Originally released back in 2012, the Red Apples 45 collective LUV NY, featuring AG & OC of DITC, Roc Marciano, Kurious, Dave Dar, Kool Keith, and producer Ray West, set the Bronx-based record label in a new direction. The collaborative album received a placement at number 7 in the the Village Voice's Ten Best NYC Rap Albums of 2012 and caught a spot on HipHop Dx's weekly "Slept-On But Dope Hip Hop Songs" at the end of that year with the Ray West & AG track "These Rappers Under The Hex". In 2013, the LUV NY concept returned for a limited-edition cassette-only EP titled The Snake Tape. This featured some of the original cast and new appearances from Lord Tariq & L Fudge. Now in 2015, courtesy of Red Apples 45 & Fat Beats Distribution, LUV NY finally gets a double vinyl treatment, combining both releases as the LUV NY Collective. This includes new artwork and an unreleased song featuring AG & Lord Tariq. This will be the first of several major releases for the Red Apples 45 camp this year. A1 –Ray West (4) Intro A2 –O.C. Legacy Flag A3 –A.G.* & Roc Marciano* Egyptology A4 –A.G.*, Kurious & Dave Dar Snake Charmer A5 –A.G.* & Kool Keith Extreme Status A6 –Sean G The Ritual A7 –Kurious Shorties Watching B1 –A.G.* These Rappers Under The Hex B2 –Dave Dar Last Night Finesse B3 –Kool Keith Remember U B4 –Kool Keith & Roc Marciano* Pressure Up B5 –A.G.* & Roc Marciano* The Blues Got Ya B6 –O.C. Acid B7 –A.G.* Random C1 –Lord Tariq Bx C2 –Kool Keith & Kurious Don't Know Y C3 –AG, Kurious & Dave Dar Snake Charmer 3 C4 –Lord Tariq Roll Call C5 –A.G.* Ahead Of Time D1 –Dave Dar & L Fudge* Hitmen D2 –Dave Dar, L Fudge* Stereo Types D3 –Dave Dar Me And Mine D4 –A.G.* TRUTH (Phil Moffa Remix) D5 –A.G.* & Lord Tariq It's All Bad
