“An unrivaled classic, Supreme Clientele marked a seismic rupture with rap tradition. It’s Tony Starks, invulnerable and silvery, casting stream-of-consciousness hexes from a general who survived hell.”
“For much of the past year, Mass Appeal Records has curated a series of releases called “Legend Has It…,” a seven-album spotlight of hip-hop’s golden era. The first five installments — Slick Rick’s Victory, Raekwon’s The Emperor’s New Clothes, Ghostface Killah’s Supreme Clientele 2, Mobb Deep’s Infinite, and Big L’s Harlem’s Finest: Return of the King — have sometimes sounded like weathered reminde”