Funcrusher

Funcrusher
Funcrusher
EP by Company Flow
Released	1995
Genre	Hip hop
Label	Official
Producer	El-P; Mr. Len;
Company Flow chronology
Singles from Funcrusher
	"8 Steps to Perfection"; Released: 1996;

Funcrusher is the debut EP by the New York underground hip hop group Company Flow. It was released in 1995 on the group's own label Official Recordings.^[1] It sold well for an independently released record, with more than 30,000 copies sold despite only being available on vinyl.^[7] It was ranked sixth by album sales of its distributor Big Daddy Music by April 1996.^[8] Following the release, the group signed a deal with upstart label Rawkus Records for the release of their acclaimed album Funcrusher Plus, released in 1997, which includes all the tracks from Funcrusher (the CD edition omits "Corners '94").^[9]

Track listing

#	Title	Producer(s)	Performer (s)
1	"Bad Touch Example"	El-P	Bigg Jus, El-P
2	"8 Steps to Perfection"	El-P	Bigg Jus, El-P
3	"Vital Nerve"	El-P	El-P, BMS
4	"Silence"	El-P	Bigg Jus
5	"Corners '94"	El-P	El-P
6	"Definitive"	El-P	El-P, Bigg Jus
7	"Krazy Kings"	El-P	Bigg Jus
8	"Lencorcism"	Mr. Len	Interlude

References

^ ^a ^b ^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]
^ Meline, Jaime (El‑P) (March 18, 2007). "Indie Rapper Reseizes the Brooklyn Moment: El‑P (Jaime Meline)". The New York Times (Interview). Interviewed by Hermes, Will. Archived from the original on June 5, 2015.{{cite interview}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2016). "El‑P". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford/New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195313734. Archived from the original on February 1, 2023.
^ Goldsmith, Melissa; Fonseca, Anthony, eds. (2018). "Company Flow". Hip Hop Around the World: An Encyclopedia. Santa Barbara/California: ABC-Clio. pp. 133–135. ISBN 978-0-313-35758-9.
^ Shapiro, Peter (May 2002). "Invisible Jukebox: El‑P". The Wire. No. 219. London: The Wire Magazine Ltd. pp. 20–23.
^ Black Mamba Serums 2.0 (Media notes). London: Big Dada. 2004. BD071.
^ Huey, Steve. "Company Flow Biography". AllMusic. Goshen: Netaktion LLC.
^ "Independent Distributors Top 20 Album Sales Rankings" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. LIX, no. 32. Cliffside Park: The Cash Box Publishing Co. April 20, 1996.
^ Preezy (July 25, 2017). "Company Flow's 'Funcrusher Plus' Epitomized Hip-Hop's Independent Spirit". The Boombox. Retrieved July 17, 2021.

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[Her97-2] Meline, Jaime (El‑P) (March 18, 2007). "Indie Rapper Reseizes the Brooklyn Moment: El‑P (Jaime Meline)". The New York Times (Interview). Interviewed by Hermes, Will. Archived from the original on June 5, 2015.{{cite interview}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[La09-3] Larkin, Colin, ed. (2016). "El‑P". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford/New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195313734. Archived from the original on February 1, 2023.

[GolFon18-4] Goldsmith, Melissa; Fonseca, Anthony, eds. (2018). "Company Flow". Hip Hop Around the World: An Encyclopedia. Santa Barbara/California: ABC-Clio. pp. 133–135. ISBN 978-0-313-35758-9.

[Sha02-5] Shapiro, Peter (May 2002). "Invisible Jukebox: El‑P". The Wire. No. 219. London: The Wire Magazine Ltd. pp. 20–23.

[6] Black Mamba Serums 2.0 (Media notes). London: Big Dada. 2004. BD071.

[HuAM-7] Huey, Steve. "Company Flow Biography". AllMusic. Goshen: Netaktion LLC.

[CBApr96-8] "Independent Distributors Top 20 Album Sales Rankings" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. LIX, no. 32. Cliffside Park: The Cash Box Publishing Co. April 20, 1996.

[9] Preezy (July 25, 2017). "Company Flow's 'Funcrusher Plus' Epitomized Hip-Hop's Independent Spirit". The Boombox. Retrieved July 17, 2021.

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