Underground Fossils is run by Dimxsk and often by Trylemma, who is on a hip hop spiritual journey in the Himalayas and may not be back for a bit. Posts are every Friday, usually some quality old sh*t but sometimes promotional posts or "reviews". We do all we can to make sure we don't post stuff that (1) You can still reasonably buy from the artist directly, (2) You can reasonably buy secondhand for cheap, (3) You can download easily elsewhere, (4) The artist(s) asks us not to for any reason. Rips will include our own personal rips, old scene rips, and random web rips.

Friday, December 6, 2019

Creators of the Lost Arts - C.O.L.A. Clasix (2001)





I noticed that there are a lot of folks looking for this particular lost gem, and I figured since I have it in it's full 320 kbps glory, I really do have to share it. Creators of the Lost Arts Crew (C.O.L.A. Crew) are / were(?) a super-group comprised of members of Rime Fytahs / Sea Serpents and their various common collaborators from the early 2000s LA underground rap scene.

This album, despite the what the name implies (a mixtape of old material) does seem to be the first official release from the group, followed by 2004's For the People by the People and 2007's C.O.L.A. 3. I'm a pretty big fan of Haewhyer (R.I.P.) and Kuaesar, their rapid fire delivery and DIY sensibilities translate to a huge quantity of dope material, music that pretty much exemplifies what truly self produced underground rap sounds like. Enjoy their earliest efforts as C.O.L.A. Crew!



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