Status Updates From People's Instinctive Travel...

“At the time of the album’s release, most hip-hop heads considered only three geographic locations—Africa, New York and California—as the only places where their music and culture could dwell.”

“Between the JBs, Boogie Down Productions and Rakim, many a hip-hop fan had to listen to their favorite albums with dictionaries, atlases, holy texts and encyclopedias close at hand. Stuff was that deep.”