{"product_id":"850063560474","title":"ELUCID \u0026 SEBB BASH – I GUESS U HAD TO BE THERE - TAPE •","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC: 850063560474 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLabel: BACKWOODZ STUDIOZ \u003cbr\u003eFormat: TAPE\u003cbr\u003eRelease Date: April 17, 2026\u003cbr\u003eIn stock items ship within 48 hours\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo turntables and a microphone. There is a truth in the clarity\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eof that simple coda, a truth that also belies the breadth of what is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epossible within it's confines. Sometimes you gotta get reminded. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI Guess U Had To Be There, the new album from NYC rapper \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eELUCID and veteran producer Sebb Bash, is one of those ones. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSo fresh it sounds like it was made tomorrow, but bet money you \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecould put this on in '89 and get heads bopping. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere are moments in music when masters of their craft cross paths \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eat the height of their respective powers-records like Madvillainy, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLiquid Swords, Dr. Octagonecologyst, and Hell Hath No Fury- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewhere the result is more than the sum of it's parts. ELUCID and Sebb \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBash find themselves in this heady, seemingly effortless ephemera \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eon I Guess U Had To Be There. Everything is both familiar and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003egroundbreaking. The beats shift and flip under ELUCID's feet but \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehe tightropes it all, delivery nimble as a mountain goat, producer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand rapper moving in perfect synchronization. Some shining stars \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emake memorable appearances: billy woods, Breezly Brewin, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEstee Nack, Shabaka Hutchings. But this is a two-man show, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand the duo keep the spotlight where it belongs. I Guess U Had \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo Be There is a captivating, convention-defying listen and a highwater mark for two of the best artists in the genre.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTRACK LIST:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e1\u003c\/span\u003e First Light\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e2\u003c\/span\u003e Cantata\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e3\u003c\/span\u003e Hands N Feet Estee Nack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e4\u003c\/span\u003e Make Me Wise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e5\u003c\/span\u003e Coonspeak\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e6\u003c\/span\u003e Equiano Shabaka Hutchings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e7\u003c\/span\u003e The Lorax Billy Woods\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e8\u003c\/span\u003e Fainting Goats Breeze Brewin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e9\u003c\/span\u003e I Say Self\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e10\u003c\/span\u003e Visitation Place\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e11\u003c\/span\u003e Alive Herbals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e12\u003c\/span\u003e Parental Advisory\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"BACKWOODZ STUDIOZ","offers":[{"title":"TAPE","offer_id":44121691521123,"sku":"850063560474","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/2553\/7123\/files\/Image_699c915b-815f-4917-acbe-3a27d13e909f.png?v=1776424967","url":"https:\/\/lunchboxrecords.com\/products\/850063560474","provider":"Lunchbox Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}