6/1/2023 0 Comments Company flow funcrusher plus![]() ![]() If you know anything about the music business, you understand how preposterous those demands are, thus only one label agreed to their terms and as a result, Funcrusher Plus was the first album released on Rawkus, an upstart independent label.įuncrusher Plus ushered in a new era of underground hip-hop and it exemplifies what the underground is all about : simple, minimalist beats, low budget production and no regard whatsoever to commercial appeal. After releasing their EP Funcrusher, Company Flow got several record deal offers which was what they wanted, provided it was done on their terms: 50% percent of the net profits, maintain ownership of their masters and publishing rights. On the other end of the spectrum were Company Flow, they were everything that Bad Boy wasn’t: low budget, uncompromising, intelligent but most of all original. That year, even Jay-Z and Notorious BIG followed up their classic debuts with more radio friendly albums keeping with Puff’s (who executive produced both albums) “All about the Benjamins” motto. ![]() Sean “Puffy” Combs had quite a year in 1997, albums released on his Bad Boy record label that year went on to sell a combined 20 million copies. ![]() Review Summary: A startlingly original album that laid the foundation for underground and alternative hip-hop.
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