Breaking Atoms is the debut album of hip hop group Main Source, released July 23, 1991 on Wild Pitch Records. It is widely thought of as a very influential album and is notable for the debut of rapper Nas. Recorded during the golden age of hip hop, Breaking Atoms contains elements of jazz rap and alternative hip hop.
The album has been highly regarded due mostly to the virtuoso production team, whose heavy and original use of sampling influenced ...
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Breaking Atoms is the debut album of hip hop group Main Source, released July 23, 1991 on Wild Pitch Records. It is widely thought of as a very influential album and is notable for the debut of rapper Nas. Recorded during the golden age of hip hop, Breaking Atoms contains elements of jazz rap and alternative hip hop.
The album has been highly regarded due mostly to the virtuoso production team, whose heavy and original use of sampling influenced hip hop producers for a good portion of the 1990s. Nas makes a guest appearance on "Live at the Barbeque", which is also played in the background of "Genesis", the intro to his debut album Illmatic (1994). Breaking Atoms has been recognized as one of the most important records in hip hop history, and was out of print in the United States after the demise of Wild Pitch Records in 1997. It was reissued on April 22, 2008 through Fontana Distribution.
Breaking Atoms was produced using the E-mu SP-1200. Allmusic's Steve Huey writes that the album's...
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