VA - Rotation Music - The Return Of The Ancient One

This label Rotation Music was hailing from California, not sure where exactly, and released a couple of interesting releases (including 2 albums, this compilation and a couple of 12''s), all in the year 2000. It seems that the same guy that is producing most of these releases is also the head of Rotation and is going by the name of Cosmic Ro.

While the MCs are not always super technical I really like the overall mood of the productions: slow beats, dark themes, etc. That type of beats was all over Izm Da Mad Soul's self titled album which I really liked, and now with this comp I realized it's pretty much there every time, no matter which emcee is rapping.

So if you're familiar with the label's work you already know most of the tracks here, they were featured either on the albums or the 12''s, or both, minus a couple of instrumental here and there. But it still forms a coherent whole that you can enjoy from a to z. 

It's cassette only though. Freshly ripped from the tapedeck. Enjoy!

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GAS CHAMBER - It's Yours

JIZZM - Trembling

IZM DA MAD SOUL - Who Lit Dat

PENUCKLE - Putang Ina Mo

JIZZM - Beef

IZM DA MAD SOUL - Untitled

COSMIC RO - Cosmic Interlude

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PENUCKLE ft. BESUS CHRIST & DEADLY - Godself (The Secret Doctrine) Pt.1

SHANE HUNTER - Boxkit

IZM DA MAD SOUL - Maintaining Izmatic Degrees

JIZZM - Here After Uprizing

PENUCKLE ft. MR. BEASLEY & BIG CHRIS - 3 M.C.'s

COSMIC RO - Return Of The Ancient One

PENUCKLE - Underwater Dormitory (Swimming With The Dolphins)

IZM DA MAD SOUL - No Dollar Signs

Eb.F - Mockumentary Sampler

Another one from Kaliyuga Pro's deep collection. Eb.F is half of San Mateo's Various Blends and this little cassingle from 97 contains the single "Home Improvement" heard on 'More Chemicals', the instrumental, the beat alone, Born To Blow Up featured on their classic Levitude album and a nice unreleased track called Condiments.

Something for the hardcore cassette collectors, pretty hard to find.

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Home Improvement

Untitled Beat

Home Improvement (Instrumental)

B

Condiments

Born To Blow Up

Himself - Book Of Hymns Vol.1: Himpressions

Another repost from the Ghetto Tyylit archives, this is the first cassette EP from Himself. The picture above is not the original art, it's a just a random photo of him.

If like me you like the Netherworlds you'll enjoy it. 

In another news, you might not sleep on that super dope new 45  by San Diego's Inna Attic Crookz (from the Missing Children crew, related to Veks).

Same for the Blak Forest cd reissue we were talking about (plus there's also a cassette filled with Wiz One's beats).

There's a new Haez One album, so support that dope music from SJ.

Last but not least, you need that crucial FBCFabric & Reindeer classic album vinyl reissue on swiss label Mism. If you're into early Anticon, dark & melancholic beats and the name Constellation Records rings a bell, that might be your cup of tea. There's only 100 copies on triple vinyl though, so be quick!

Back to our program:

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Intro

Summer In The City

Aches And Pain (Remix)

The Rape Of Mother Africa ft. Masequa Myers

So Put That On Your Tape (Interlude)

Summer In The City (Instrumental)

Outro

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Intro (A Wailing Litany)

Aches And Pain

Dirty A__ LA

Interlude

Something From Met

Aches And Pain Remix (Instrumental)

Outro

Insomniac - Don't Sleep

Insomniac's first cassette EP, released on Soothsay in 1997. Production by Raggedy Andy and Tre Lock. Another rare one thanks to Kaliyuga Pro.

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Don't Sleep

2026

Parasites

Orphan Exhibit

B

Syllabullets

World Wars

Don't Sleep (Instrumental)