Sage Francis: A Healthy Distrust - 20th Anniversary Edition (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl 2LP
$29.95
<p><i>It's rare to see a rapper on a punk label, but that's exactly what's going on here.</i> Pretty sure <strong>Sage Francis</strong> is the only rapper to be label mates with the likes of <a href="http://turntablelab.com/search?q=nofx" target="_blank"><strong>NOFX</strong></a>, <a href="http://turntablelab.com/search?q=rancid" target="_blank"><strong>Rancid</strong></a>, <a href="http://turntablelab.com/search?q=bad+religion" target="_blank"><strong>Bad Religion</strong></a> (whom he blessed with a guest verse), and <strong>The Offspring</strong>, but then again he really is a one-of-a-kind emcee - and the first to ever cross over to punk. After coming up in the underground circuit and winning the <em>Scribble Jam</em> battle back in 2000, Francis dropped the critically acclaimed <i>Personal Journals</i> on Anticon. <i>A Healthy Distrust</i>, followed in 2005 on <a href="http://turntablelab.com/search?q=epitaph" target="_blank">Epitaph</a> and marked the first of three albums for the esteemed punk label. Here he drops serious emotion-driven raps over epic beats produced by <strong>Alias</strong>, <strong>Danger Mouse</strong>, <strong>Sixtoo</strong>, <strong>Daddy Kev</strong> and more. Fans of <a href="http://turntablelab.com/search?q=atmosphere+rhymesayers" target="_blank"><strong>Atmosphere</strong></a>, <strong>Anticon</strong>, <strong>El-P</strong>, and <strong>Aesop Rock</strong> should def check.</p> <ul> <li>20th anniversary edition w/ bonus track</li> <li>white & red splatter colored double vinyl pressing</li> <li>printed inner sleeves</li> <li>limited edition</li> <li>original release year: 2005</li> <li>music label: Epitaph 2025</li> </ul> <h6>reviewed by Buck Strickland 01/2015</h6>