive liner notes, and unreleased photos from the original Enta Da Stage photo shoot and additional visual ephemera.

Composed of members Buckshot, 5ft, and DJ Evil Dee, Black Moon simultaneously kicked off and defined the rap renaissance of New York with the release of Enta Da Stage in 1993. Whereas plenty of earlier groups had spit rage-filled rhymes to tear down the world’s unjust establishments, no one had evoked brooding pathos or introspective anger quite like Black Moon. Underground hip-hop might have been dominated by the sunny sound of G-Funk when Enta Da Stage dropped, but from then on the scene turned to the dark side. Black Moon was rising.

Working closely with the original members, Fat Beats Records is proud to present the definitive Enta Da Stage box set. Reissued for the first time across three formats – 6xLP, 3xCD, and 3xCassette – this album is the complete encapsulation of an era for anyone seeking to understand the origin and the essence of New York’s Golden Age. All formats include the Da Beatminerz (Evil Dee and Mr. Walt) instrumentals and remixes, plus extensive liner notes by David Ma (Pitchfork, Wax Poetics) with rare and unreleased visual ephemera in an 18 page booklet. The story of Black Moon, alongside their peers Biggie, Big L, Nas, Kool G Rap, and Wu Tang, reminds us that the bleakest times produce the most profound agents of cultural change. And as we stand at the precipice of a new age of anxiety, Enta Da Stage has never been more relevant… or more necessary.

Although Black Moon would go on to release three more albums – and its members would go on to greatness with Da Beatminerz, Boot Camp Klik, and various solo projects – Enta Da Stage remains the perfect distillation of tight lyrical menace, rowdy crew hooks, stripped down breaks, and deep basslines on all of its fourteen tracks. Although Enta Da Stage might stand in the shadow of East Coast albums such as Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), Illmatic, Liquid Swords, Ready to Die, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, and The Infamous, history will remember that Enta da Stage preceded those releases. To understand Enta Da Stage is to understand the origin and the spirit of New York hip-hop once and for all.

СD1 – Album:

01. Powaful Impak!
02. Niguz Talk Shit
03. Who Got Da Props
04. Ack Like U Want It
05. Buck ‘Em Down
06. Black Smif-N-Wessun feat. Smif-N-Wessun
07. Son Get Wrec
08. Make Munne
09. Slave
10. I Got Cha Opin
11. Shit Iz Real
12. Enta Da Stage
13. How Many MC’s…
14. U Da Man feat. Dru Ha, Havoc & Smif-N-Wessun

СD2 – Instrumentals:

01. Powaful Impak! (Instr.)
02. Niguz Talk Shit (Instr.)
03. Who Got Da Props (Instr.)
04. Act Like U Want It (Instr.)
05. Buck ‘Em Down (Instr.)
06. Black Smif-N-Wessun (Instr.)
07. Son Get Wrec (Instr.)
08. Make Munne (Instr.)
09. Slave (Instr.)
10. I Got Cha Opin (Instr.)
11. Shit Iz Real (Instr.)
12. Enta Da Stage (Instr.)
13. How Many MC’s… (Instr.)
14. U Da Man (Instr.)

CD3 – The Remixes:

01. How Many MC’s (DJ Evil Dee RMX)
02. Act Like You Want It (F.A.P. Mix)
03. Shit Iz Real (Buckshot’s New Vocal)
04. Son Get Wrec (DJ Evil Dee RMX)
05. U Da Man (DJ Evil Dee RMX)
06. Buckshot’s Freestyle Joint
07. Fuck It Up (Rugged Ruff Mix)
08. I Got Cha Opin (RMX)
09. Buck Em Down (Da Beatminerz RMX)
10. Murder MC’s
11. Six Feet Deep
12. Reality (Killing Every…)
13. Who Got Da Props (MW Smooth Mix)