Description
To say Reks took the underground rap scene by storm would be an understatement, as over the course of his first decade on the scene he was the definition of consistent, unleashing three consecutive albums that firmly established him as one of hip-hop's most revered new artists: Along Came The Chosen, Grey Hairs (primarily produced by Statik Selektah with additional production from DJ Premier & Large Professor), Rhythmatic Eternal King Supreme (which debuted on the Billboard charts and included production from Statik Selektah, DJ Premier, Pete Rock, Hi-Tek, Nottz, Sha Money XL & Sean C & LV). Rather than resting on his laurels, Reks choose to take his artistic direction and vision in another direction, devoting his time and energy to embark on a new mission working on passion projects (REBELutionary, Revolution Cocktail & Eyes Watching God); all of which foreshadowed many of the societal ails that we as a country and now fully embroiled in. While Reks' The Greatest X (pronounced as The Greatest Unknown) is not a comeback album, it is a return to force for the Boston wordsmith. As he did on his previous stand-out efforts, REKS is back working with the industries elite producers (Large Professor, The Alchemist, Evidence, Statik Selektah, Nottz, Apollo Brown, Black Milk, Buckwild, Streetrunner) as he sets out to take the next step in his progression. Reks has already set things in motion with the release of videos for the Streetrunner produced "Hands Up" (Wink Wink), the Nottz produced "The Recipe," "Jump Shots" (produced by Buckwild) and "Bitch Slap" f/ R.A. The Rugged Man, which have all been favorably received.
Tracklist:
The Greatest Intro
A.N.O.N.Y.M.O.U.S.
Hands Up (Wink Wink)
Jump Shots
Plane Gang
The Greatest
Surrounded
Liberation
Gone Baby Gone
The Recipe
Unknown
B.E.E.F.
LL Cool J
Good Women, Thot Bitches
The Promise
Pray For Me: The Genocide Note
My Dark Skin (Revisited)
Benjamin Button
Impression, Sunrise
Egotrippen
Bitch Slap
Kites
Future Kings
H.I.P.H.O.P.
Final Hour 2
Eye In The Sky
Loud
Massachusetts
Twenty4seven3sixfive
1980
Cigarettes 2
Intuition
Worldview
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