Mister Voodoo - Lyrical Tactics - The LP 2xLP
By the mid-nineties, Mr. Voodoo had established himself in the city’s underground. Coming out of Brooklyn, he was part of the WBAI Underground Railroad circle with J-Smooth, while his radio appearances and freestyles brought his voice into the wider New York scene. Natural Elements — Voodoo, L-Swift, A-Butta and the wider circle around them — were building their reputation at the same time, through records, battles, radio and live sessions. With Charlemagne behind the boards, they developed a sound of their own, while the MCs pushed their writing, delivery and technical skills in a city where the standard was high.
This was New York in the mid-nineties: WBAI and Stretch & Bobbito on the radio, crews crossing paths, new records constantly appearing, and a generation of MCs taking the craft further in their own direction. Natural Elements were right in the middle of that movement, and Voodoo’s voice was one of its most distinctive.
His recordings from those years capture the breadth of that period. The 1996 “Lyrical Tactics” 12-inch — with “Lyrical Tactics,” “Shine” and “Hemlock,” all produced by Charlemagne — sits at the center of a much larger body of work recorded around the same time.
HHE now proudly brings you the "Lyrical Tactics LP" which compiles all that material together for the first time.
Much respect to @simonoetanglxd for the artwork, @rastaross_ for the mockups and @real_keru for the mastering.β β
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A1. Come Off Hard
A2. Come Off Hard (Remix)
A3. 45 Kickin It Live
A4. Lyrical Tactics (Come Off Hard Part II)
B1. Shine feat. A-Butta, L-Swift & Essence
B2. Hemlock
B3. New York Straight Talk
B4. G.L.O.C.K.
C1. Runnin From My Magic
C2. New York Straight Talk (Remix)
C3. Pen Hits the Paper
C4. I Come With Skills
C5. Unknown Demo
D1. Let the World Know (Demo Version)
D2. Live It Up (Original Version)
D3. Crhyme Life (Original Version)
D4. New York Live Promo feat. L-Swift
D5. Betta Duck (2001)
Shipping Date: Early December, 2026