The Real Deal

On August 6th Bomb Hip-Hop will release The Real Deal, an album about the corrupt music industry. This CD will appeal to musicians, starving artists, washed-up rappers, record company personnel, hip-hop fans and youths with huge amounts of disposable income.

After hearing this album consumers and hip hop fans won't be brainwashed by music videos, advertising and commercial radio ever again. The Real Deal, a new creative direction for Bomb Hip-Hop, is fun, intelligent and interesting to listen to... the album major record companies do not want you to hear!

Current kings of the underground hip-hop movement on this full length release include Abstract Rude, Azeem, Foreign Legion, J-Zone and Swollen Members. This CD is a rap compilation featuring songs, interludes and skits that focus on breaking down the music industry for the average person. Some of the material exposes information about radio, payola, retail, returns, music videos, marketing and promotion. It's intended to educate the hip-hop fan about the inside workings of the music industry allowing them to be better informed consumers. This is a tongue-in-cheek revelation that shows the listener a behind the scenes view of the workings of the music industry, and how stars are elevated, manipulated, and deflated on a whim.

Album Title : THE REAL DEAL
Artist : Various Artists
Label : Bomb Hip-Hop
Catalog Number : BHH2050
Configuration : Compact Disc
Street Date : August 6th, 2002

CD track listing

01 INSTANT RAP STAR - Bas-1 & Fanatik 4:59

click on link to listen to Instant Rap Star in Real Audio - http://www.bombhiphop.com/realaudio/irs.ram

02 INDUSTRY RULE #4080 - DJ JS-1 4:50 03 THE MASTER (redux) - Stimulus & Paul Nice 3:24

click on link to listen to The Master in Real Audio - http://www.bombhiphop.com/realaudio/master.ram 04 Demos - Ed O.G. 0:37 05 RUBBER GLUE - Azeem 3:38 06 There Are Rules 0:14 07 WHAT WE DO IT LIKE - Hydroponic Sound System vs. The Burn Unit 4:04 08 Buffers - Ragi da Lawyer and Dave Paul 1:08

09 GETTIN IT RIGHT - Jnyce 3:28 10 Q&A - J-Zone 2:55

11 Industry of Cool 0:59

12 ACCESS DENIED - Hush 3:17

13 Vampires - Ragi da Lawyer 0:44
14 VAPORS - Charizma & PB Wolf 4:38
15 Find Something Else to Talk About - Jeff da Sales Rep 1:13

16 TAKE IT BACK - Swollen Members 3:40

17 The Rule - DJ Shortfuse 0:58
18 HAPPY DRUNK - Foreign Legion 4:30
19 Industry - Kreators 1:22
20 LEGACY - Kreators 4:43
21 Instant A-Hole - Ragi da Lawyer 0:08
22 WE THREE KINGS - Spaztik EmCee with Grand Agent & Chops 3:48
23 When Do We Get Our Money? (distribution blues) - The Product
Pushers feat. DJ Pone 1:14

24 YEP! - Abstract Rude + Tribe Unique 4:03

25 Coffee & Cigarettes 0:18
26 WAR CRY - Regenerated Headpiece 3:36
27 Russell Speaks 0:22

28 BIG UP - Baba 4:04

29 Take the Money and Run - Jeff da Sales Rep 0:17