The Message

heavyweight 180 gram vinyl with download. when it arrived in late 1982 'the message' was the great rap album of the old school years. it was first radical, innovative and conscious album to its era exploring the inenqulities of 1980s american. this expanded edition of their classic album includes new sleeve notes, brand new photos and additional bonus such as 'the message ii', 'new york new york', the instrumental of the 'message' plus 'the adventure of grandmaster himself' a cut up of various classic breaks that in fact only appeared 20 years later recording. the extended album demonstrates the brilliance this group and how timeless their classic album is nearly 30 years later.