Album Notes

In celebration of Reapa's 20th year of rhyme, Reapalife is putting out a few more collector's edition Cd's of the original NUMB Hard Times CD that began Reapalife history. If you want a piece of that history get it now because when the new official 20th anniversary edition is released in late 2005, this one is gone forever. So much of the label's history is connected to this album. First of all, it was actually the 5th album recorded for the release. The first four contained lots of samples that were difficult to get cleared and so were scrapped to make way for this original written piece composed of by Ned Vicious and Reapa. It was recorded at the each room in the Africa House code named Dungeon in Harrisonburg. Word is that some of those really primordial tracks may find their way into the rereleased as an unauthorized dirty bootleg, but don't quote me on that. Second, it is the only album to feature the original Reapalife deejay, the Rhythm Rock Silencer. What's unknown is that there were five or six album projects going on at the same time as this disc was being finalized and that led to a host of solo projects, only bits and pieces of which saw the light of day. Reapa actually completed an original Bad Daddy 4 volume LP and Ned Vicious began work on what was to become The Story of the Legend in the Making. What I think most about is the myriad of pure freestyle ideas that were born and died between the 5 dead albums and the 4 or 5 unreleased solo joints. When Reapa and NV say they got hundreds of songs..this is what we mean. Lots of legendary underground shows were incipient on this release. A couple of the songs were original versions of songs that were part of that earlier pre-Hard Times era including Master and Drama both of which were born a year or more before they stunbled here. So if you want to reminisce on a little old school history from almost 10 years ago, pick up this lp (I say 10 because this album had been about 3 years in the making before it saw daylight). And we have purposely priced this so you can get one for your friends..you basically get 2 for the price of one, but once they're gone..they're history between you and Reapalife.