Since his days of running with the Juice Crew, Tragedy Khadafi has been the Intelligent Hoodlum. “Modern Day Gangsta,” from Trag’s upcoming summer album, is a clear extension of those days. The song unites the onetime Marley Marl protege with KRS-One and A.G.

Each MC provides a rugged verbal essay of the mistreatment, violence, and social inadequacies in their communities. Aimed largely at police and politicians, the Stricknine-produced string and drum arrangement takes no shorts, and mines no words. From Tragedy’s early work and Black Market Militia tenure to KRS’ “Black Cop” era, to Showbiz & A.G.’s Runaway Slave days, this is a needed perspective from three arching voices in the Hip-Hop landscape.

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