HEADLESS HEROES OF THE APOCALYPSE by EUGENE MCDANIELS

Sampled to death by the 90's hip-hop elite (including Beastie Boys, Pete Rock & CL Smooth, and A Tribe Called Quest) this album showcases this former 'jazz freak' as a slightly less cerebral Gil Scott-Heron, with his direct socially conscious lyrics layed over some of the funkiest souljazz of the early 70's. E Mcdaniels would later produce hit records for Roberta Flack, Gladys Night, and Nancy Wilson. Essential!