The First Tru Criminal

AK Skills
-Check The Flava
-Nights Of Fear

1996 Tru Criminal Records

From the label that brought us Metal Thangz, a platter that features production from a couple of guys called Lord Finesse and Buckwild plus cuts by Tru Criminal vet and NY underground mainstay DJ KO. This one was destined to wallow in relative obscurity since it was released the same year as the hot-selling (and still available) underground classic Metal Thangz, but I'm not sure it would've made all that much noise, anyway. I mean, AK is ok, but few would argue that it'd be much nicer to hear The Funky Man himself over the Check The Flava beat. And Nights Of Fear is cool, but we've all heard far better from big Buckwild.

In any case, we do have here a solid, high-quality release from the era that deserves props, especially for Finesse and DITC fans. Enjoy.