“Soundbombing II” is the Greatest Album You’ve (Maybe) Never Heard (Full Stream) Posted by Nathan S. on 06/19/13 | Filed under Rap Nerdery, Talib Kweli, Mos Def, Streams, Pharoahe Monch

People always ask me, do you know where the nearest Starbucks is? how do you decide what you post on RefinedHype? Well, if you really want a peek behind the curtain, here it is; I make this shit up as I go along.

Case in point, today that new Eminem joint inspired me to listen to "Any Man", and that inspired me to do a "Favorite Eminem Song of All-Time" post, and that inspired me to "Any Man" again, and that made me remember how dope the "Sound Bombing II" album was, which inspired me to tweet this, which inspired me to write this.

Now, I know a large percentage of RefinedHype Nation are certified rap nerds, and for those people this will only serve as a reminder of the greatness of "Soundboming II'. But there are also a lot of legitimate hip-hop heads out there who I think missed "Soundbombing II" either because they just missed it, or because it dropped fourteen years ago. (Yep, fourteen years. Feel fucking old yet.) To all those people, I'm about to put you on game.

Because it's a compilation album it doesn't get mentioned in the all-time great albums discussion as much, but trust me, this is one of hip-hop's greatest albums. I must have listened to "Soundbombing II" as much as any album from any individual artists, but for all the time I spent wearing out this CD in my car in high school, I've even forgotten about this album a bit.

Time to get refreshed. Thanks to the wonders of the internwebs, I can essentially stream the entire project* below - if you're feeling inspired, you can cop it here. Personal standouts include Em's "Any Man", Pharoahe Monch's "Mayor", Company Flow's "Patriotism" and...pretty much the entire fucking album.

So without any further ado, let me shut the fuck up and let you get to the dopeness. Enjoy one of hip-hop's great forgotten classics....

Eminem "Any Man"


High & Mighty, Mos Def & Skillz "B-Boy Document 99"


Shabaam Sahdeeq & Pharoahe Monch "WW II"


R.A. The Rugged Man 'Stanley Kubrick"


Medina Green, Mos Def & DCQ "Crosstown Beef"


Sir Menelik, Sadat X & Grand Puba "7XL"


Talib Kweli & Bahamadia "Chaos"


Tash & Dilated Peoples "Soundbombing"


Thirstin Howl III "Brooklyn Hard Rock"


Pharoahe Monch "Mayor"


Company Flow "Patriotism"


Common & Sadat X "1-9-9-9"


Diamond D "When It Pours It Rains"


Mos Def "Next Universe"


Shabaam Sahdeeq & Cocoa Brovaz "Every Rhyme I Write"


Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek "Our Mission"


* I'm skipping over all of the intros, outros, interludes and skits.

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