Tame One - The Grudge

Format: LP
Catalogue No.: CNS002
Barcode: 0198500737097
Release Date: 07 Jun 2024
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B

First time released on Vinyl. Unheard since 2007. Artwork by Maliq Griffin aka DJ Porno (Tame’s long-time collaborator and friend.) 
An unreleased Stretch Armstrong HOT 97 freestyle ft. Redman and Rah Digga. Remastered production by Shape, Mishap, and others.
We’re honoured to reissue an album by a truly unique voice in hip hop and dearly missed friend, Tame One. The year is 2007, Fresh off collaborations with the likes of El-P, Cage, and The Weathermen, Tame One - one half of the Newark duo The Artifacts, was approached by a Montclair skateboard shop Division East, as he personified their East Coast new school culture of skating, graffiti, and MCing. This relationship gave way to Division East Records and their first full length release entitled "The Grudge." Despite its merits and the efforts of those involved, the album went largely unheard outside of NJ hip-hop circles. Call it a casualty of the post-CD/pre-streaming musical landscape of the early 00’s. Now, 17 years later and almost 2 years after his heartbreaking transition, issued for the time on purple vinyl, Tame One’s The Grudge.

Track Listing: 1. Holla Real 2. No Hook 3. Division East Mic Check 4. Hip-Hop (Call N Response) 5. Fun 101 6. Live From the Trap (Skit) 7. Yes Yes Ya'll 8. 8 Minutes of Slick Shit 9. Bricks Shit 10. Da Ol' Jersey Bastard 11. A DJ Stretch Armstrong Hot97 Exclusive Featuring Redman & Rah Digga