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Having 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 & Hip-Hop and Showbiz & 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.
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).
This album captures the dynamic potential of a street legend, a legend who would later be gunned down in his prime.
Tracklist
Put It On
MVP
No Endz, No Skinz
8 Iz Enuff
All Black
Danger Zone
Street Struck
Da Graveyard
Lifestylez Ov Da Poor & Dangerous
I Don't Understand It
Fed Up Wit The Bullshit
Let 'Em Have It "L"