Vol. 1: Operation Start-Up

by Rod Lee

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Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Vol. 2: Operation Not Done Yet, Drop the Bomb, Morphius XX: Celebrating 20 Years of Breaking Records, Vol. 7: Club Armageddon, Vol. 3: Operation Shut Em Down, Vol. 1: Operation Start-Up, Vol. 5: The Official, and Vol. 4: The Pressure. , and , .

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1.	Intro 04:59	buy track
2.	Come On Baby (RMX) 02:09	buy track
3.	Mind Ya Business 02:29	buy track
4.	Oochie Wally 01:44	buy track
5.	Ding-A-Ling 02:01	buy track
6.	Mega-Mix 01:59	buy track
7.	Bombin' Bitch 01:47	buy track
8.	Rump 02:27	buy track
9.	Sweet Candy 02:16	buy track
10.	My Crew, My Dogs 02:42	buy track
11.	Gonna Be Something 01:49	buy track
12.	Relly's Groove 02:11	buy track
13.	Come And Get it 01:55	buy track
14.	Watch My Pussy 01:16	buy track
15.	Buss 2001 (RMX) 02:32	buy track
16.	Understand 02:06	buy track
17.	Birthday 02:14	buy track
18.	Puttin' It Down 00:29	buy track
19.	Puff That Lie 01:39	buy track
20.	Rollin' 02:07	buy track
21.	Timz 00:29	buy track
22.	Put Ya Handz Up 00:14	buy track
23.	25 & Older 00:28	buy track
24.	What They Do 02:39	buy track
25.	Gotta Be Quick 01:23	buy track
26.	Shout 02:29	buy track
27.	Out My Way (RMX) 03:24	buy track
28.	Baby Baby 02:41	buy track
29.	What They Do 02:19	buy track
30.	Lil Jon Break 02:42	buy track
31.	East Side Drop 00:52	buy track
32.	Hammerjack's Theme 04:19	buy track

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The legend of Rod Lee, the undisputed Godfather of Baltimore Club, grows with the popularity of his music. Morphius Urban in conjunction with Club Kingz reissued Rod Lee's entire essential catalog, beginning with his first seminal mix tape Rod Lee: Operation Start-up. The album, with 30 tracks of some of the most energetic, shocking and eclectic Club music ever, continues to haunt the sinewy form of Baltimore Club, defining the music at it's enigmatic best.

The legend of Rod Lee, the undisputed Godfather of Baltimore Club, grows with the popularity of his music. Rod Lee, whose music has served as the soundtrack for episodes of THE WIRE, has appeared in publications as diverse as Spin, The Fader, Seattle Weekly, Village Voice, The Washington Post, and The Baltimore Sun, has become an icon for the international breakout of Baltimore Club, the home-grown mix of frenzied house beats with dark, frenetic hip-hop chants. A feature article about Rod Lee’s role in creating this art form in the December 2005 issue of Spin made reissuing his back catalog "a sure thing." According to Morphius CEO David Andler “it was the perfect time to make Rod’s entire catalog available to people just getting to know this music.” Respect!

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released January 1, 2005

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Rod Lee Baltimore, Maryland

Lee, the undisputed Godfather of Baltimore Club, the city’s own indigenous music that has spread like an electric undercurrent via underground clubs and pirate radios around the world. Rhythmically incessant, laced with scattershot insights, chants of anger and virile sublimity, Baltimore Club blends the rabid energy of house music with the reckless defiance of hip-hop. ... more

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