Latyrx’s The Album was the first album from the UC Davis Solesides collective, and featured the vocal talents of Lateef The Truth Speaker (who would go on to Blackalicious) and Lyrics Born. There were several producers on the album, but this track was produced by DJ Shadow, and you can imagine how forward-thinking this was in 1997. It still sounds like the future.

Latyrx - Latyrx from The Album (insound / amazon CD / amazon mp3 / itunes)

Mandatory Christmas Content - Sandy Clauris Commin Grmbl Grmbl

The inimitable Joseph Spence - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town