{"product_id":"big-l-lifestylez-of-da-poor-dangerous","title":"LIFESTYLEZ OF DA POOR \u0026 DANGEROUS","description":"Personnel: Big L, Terra, Herb McGruff, Buddah Bless, Twan, Killa Kam, Trooper J, Mike Boogie (vocals).\nProducers: Buck-Wild, Lord Finesse, Showbiz, Craig Boogie.\nEngineers: Tony Smalios (tracks 1, 6); Chris \"Conman\" Conway (tracks 2-5, 7-12).\nRecorded at Powerplay Studios, Unique Studios and Chung King Studios, New York.\nAll songs co-written by L. Coleman. Samples include \"Vibrations\" (as performed by Buster Williams) and \"Stay With Me\" (as performed by DeBarge).\nLiner Note Author: Chris Farone.\nRecording information: Chung King Studios,New York City, USA; Power Play Studios, New York City, USA; Unique Studios, New York City, USA.\nPhotographers: Ricky Powell; Evan Amos.\nHaving made a name for himself as a guest MC on D.I.T.C. (Diggin' in the Crates) projects such as Diamond D.'s Stunts, Blunts \u0026amp; Hip-Hop and Showbiz \u0026amp; A.G.'s Runaway Slave, the flamboyantly gifted Lamont Coleman (aka Big L) dropped his debut in early 1995. A product of the mean streets of Harlem, L made his bones in the rap game with his rapid fire freestyle delivery and clever punchline-peppered rhymes. A patchwork album with a few outstanding cuts, Lifestylez fails to package the lightning-in-a-bottle talent of this cut-above MC. The album showcases L as a master of the lyrical stickup undressing his competition with kinetic metaphors and a brash comedic repertoire. The lead track, \"Put It On\" produced by Kid Capri, is a party cut with a criminal attitude. \"M.V.P.\" snatches a brief segment from DeBarge's \"Stay With Me\" (later aggrandized on the Notorious B.I.G.'s popular remix of \"One More Chance\"). \"Da Graveyard\" features a young Cam'ron (here Killa Kam) and most notably a superb verse from a pre-Jigga Jay-Z (at the outset of his solo career). With better production and marketing, Big L might have found himself with a platinum album but instead he settled for platinum respect. This album captures the dynamic potential of a street legend, a legend who would later be gunned down in his prime. ~ M.F. DiBella","brand":"Big L","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44589646381289,"sku":"UME2T1-LYKS-00","price":26.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/3523\/8633\/files\/big-l-lifestylez-of-da-poor-dangerous_bYzge_37a5c15e-c432-48a3-9c2c-1945c3bfb1ad.jpg?v=1759335731","url":"https:\/\/www.vibinvinyl.com\/products\/big-l-lifestylez-of-da-poor-dangerous","provider":"Vibin' Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}