On one hand, Rawkus catered to die-hard vinyl shoppers, being one of the few smaller labels that put twelve-inches in picture sleeves, on the other hand CD consumers were able to catch up on the singles via the first “Soundbombing” compilation. ![]() ![]() But things took a turn for hip-hop when underground visionaries Company Flow and the two Brown graduates decided to expand the former’s “Funcrusher EP” to album length, resulting in the groundbreaking “Funcrusher Plus” in 1997. When it was established in 1995, Rawkus Records had yet to find its niche, lacking creative direction with the earliest releases that spawned a spectrum from drum-n-bass to rock. Four years later Rawkus founders Brian Brater and Jarret Myer give us “Rawkus Records – Best of Decade I (1995-2005).” One was a final goodbye, the other has the appearance of a status report. In 2001, Bobbito laid his label project to rest with the “Farewell Fondle ‘Em” retrospective.
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