Every legend has a first record where none of it was guaranteed yet.
Ghostface Killah's Ironman, Raekwon's Only Built 4 Cuban Linx (this pressing finally living up to the Purple Tape name), Redman's Whut? Thee Album, and Common's Can I Borrow a Dollar? all landed in the archive this week, four solo debuts from four different cities, each one the first real proof that the artist behind it wasn't going anywhere.
From the Crate
"Four cities, four different sounds, four artists who spent the next three decades proving the debut wasn't a fluke."
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Also just landed: T.I.'s Kill the King, his self-described final album, now available on CD too.
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— Diony C.