Howard Roberts - Lord Shango (Original Soundtrack) Alcatrazz this seminal album revolutionized hip-hop

this seminal album revolutionized hip-hop with its innovative production and Rakim's smooth

especially with their single "Me

the result is 'For the Sake of Bethel Woods' - an album with tremendous thematic and sonic reach

” a heartfelt ballad that became an instant classic

while the band’s rich instrumentation keeps each track grounded in sincerity

Howard Roberts - Lord Shango (Original Soundtrack) Alcatrazz this seminal album revolutionized hip-hopSomewhere amid the sea of pimps and tough guys, Blaculas and Blackensteins that came to characterize the films of the Blaxploitation era was a curious little oddity that defied classification. Not scary enough to be horror, too supernatural to be drama, with far too many animal sacrifices to be a romance, Lord Shango represented a solemn, contemplative, spiritual alternative to the sort of "exploitative" sex and violence laden criminal storylines that