Dig Of The Day: Tony D – Springfield Ave Reprieve (1996)

Believe it or not, I went through more than 70 tracks today to find the “right one”… This is it.

I could use all the words to describe this…this magic. New Jersey’s Tony-D was rap luminary whose career as a rapper was overshadowed by his skills and fame as a producer. Produced many obscure NJ records, before signing to 4th & Bway around 1990 for his own album, then forming Crusaders For Real Hip-Hop in 1991, and even later producing abstract hip hop tracks for the UK Grand Central label.

Later in his career founded the Cha-Ching Records label, re-releasing Philly random rap compilations and several of his own productions, as well as a retrospective of his own work. His life, but not his legacy, ended in a car accident in Hamilton NJ, where he lived, at the age of 42 in 2009.

Springfield Ave Reprieve is a part of Trenton Connection EP, released on Grand Central Records in 1996.

Produced by Tony-D (R.I.P.)