Saafir – Boxcar Sessions (19 songs, 1994)


About This Music Release

Boxcar Sessions is a 1994 full-length Hip Hop/Rap album by Saafir, released on May 10, 1994 via Qwest Records and distributed through Reprise / Warner Bros. (Catalog # 9 45602-2).

This 19-track debut from the Oakland emcee (Hobo Junction / Hieroglyphics affiliate) delivers dense, abstract, jazz-influenced boom bap with off-kilter flows, intricate battle rhymes, and aggressive lyricism ahead of its time. Production by J Groove and Jeremy "Jay-Z" Jackson blends samples, horns, and eclectic beats. Often called one of the most slept-on 90s underground classics, it stands apart from G-funk trends and remains essential for raw, complex West Coast rap.

Music Release Data

RELEASE ARTIST NAME(S) Saafir
RELEASE TITLE Boxcar Sessions
RELEASE SUB-TITLE
RELEASE VERSION
UPC-A (BARCODE)
CATALOG # 9 45602-2
RELEASE DATE 1994-05-10
RECORDING LABEL(S) Qwest Records
DISTRIBUTING LABEL(S) Reprise / Warner Bros.
COPYRIGHT(S) 1994 Qwest Records
PUBLISHING RIGHT(S) Saafir
PRIMARY GENRE Hip Hop
PRIMARY SUB-GENRE Rap
SECONDARY GENRE
SECONDARY SUB-GENRE
DJ / HOST / PRESENTED BY
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Saafir, Sleuth
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Track List

# TRACK ARTIST(S) TRACK TITLE MM:SS ISRC
1 Saafir Grab the Train 1:21
2 Saafir Swig of the Stew 3:58
3 Saafir Poke Martian 0:52
4 Saafir Playa Hayta 3:36
5 Saafir Pee Wee 2:50
6 Saafir Battle Drill 3:58
7 Saafir Westside 1:05
8 Saafir Worship the "D" 4:05
9 Saafir Light Sleeper 3:28
10 Saafir Rashinel 1:34
11 Saafir Can-U-Feel-Me? 3:50
12 Saafir No Return (Goin' Crazy) 4:34
13 Saafir Big Nose 3:28
14 Saafir Just Riden' 3:39
15 Saafir Hype Shit 2:53
16 Saafir Real Circus 4:12
17 Saafir Bent 4:29
18 Saafir The Instructor 0:45
19 Saafir Joint Custody 4:01
created by Makell Bird for Maktown Media

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