Fortune 5000 - "The Lifestyles EP"

SO PSYCHED TO HAVE THIS DROPPING TODAY...IT'S BEEN A LONG EMOTIONAL JOURNEY, THO...WE MADE THIS TRIUMPHANT MASTERPIECE UNDER SPIRITUALLY ADVERSE CONDITIONS BECAUSE FRIENDSHIP IS DOPE...SLICK NICK AND JUSTIN RHYMES, ASHEVILLE TO BURLINGTON RAP-STRAVAGANZA OLD SCHOOL FREAKOUT-ATHON, WHAT?...BUT REALLY, WHAT, THOUGH...WE STILL RAP THE RAPS AND RHYME THE RHYMES NO MATTER WHAT, FORTUNE 5000, WE GOT A LOT MORE RAPS IN STORE...WE SAY BROTHER BUT NOT BRO, BRO...WE LIKE FORESTS AND ANIMALS, PEOPLE ARE COOL, TOO...WE JUST WANT TO ROCK BEATS AT YOUR PARTIES, BOOK US TO PLAY RAP SHOWS AT YOUR PARTIES AND WE WILL COME AND DO THAT...THIS EP IS MADE TO BE PLAYED LOUD AT PARTIES OF ANY SIZE, AND OUR RAPS ARE CRAZY SERIOUS! FORTUNE 5000, THAT'S THE NAME!

Alaskan Fishermen - "Fire and Ice"

One of the best rap albums of all time. Easy. Over the course of the next month, we will probably post every single track, but definitely go and hunt it down anyway.

Here's a review from 2003 -- probably the only review to get written. Spoiler: "...this is a lyrically rich gem that will have you rewinding all over the place."

UPDATE: Turns out there's a sequel on the way. Got a preview and that shit is facemelter status. Those Jeremy Page productions are huger than ever: completely insane. No word on when the album will drop but there are at least finished tracks that exceed expectations. Big thanks to Godforbid.