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Tame One – The Grudge (LP) [Continued Sound CNS002]

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 first time on purple vinyl, Tame One’s ‘The Grudge’.

Artwork by Maliq Griffin aka DJ Porno (Tame’s long-time collaborator and friend.) Remastered production by Shape, Mishap, and others. Includes an unreleased Stretch Armstrong HOT 97 freestyle featuring Redman and Rah Digga.