The second full-length from Steady B, "Let the Hustlers Play" offers a solid, if somewhat unexceptional, set of boom-bap tracks. The album is notable for its inclusion of the charting single "Serious," which put the duo on the map.
- "Let the Hustlers Play" was Steady B's second album, released on September 13, 1988, by Jive/Legacy. The album featured the single "Serious," which reached number 12 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The album was produced by the Hilltop Hustlers, a production team that also worked with other artists on the Jive label.
- The album was recorded at House of Music studios in West Orange, New Jersey, with engineer Brad Gildnam. While not a commercial smash, "Let the Hustlers Play" is considered a decent entry in the late-80s boom-bap canon. It followed their debut album "The Battle" by two years.
- Steady B consisted of emcees Steady Ace and B-Luv, alongside producer DJ Miz. The group emerged from the same Philadelphia hip-hop scene that produced contemporaries like DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince.
Steady B was a hip-hop duo from Philadelphia, best known for their work in the late 1980s boom-bap scene. "Let the Hustlers Play" arrived in 1988, a period of transition for both the duo and the genre.
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