Contents Under Pressure

• Artist: Various Artists
• Rating:
• Release Date: July 20, 1999
• Type: Collection (various artists)
• Genre: Rap

Review

From the hottest label in the world of underground rap comes a different kind of compilation. Instead of the beat-centric slant of previous releases like the Return of the DJ and Revenge of the B-Boy collections, Contents Under Pressure tilts the platters to the abstract side of hip-hop, along the lines of foreign DJs like Cam, Krush and Vadim. None of these are participants though, since Bomb Hip-Hop usually focuses on filling its compilations with good talent and quality tracks, not necessarily recognizable names. There are a few well-known DJs here (notably T-Rock, Faust and Grazzhoppa), but most of the best tracks come from newcomers like Wildstyle Bob Nimble ("80 Something Below"), Greedy Boy (the Jeru-driven "Scientifical Madness"), Pepe Deluxe ("D.O.A.") and the excellently blunted Hydroponic Sound System ("No Secret Something Spiritual"). The album's two highlights are both DJ T-Rock productions: "Abduction & Analysis" by T-Rock & DJ Faust, plus "Annihilator Robot" by the man himself. ~ Keith Farley, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
No Guilt, No Shame, No Doubt (Intro)		Billy Jam	(1:10)
Annihilator Robot		DJ T-Rock	(4:11)
80 Something Below		Wildstyle Bob Nimble	(4:36)
The Grateful Dread			(5:15)
Car Chase			(4:19)
Scientifical Madness			(3:26)
D.O.A.		Pepe Deluxe	(3:56)
No Secret-Something Spiritual		Hydroponic Sound System	(2:57)
Alea Lacta Est		DJ Upperkut	(3:21)
Praise the Wheels of Steel			(4:04)
Smoke Still Lingers		Hydroponic Sound System	(5:01)
Don't Make No Sense		Lost Island	(4:01)
Abduction & Analysis		DJ Faust, DJ T-Rock	(5:15)

Credits

David Paul (Executive Producer), Billy Jam (Performer), DJ Faust (Performer), Pepe Deluxe (Performer), DJ T-Rock (Performer), Wildstyle Bob Nimble (Performer), Lost Island (Performer), Hydroponic Sound System (Performer)