Big L LIFESTYLEZ OV DA POOR & DANGEROUS

Personnel: Big L, Terra, Herb McGruff, Buddah Bless, Twan, Killa Kam, Trooper J, Mike Boogie (vocals).Producers: Buck-Wild, Lord Finesse, Showbiz, Craig Boogie.Engineers: Tony Smalios (tracks 1, 6); Chris "Conman" Conway (tracks 2-5, 7-12).Recorded at Powerplay Studios, Unique Studios and Chung King Studios, New York.All songs co-written by L. Coleman. Samples include "Vibrations" (as performed by Buster Williams) and "Stay With Me" (as performed by DeBarge).Having made a name for himself as a guest MC on D.I.T.C. (Diggin' in the Crates) projects such as Diamond D.'s Stunts, Blunts & Hip-Hop and Showbiz & A.G.'s Runaway Slave, the flamboyantly gifted Lamont Coleman (aka Big L) dropped his debut in early 1995. A product of the mean streets of Harlem, L made his bones in the rap game with his rapid fire freestyle delivery and clever punchline-peppered rhymes. A patchwork album with a few outstanding cuts, Lifestylez fails to package the lightning-in-a-bottle talent of this cut-ab