{"product_id":"let-it-be-known-lp","title":"Let It Be Known [LP]","description":"\u003ch2\u003eSpice 1 - Let It Be Known [LP]\u003c\/h2\u003e\n“Let It Be Known” sits at a pivotal moment in Spice 1’s catalog — bridging the raw street energy\n\nof his independent Bay Area beginnings with the darker, more polished sound that would define\n\nWest Coast gangsta rap in the early ’90s. This release captures the foundation of what made him\n\none of the most respected voices to come out of the Bay Area scene.\n\nRaised between Hayward and Oakland, Spice 1 helped shape the sound and attitude of West\n\nCoast rap during a period when the Bay was developing its own identity alongside Los Angeles.\n\nHis delivery combined cold realism, street storytelling, and paranoia-laced lyricism in a way that\n\ninfluenced an entire generation of rappers across Northern California and beyond. At a time when\n\ngangsta rap was becoming national, Spice brought a distinctly Bay Area perspective — darker,\n\nmore introspective, and rooted in the realities of East Bay street life.\n\nThis reissue highlights an important chapter in that evolution, featuring early versions of songs\n\nthat would later become staples of his catalog. Tracks like “Ghetto Thang,” “187 Proof,” and “In\n\nMy Neighborhood” reveal how Spice’s sound was already fully formed from the beginning. For\n\ncollectors and longtime fans, Let It Be Known offers a rare look at the raw blueprint behind one of\n\nthe defining voices of ’90s West Coast hip-hop.\nA1. Ghetto Thang\n\nA2. Let It Be Known\n\nA3. 187 Proof\n\nA4. 1-900-Spice\n\nB1. In My Neighborhood\n\nB2. Break Yourself\n\nB3. City Streets","brand":"Spice 1","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48834855338201,"sku":"689358916425","price":69.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/0468\/3425\/files\/Spice-1-Let-It-Be-Known-_LP-691287990.jpg?v=1781912432","url":"https:\/\/drownedworldrecords.com\/en-nz\/products\/let-it-be-known-lp","provider":"Drowned World Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}