Innercity Griots (1993) Here's some L.A. rap that doesn't reek of postriot jargon or empty gangsta threats. These four L.A. bohos use fluid rhymes and funky jazz jams… Freestyle Fellowship Hip-Hop/Rap
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Details Lead Performance: Freestyle Fellowship; Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap

Here's some L.A. rap that doesn't reek of postriot jargon or empty gangsta threats. These four L.A. bohos use fluid rhymes and funky jazz jams on Innercity Griots to create some of the best hip-hop vibes since Boogie Down Productions' ''Criminal Minded.'' A-

Originally posted Jul 27, 2009 Published in issue #180 Jul 23, 1993 Order article reprints