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Common: "Resurrection (remix)"
From Resurrection 12" (Relativity, 1995)

Organized Konfusion: "Stress (remix)"
From Stress 12" (Hollywood Basic, 1994)

Large Professor: "IJUSWANNACHILL"
From IJUSWANNACHILL 12" (Geffen, 1996)

Even though he played baseball (and kept it rolling at halftime) all through the early-to-mid-90's, Large Professor always seems to get overshadowed by the other two capital-P producers of that era. It's a shame, since he was definitely MVP material. In his own words: "known for programming the percussion / basslines, etcetera, check me out and I'll bet ya / the one that claims that he's the best can't catch a / beat like I catch it."

Indeed, few others could take the title tracks from two classic LPs and manage to flip them each 180°. On "Resurrection," a reflective Rhodes sample reveals the concerns beneath Common's carefree wordplay, while the horn-laced hook on "Stress" somehow manages to transform OK's chant of 'Crush! Kill! Destroy!' into a summertime singalong.

"Queens represent, buy the album when I drop it." But he never did. Or rather, they never did – for whatever reason, Geffen permanantly shelved The LP. Though probably remembered best for the widely bootlegged "One Plus One" (with Nas), it also contained gems like "IJUSWANNACHILL," which lays a beautifully simple hook over crisp drums and low-key guitar plucks.

Hall of Fame, where you at?