For heads of a certain time period of NYC hip-hop, Brooklyn born, New Orleans-based rapper and songwriter, Cavalier was the one that got away. The outrageously talented artist whose name and reputation preceded him everywhere you went in the scene. The rapper who everyone knew was so dope that he had to blow, but who never seemed concerned with any of that. The pretty boy draped in Polo who stole every live show with a feather in his hair and a mouth full of gold fronts. The cat so dedicated to his own independence that even indie labels stopped trying to sign him and projects came when they came, but when they came they were undeniable. Cavalier was THAT guy for a lot of us; a silver-tongued philosopher with an eye for the poignant details of black life and a delivery as effortless as a young Ken Griffey’s swing.
A1 | Different Type Time |
A2 | Custard Spoon |
A3 | Can't Leave It Alone |
A4 | Come Proper |
A5 | Touchtones |
A6 | Deja Vu / Tydro '97 |
B1 | Doodoo Damien |
B2 | Baby I'm Home |
B3 | Yeah Boiii |
B4 | All Things Considered |
B5 | Pears |
B6 | Told You |
C1 | Badvice |
C2 | Think About It |
C3 | Up From Here / 7th Ward Spy Boy |
C4 | Manigaults / I Miss Them |
C5 | Lazaroos |
D1 | Bespoke |
D2 | 50 Bags |
D3 | Axiom / My Gawd |
D4 | Flourish |