Deep Concentration, Vol. 4: Wreckin' the Floor

• Artist: Various Artists
• Release Date: September 23, 2003
• Type: Collection (various artists), Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Rap

Review

Compilation series are usually a fine source for digging the latest and greatest in underground rap, but the fourth volume in Om's Deep Concentration series deserves a special place even among the classics. J Boogie, the master of ceremonies (and an MC on one track), gives this set a funky, old-school feel, dedicating the record to earthy breaks and mile-wide hooks guaranteed to paste smiles on the faces of hip-hop fans. The lineup is stellar as well, including several excellent collaborations -- People Under the Stairs meets J Boogie himself on the moving-and-grooving "Movin to My Beat"; the turntablist DJ Format, veteran of several Return of the DJ compilations, backs Akil and Chali 2na from Jurassic 5 with a production that surprisingly equals most any Jurassic track; J-Live cuts it up with the Nextmen, a young but talented British production crew; and Planet Asia, one of the best rappers on the West Coast, meets turntablist Mista Sinista over a seminal Architect production. Surprisingly, a few of the new names are no less impressive, led by Crown City Rockers and Swamburger. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
31st of February		The Nextmen, J-Live	(3:46)
We Know Something You Don't Know	C. Stewart	DJ Format, Akil, Chali 2na, Chali 2na & Akil	(3:19)
Here Comes the Judge		Zeph & Azeem	(3:41)
Bullit		Frankie Sparo	(3:50)
Breath Control	KRS-One	Lowd, DJ Haul, Presto	(3:44)
Sinista Scratch	Planet Asia	Planet Asia, Mista Sinista	(2:51)
118th Hustle		DJ Tonka	(3:22)
Movin to My Beat	M. Turner	People Under the Stairs, J Boogie	(3:08)
Something	R.B. Morris, Duke Ellington	Crown City Rockers	(3:47)
Speed Bump		Strange Fruit Project	(3:43)
Womanside	B.F. Wood, A. Brooks	Swamburger	(4:39)
Callin' Mr. Tate		King Kooba, Roots Manuva	(3:44)
A Yo! Atlanta Ya On		Mass Influence	(4:27)
Freeeked		Colossus	(2:07)
Feel the Music	Foreign Legion	Foreign Legion	(4:51)

Credits

Mista Sinista (Guest Appearance), Flux (Vocals), DJ Tonk (Producer), Sigh (Mixing), Dave Holdredge (Mixing), Virgil Howe (Producer), Chris Frazer Smith (A&R), Fabian (Producer), Roots Manuva (Vocals), DJ Format (Arranger), Kiri (Producer), J-Live (Vocals), Ramiro (Producer), El Busby (Guest Appearance), Architect (Producer), Jax (Vocals), Mista Sinista (Scratching), Symbolic 1 (Producer), Flux (Guest Appearance), Chali 2na (Guest Appearance), DJ Format (Producer), J-Live (Guest Appearance), Henry Sarmiento (Mastering), DJ Haul (Guest Appearance), J Boogie (Bass), DJ Design (Producer), El Busby (Vocals), The Nextmen (Producer), Christian Douglas (Producer), J Boogie (A&R), C. Tate (Producer), Gunnar (Producer), Planet Asia (Vocals), J Boogie (Turntables), Akil (Vocals), Roots Manuva (Guest Appearance), DJ Haul (Scratching), Akil (Guest Appearance), Beef Wellington (Producer), Chali 2na (Vocals), Jax (Guest Appearance)