and fusion/crossover hip-hop in particular has some genuinely flawless beats thanks to the inclusion of percussion and instrumentation in ways that more old-school DJs never got the chance to use.

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All the merch pieces and magazine covers.” When Conduit first started releasing music around four years ago, he found it difficult to find venues that aligned with his old-school take on hip-hop.

Salute to Big L aka Lamont Coleman (RIP), Lord Finesse, Jay-Z, Cam’ron, Grand Daddy I.U., and everyone who helped make this album a timeless piece of hip-hop history!