Archives of January 2013 (2)

1999 was a year full of expectations, as far as the Arsonists' first album was concerned. Having become underground icons after a series of singles released on Fondle'em and Serchlite, their growing reputation had allowed them to join Matador. This rock label, at this time, was interested in the indie rap scene, having also signed Non Phixion. And it offered to the group formerly known as the Bushwick Bomb Squad, and affiliated to the famed Rock Steady Crew, a unique way to reach an extended audience with its incandescent kind of rap.