Mista Lawnge of Black Sheep has just made "The Class Of 89" available for free download for a limited time.

When his solo album was originally released in 2006 he said, "Today "s Rap is a scratched record focused almost exclusively to street commentary about money, cars, drugs, jail and death...being "Whack " is the new dope. I call it a glorification of the ignorance of small minds - where rhymes are about materials things, sex and the underworld and not enough about "causes "."

The album represents his desire to give listeners variety. A variety that swept the Hip Hop airwaves in the 80s and early 90s from artists as diverse as Public Enemy, N.W.A and 2 Live Crew on one end of the spectrum to Gang Starr, Black Sheep and Pete Rock & CL Smooth on the other end.

"I am not saying there is no room for lyrics about crime and punishment or sex," said Lawnge. "I understand why they do what they do because people without money in general like to escape their reality and fantasize about material wealth. This desire was prevalent when I came into the GAME!"

"My problem is that today "s Rap music does not give those drawn to Rap music any productive ways to get what they desire. I grew up in the hood and I empathize with hustling."

"The Class of "89 is a return of leadership to the Rap generation. Mainstream America may not have related to or understood Hip Hop and its breakthrough in popularity in the 1980s. But it was accepted and even appreciated because the artists displayed talent and creativity through this genius form of expression called Hip Hop," concluded Lawnge.

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