Sunday, October 26, 2008

Mac - The Lost Tapes

Mac - The Lost Tapes
Mac also known as the Camouflage Assassin is a rapper from the 3rd Ward of New Orleans, LA. His first album called the Lyrical Midget was recorded at the age of only 11 under the name Lil' Mac and was released in 1989. He would later grow up to be a very lyrical emcee and would join the Psycho Ward and also Master P's phenomenal empire known as No Limit. Mac quickly gained the reputation as one of the South's best lyricist. His rhymes portray a lot of realism and and are very lyrical. Similar to the artists found on the East Coast. The Lost Tapes is his last record to date and it was released in 2007 on CamFam Music. It contains various unreleased material from the Psycho Ward years to the No Limit ones. Featuring on the album is Nas, C-Murder, Storm, Ms. Peaches, Cutlass, Samm and Kane & Abel. In 2001, Mac was convicted of manslaughter for the death of a 22 year old. Although Mac claims he is innocent, he is currently serving a 30 year prison sentence.

Deadly Verses

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