Nick Wiz – Cellar Sounds Volume 5 – 1992-1998 (2017) (2CD) [FLAC]

Genre: East Coast Hip-Hop
Codec: Flac (*.flac)
Rip: tracks+.cue
Quality: lossless
Size: 980 Mb
Info: “No Sleep Recordings and production master Nick Wiz, return with the long-awaited fifth installment of the “Cellar Sounds” 2CD series. Again, this is a treasure chest of vintage mid-90s underground Hip-Hop; the majority of which has never been heard before! Again, Nick showcases why his studio “The Cellar” was a key location in the NJ/NYC underground scene. His unique fusion of filters, horns, smacking SP-1200 drums and dense bass-lines gave his work a signature sound and it is also why Wiz was the producer of choice for the legendary series of Echo Unlimited / Lyricist Lounge cassettes, “Underground Airplay”.

Still, Nick Wiz was most noted for his contributions to the Cella Dwellas “Realms and Reality” debut, as well as albums from the likes of Rakim, Mad Skillz, Chubb Rock and others. In between putting in work on these major label releases, he still dedicated himself to the cause of the unsigned artist.

Prolific to say the least, Wiz constantly ran sessions and developed several groups at a time. Artists like Shabaam Sahdeeq, Ran Reed, Chino XL, and Pudgee were mainstays in the underground radio dominated Nineties scene, while others like Hardwe’re and Gauge the Mental Murderah are best remembered from sought after “random rap” 12”s. While a lot of the material produced and recorded by Wiz did find its way to release, countless other tracks remained stored away on DAT tapes for over a decade.
Found on this incredible 2CD set are selections from the highly collectable “Underground Airplay” tapes, unreleased remixes, and obscure demos from lyricists throughout NYC and New Jersey. Forty-four tracks in total, spanning from Wiz’s early recording in 1992 to his zenith in 1998, this is a true time-capsule of the Nineties underground Hip-Hop sound; presented in perfect digital quality! Part nine of the “For Those That Slept” series.”

CD1:

01. Unexpected
02. Dig This
03. Great Paper Chase
04. Remember
05. Don’t Fuck With I
06. Ready For War
07. Femme Fatale
08. No Tricks In 96
09. Old School, New School
10. Nobody
11. Street Therapist
12. Da Professional (Demo Version)
13. Cypha
14. Untitled Song #2
15. Birth Defect
16. Imma Diss You
17. Out Of Their Misery
18. Think About That
19. Slicing With A Vocal
20. You’re Funny
21. Wild Like A Zoo
22. I’ll Be There

CD2:

01. Soon Come
02. Physical Form
03. Nasty Shit
04. Come Again
05. Just A Verse
06. Bring It
07. Ya’ll Don’t Want It
08. Wordsmith (Early Version)
09. Against The Grain
10. Dome Calls
11. No Wins
12. Hard Headed
13. Cash Money
14. Run It
15. Interlude
16. Money
17. U Want War
18. Role Switch
19. Hoodlum Thug
20. Mark Of The Beast (Demo Version)
21. War Goin’ On
22. Mystical Scrolls