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The wait is finally over as One Leg Up Records is proud to announce the official limited vinyl-only release of Herb McGruff's "The Demo EP" recorded in 1994 and produced by Godfather Don and Buckwild. As many of you know, Herb McGruff is an original member of the world famous Children of the Corn crew and a legendary Harlem MC. It has been rumored for quite sometime that McGruff recorded his first set of demos in '94 with Brooklyn production wizard Godfather Don. These recordings had been lost and unheard to the hip hop world until now, as we have caught up with Herb McGruff himself to bring this amazing EP to fruition. In addition to the four songs produced by Don, we were able to obtain an alternate studiodemo of the immortally famous posse cut "8 Iz Enuff", which marked McGruff's first appearance on wax alongside Big L, Terra, Buddah Bless, Twan (bka Big Twan), Killa Kam (bka Cam'ron), Trooper J and Mike Boogie. This version features some alternate verses from the LP version, including an extended verse from McGruff, as well as an entirely different sequence/mix of the track which brings out elements of the original sample used for the filtered bassline. Definitely a timeless piece of hip hop history to own on US pressed wax. All 5 songs have been mastered from their original studio source and optimized for sound quality, while still preserving the appreciated rawness that these recordings embody. This EP will be limited to only 200 copies and is sure to be highly collectable and disappear quite fast, seeing as it is a very interesting and unique piece to own. As I like to put it,this record encompasses a true depiction of the hunger and energy of the time period, where an up and coming MC in the early 90's could get together with rock-solid beatsmiths and leave the studio with unadulterated flavor.