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Title: Das EFX – Hold It Down
Year/Genre/City: 1995, Hip-Hop, Teaneck, NJ
Matrix #: LP 61829-1
Condition: VG+

Cultural Facts:

[Label Shift]: It’s their first album after moving from East West to a new label situation, a mid-career reset that reflects how quickly ’90s rap business relationships could sour or stall.

[College Roots]: The duo met while attending Virginia State University, a reminder their “wild slang” persona came from two guys who actually shared dorm-life reality before the industry found them.

[Personal Struggle]: Later interviews describe long stretches of financial instability after the early success—royalties not hitting like expected, touring money drying up, and the quiet stress of rebuilding outside the spotlight.

3/4/26 LM