Tag: Vernon Reid
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Prince Paul, Prince Among Thieves, 1999 on Tommy Boy
Another excellent reissue by Vinyl Me Please in their Rap & Hip Hop track. Prince Paul was a major producer of 80s and 90s hip hop. I came to him via De La Soul but he also worked with 3rd Bass, Queen Latifah, Big Daddy Kane, Gravediggaz, and even Vernon Reid from Living Colour. This…
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Living Colour, Time’s Up, 1990 on Epic
The sophomore album from Vernon Reid, Corey Glover, Muzz Skllings, and Will Calhoun, following up 1988’s Vivid with its smash hit Cult of Personality. This is really just as strong a record, though it didn’t get as much hype: Love Rears Its Ugly Head, Solace of You, and Elvis is Dead (coming just after Public…