>That said, they are starting to slip quality wise. Don't
>think I have purchased anything from them since the INCREDIBLE
>Pete Rock/Skyzoo joint. They set a high bar with all those
>great Oddisee releases.

I mean... Retropolitan's only a year and a half old and their major releases since then include:

Quelle Chris - Innocent Country 2
Marlowe - Marlowe 2
Apollo Brown and Che Noir - As God Intended
Apollo Brown - Sincerely, Detroit
Homeboy Sandman - Dusty
L'Orange and Jeremiah Jae - Complicate Your Life with Violence
Joell Ortiz & KXNG Crooked - H.A.R.D.

(I'm sure I'm missing some)

Plus branching out into some new more r&b-ish terrain with:
Seba Kaapstad - Konke
Namir Blade - Aphelion's Traveling Circus

None of those are bad to my ears and a few are really good to great. I'd say that's a pretty good track record.

-thebigfunk

~ i could still snort you under the table ~