The Long Island rap trio, Hard 2 Obtain, is consisting of MCs Taste, DL and DJ Six Seven, followed in the storied Strong Isle rap tradition of EPMD, Rakim, De La Soul and Leaders of the New School.
In 1994, the three-man group effected a smoothed-out east coast timbre in stark contrast to the hardcore gangster rap blossoming on both coasts. Their initial single, ‘LI Groove’, found a niche with underground hip-hop heads, and their debut album, Ism and Blues, followed on it’s strength. Production on Ism, from the SD50s (one-time beatmakers for Grand Puba) and Roc Raida, was way above garden variety…
Ism and Blues (1994)
