Partially inspired by that last Marco Polo Radar post, I wanted to take a sec and lay it down for Large Professor. This man is NICE on the production tip, always has been. I’ve always been partial to his remixes (which always make me grab records), but he’s also got some landmark production credits from Main Source to Common’s Resurrection to Nas‘ Illmatic (he produced; It Ain’t Hard To Tell, Halftime & One Time 4 Your Mind) . Though I’ve always preferred him as a producer VS MC - though he can hold his own. The man’s discography is not to be overlooked. I took a sec and made a point to revisit Extra P’s work and try to dig out some gems. I found more worth mentioning than I expected and this may be my longest post to date (until I do a DITC one). This is just the tip of the iceberg really…

Main Source - Fakin The Funk
This cut is just slammin. You should all know this cut.

Leaders Of The New School - What’s Next (Large Pro Remix)
I think I was a freshman in high school when I first heard this. I was all over the Native Tongue fam and What’s Next was a hard ass cut already. I was floored with I heard the remix.

Slick Rick-It’s A Boy (Large Pro Remix)
I admit, I never really paid too much attention to this 12″ until recently when my man LRS started pulling this out. The Large Pro remix kills the OG in my opinion.

Common - Resurrection (Extra P Remix)
What really needs to be said here? He also did another remix of this cut too, though I prefer this one.

These next two are straight classics. Both off his 96 album The LP.

Large Professor-Ijustwannachill

Large Professor-Mad Scientist

SOME EXTRA EXTRA P SHIT

Lord Finesse-Isn’t He Something (Larg Pro Remix)

Large Professor - The Rap World ft. Pete Rock

93 was a memorable year. Back when I was in high school, Hieroglyphics was the shit. I have many fond memories of bumpin Souls, Del, Casual & crew on the regular. I’m still rocking a 93 Til Infinity cassingle in the whip. So, I wanted to give a shout out to Hiero with some dope and possibly lesser known cuts.

Casual - Later On RMX
I remember this cut from the Get The Girl Grab The Money And Run EP. This remix kills the OG. CLASSIC!!

Del - Eye Examination
This is the cut that sparked this post. This is a long time favorite of mine, and one no one ever knows when i talk about it. This beat is ridiculous and Del kills it. This shit I had on a random compilation tape, though I can’t recall what it was. I recently re-uped and for a crispy digi version. And now it’s for you…

Extra Prolific - Brown Sugar (Domino Remix)
I recently came up on this 12″ for a couple bucks. Not sure why I never had this, cause the cut is a classic for me (was this hard to find?). Snupe comes out the gate with a hard ass pimped out verse. BTW Extra Prolific was originally a project of Snupe and producer Mike G (later just Snupe, with no Hiero affiliation).

Souls Of Mischief- Sho For Real
Ahh, the golden boys of Hiero. OK, this one isn’t so obscure, but it seems a bit forgotten. I remember everyone was kinda disappointed with Souls after the 93 era. It seemed hard to follow that up first album, but this 12″ really grew on me fast though. I’ve recently put it back into rotation.