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Do the Math is a 1996 compilation album by artists on the Tribal Music Inc. label. Predominantly produced, recorded and mixed by Tribal founder Vitamin D at his studio The Pharmacy, the album features songs performed by Ghetto Chilldren , Sinsemilla , Wordsayer, Phat Mob, Narcotik and Infinite, among others. Although never recognized nationally, it was heavily influential in the Seattle hip hop scene. As physical copies are very rare, the album is available as a free download on the label's Bandcamp page . Do The Math by Tribal Music Inc.

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Above the Law is an American hip hop group from Pomona, California , founded in 1989 by Cold 187um , Laylaw, KMG the Illustrator, Go Mack, and DJ Total K-Oss. Above the Law claim to have invented the " G-funk " sound, which was made popular by Dr. Dre 's The Chronic . [6] Dre was involved in producing two tracks on Above the Law's debut album. Part of the post-N.W.A explosion of California gangsta rap, Above the Law came out of the Eastern Los Angeles suburb of Pomona; leader Cold 187 um, aka Big Hutch (born Gregory Hutchinson), was joined by KMG the Illustrator (born Kevin Gulley), Go Mack (born Arthur Goodman), and DJ Total K-Oss (born Anthony Stewart). Mixing '70s vintage-funk and soul samples with live instrumentation (Hutchinson had studied jazz while in school), the group signed with Eazy-E's Ruthless Records and issued their debut album, Livin' Like Hustlers, in 1990; split into violence- and sex-themed sides, it was co-produced by Dr. Dre (prior...

Christopher Lee Rios (November 10, 1971 – February 7, 2000), better known by his stage name Big Pun (short for Big Punisher), was an American rapper . Emerging from the underground hip hop scene in The Bronx borough of  New York City , in the early 1990's, he was the first Latino rapper to have an album certified platinum as a solo act. He first appeared on tracks from Fat Joe 's second album " Jealous One's Envy " in 1995, and The Beatnuts ' second album  Stone Crazy in 1997, prior to signing to Loud Records as a solo artist. Pun's lyrics are notable for technical efficiency, having minimal pauses to take a breath, heavy use of alliteration as well as internal and multi-syllabic rhyming schemes. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest rappers of all time. READ MORE...