{"product_id":"kooley-high-david-thompson-10th-anniversary-colored-vinyl-vinyl-2lp","title":"Kooley High: David Thompson 10th Anniversary (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl 2LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAside from a certain Petey Pablo track, North Carolina rarely gets credit\u003c\/i\u003e as one of the main bastions of hip-hop, yet legendary artists such as \u003cstrong\u003eBiggie Smalls\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eBig Daddy Kane\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eTerminator X\u003c\/strong\u003e have all relocated there at some point in their respective careers. It may come as a surprise that two NC natives, \u003cstrong\u003ePigmeat Markham\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eBill Curtis\u003c\/strong\u003e (of the \u003cstrong\u003eFatback Band\u003c\/strong\u003e), separately released early rap songs that predate “Rapper's Delight.” Decades later, the Tarheel state is still churning out excellent hip-hop. J. Cole and DaBaby are some more mainstream examples, but I prefer the Triangle's underground scene, which has launched the careers of \u003cstrong\u003eLittle Brother\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=article%2Cpage%2Cproduct\u0026amp;q=Rapsody\u0026amp;_=pf\u0026amp;pf_v_artist_manufacturer=Rapsody\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRapsody\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, the latter of which was featured on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/kendrick-lamar-to-pimp-a-butterfly-vinyl-2lp\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTo Pimp A Butterfly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. Rapsody started rapping at NC State in Raleigh when she joined H20, a campus hip-hop organization. There, she met \u003cstrong\u003eCharlie Smarts\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eTab-One\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eFoolery\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eDJ Ill Digitz\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eSinopsis\u003c\/strong\u003e, who all started a new group called \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=article%2Cpage%2Cproduct\u0026amp;q=Kooley+High\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKooley High\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. Before Rapsody pursued a solo career, the group produced a mixtape, EP, and two studio albums, the second of which is \u003cem\u003eDavid Thompson\u003c\/em\u003e, one of the group’s most enduring works to date. The album is undeniably an ode to the state of North Carolina and its capital city, and is named after the famed basketball player who took NC State to the 1974 NCAA championship. During the recording of the album, half of the group relocated to Brooklyn, NY, forming the basis for the single “Dear Raleigh,” in which Tab-One, Charlie Smarts, and Rapsody reminisce on Hillsborough Street institutions such as Cup-a-Joe, Char-Grill, and SchoolKids Records (before it moved to Mission Valley). While “Dear Raleigh” was produced by \u003cstrong\u003eTecknowledgy\u003c\/strong\u003e and remixed by Sinopsis, the rest of the record is split pretty evenly between \u003cstrong\u003eDJ Prince\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eNapoleon Wright II\u003c\/strong\u003e on production duties. “Days Passed Me By” (the best beat on the record) sees Napoleon chopping up \u003cstrong\u003eBonnie Raitt\u003c\/strong\u003e’s “Thank You” into a laid-back head-nodder reminiscent of \u003cstrong\u003eDJ Premier\u003c\/strong\u003e's beat for “Everything I Am.” If you’re a fan of warm, crackly boom-bap beats, heady lyrics, tight flow, and Southeastern college basketball, this is for you. First time vinyl edition of 700 pressed on blue and orange 2LP with new artwork to celebrate the album's 10th anniversary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2012 full-length from North Carolina's \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=article%2Cpage%2Cproduct\u0026amp;q=Kooley+High\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKooley High\u003c\/a\u003e featuring Rapsody, Homeboy Sandman, Skyzoo, Mez + more\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e'classic Kooley blue \u0026amp; orange' colored double vinyl pressing\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003efirst time on vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehoused in full color pic sleeve w\/ new artwork\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003elimited edition of 700\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eoriginal release year: 2012\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: M.E.C.C.A. 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