{"product_id":"dan-e-o-dear-hip-hop-20-years-later","title":"Dan-E-O - Dear Hip Hop: 20 Years Later","description":"On November 5, 1996, Toronto-based label, Beat Factory released the seminal Canadian hip-hop compilation, Rap Essentials Volume One. Helping to further energize the already-established careers of such north-of-the-border lyrical heavyweights as Kardinal Offishall, Choclair, Ghetto Concept and Rascalz, the album is also credited for launching the career of Scarborough lyricist, Dan-E-O. With his featured single, \"Dear Hip Hop\", Dan-E-O immediately cemented himself as one of Canada's premier MCs. A quasi-love letter to the music and culture he adores, the Scam-produced single has stood the test of time and has garnered itself \"classic\" status in the annals of Canadian hip-hop history. With his fourth album, Dear Hip Hop: 20 Years Later, Dan-E-O both commemorates the two decade milestone of the release of his legendary debut and pays tribute to a long list of inspirations. \"The artists I pay tribute to on this album by including them as guests helped pave the way for me to become the artist I am, \" says Dan-E-O, \"But they themselves have also enjoyed the last 20 years or so of invigorating hip-hop culture. So this new album is as much about celebrating Canadian hip-hop as a whole as it is about my first single. Really, I'm just a chapter in a much bigger story.\" Among the honoured guests on the album are URBNET label mate, Moka Only, \"Northern Touch\" legend, Thrust and the Godfather of Canadian hip-hop himself, Maestro Fresh Wes. They all appear on the posse cut and lead single, \"League Of Legends\", which is produced by Scam - reuniting Dan-E-O with the producer of \"Dear Hip Hop\" 20 years after it's release. Dear Hip Hop: 20 Years Later is a unique combination of re-mastered gems recorded during the mid-90's and brand new golden era-esque bangers, which include \"Rap Essentials\", an ode to the compilation that started it all with alumni, Mathematik and Deuce Deuce of Concrete Mob and a symbolic tribute to J Dilla entitled \"Spit\" featuring the late legend's brother, Illa J.","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50773449539879,"sku":"724165395428","price":15.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0849\/6342\/6599\/files\/3618369-2657738.jpg?v=1764633071","url":"https:\/\/shop.xxlmag.com\/products\/dan-e-o-dear-hip-hop-20-years-later","provider":"XXL Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}