The Platform: Vinyl 2LP #.show-split In typical maverick style

In typical maverick style

Smile Like You Mean It

The artist quickly integrated his experimental sensibilities to produce art-rock pioneers This Heat

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’ ‘Hakuna Matata

The Platform: Vinyl 2LP #.show-split In typical maverick styleOn the West Coast, gangsta rap held sway in hip hop as the 21st century began. The alternative and conscious rap music of the early to mid 90s had all but faded into the underground. The scene was set for a comeback, perhaps as a backlash to the perceived violence and misogyny of gangsta rap's content. Leading the resurgence of alternative hip hop were groups like Jurassic 5, and recentsignees to Capitol Records; a West coast trio that had been