The Firm's 1997 Album 'The Album' Now Available on Vinyl via Complex
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The Firm's 1997 Mafioso rap concept album, The Album, is now available on vinyl exclusively through Complex. The supergroup featured Nas, AZ, Foxy Brown, Cormega, and Nature, with production by Dr. Dre and Trackmasters, and executive production by Nas and Steve Stoute. The project is noted for its cinematic crime-world narrative and the enduring track "Phone Tap."
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· 3 pulledThe Album dropped on Oct.21, 1997, it arrived as one of hip-hop's most ambitious concept projects.
The supergroup, which consisted of Nas, AZ, Foxy Brown, Cormega, and Nature, created a cinematic, crime-world narrative that leaned into the Mafioso rap aesthetic.
One of the record's most enduring moment remains 'Phone Tap'.
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