The Archives 1996-2000
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| Compilation album by Big L | ||
| Released | June 28, 2006 | |
| Recorded | 1996 - 2000 | |
| Genre | East Coast hip hop | |
| Length | 41:56 | |
| Label | Corleone 531 / Flamboyant Entertainment |
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| Big L chronology | ||
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| The Big Picture (2000) |
The Archives 1996-2000 (2006) |
Real Legends Never Die (2007) |
Big L: The Archives 1996-2000 is a 2006 limited edition CD by the late Harlem rap artist Big L with only 500 reported pressings. This album contains many Big L songs that were not released prior to this album's release.
The EP vinyl record A-Side from 1996 contains tracks recorded for second his Columbia LP, (unreleased to this day), including a "Games Females Play" version without Sadat X & Guru, with 2 never-before-heard verses by Big L, plus "Can I Hit It" and "Now or Never". The B-side (1998) features "Platinum Plus" (alternate version), featuring C-TOWN (instead of Big Daddy Kane) and an extra verse by Big L, "Who You Sidin' Wit" (Buckwild remix), without Stan Spit and instead with extra Big L verses, and finally "Furious Anger", produced by Big L & originally released on Shyheim's under-appreciated LP Manchild.
The CD companion to vinyl set, containing seven bonus tracks not on the vinyl releases. "Ebonics Remix" produced by original beatmaker Ron Browz (formerly known as Rondell) freaked out to an even more frenetic level, adding a verse from 16-year-old T-Rex. It also includes the previously unreleased "We Got This" featuring Mr. Cheeks of Lost Boyz, "On The Mic", "Size Em Up" Roc Raida remix (previously vinyl-only), "Deadly Combination" featuring The Notorious B.I.G. & 2Pac, "Still Here", "Platinum Plus" Hi-Tek Remix, in addition to a cappellas.
[edit] Track listing
- "Games Females Play"
- "Now or Never"
- "Hit It"
- "Platinum Plus" (Original Riverside Mix)
- "We Got This" (Alternate Lyrics)
- "Furious Anger" (featuring Shyheim)
- "Deadly Combination" (featuring 2Pac & The Notorious B.I.G.)
- "On the Mic" (Roc Raida Turntablist Mix)
- "Still Here" (featuring C-Town) (Hi-Tek Mix)
- "Ebonics Remix" (featuring T-Rex)
- "Who You Slidin' With" (Buckwild Mix)
- "Accapella 1" [Platinum Plus]
- "Accapella 2" [Fall Back]
| Diggin' in the Crates Crew |
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| Core Members |
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Lord Finesse | Showbiz and A.G. | Diamond D | Fat Joe | O.C. | Buckwild | Big L |
| Albums |
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Funky Technician | Return of the Funky Man | Runaway Slave | Stunts, Blunts and Hip Hop | Represent | Word...Life | Lifestylez Ov Da Poor & Dangerous | Goodfellas | Jealous One's Envy | The Awakening | Jewelz | Hatred, Passions and Infedility | Full Scale | Don Cartagena | The Dirty Version | D.I.T.C. | The Big Picture | Jealous Ones Still Envy (J.O.S.E.) | Bon Appetit | Loyalty | Grown Man Talk | The Unseen Picture | Starchild | All or Nothing | Street Talk | Smoke and Mirrors | The Diamond Mine | The Archives 1996-2000 | Get Dirty Radio | Me, Myself & I | Hidden Gems |
