Once in an eternity an artist will come along who defies any explanation, breaks all boundaries, and destroys all preconceived notions as to what music is. In reggae, we were blessed with the maniacal genius of Lee Perry; in jazz, we had Sun Ra; and in hip-hop no one even comes close to the man they call Sensational. [...]

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06/07/02— Various Artists - Crooked (Wordsound):
Tracks from Sensational are included on the soundtrack CD to the amazing Wordsound docudrama, 'Crooked', a DVD release that might be the best film ever made about an independent label (its about a thousand times more entertaining than "24 Hour Party People" for whatever that's worth).

07/12/00 — 12" Series and Subsequent Compilation Revealed:
When scheduling a series of hip hop 12"es, could there possibly be a better title for it than “The Matador Hip Hop 12" Series?” Of course there could, but we’re a little too late for your second guessing. How about some of you geniuses out there give us a hand before it’s too late next time? Here’s how the beginning of this series breaks down:

More titles to be announced at a later date. We’re planning on a compilation CD of all of the above, plus more material sometime in 2001.

05/25/00 — Also forthcoming in July, the first Matador 12" from Sensational, one of the most twisted & brilliant minds in hip-hop. Through his two albums on the WordSound label, ‘Loaded With Power’ and ‘Corner The Market,’ as well as his early production work for the Jungle Brothers, Sensational has staked a claim for himself as one of the most inventive MC’s on the planet. His in-the-making Matador 12" is shaping up to be an extremely damaged recording (and we mean that in a good way, not like when you get hit in the head with a cinderblock. That’s a bad kind of damaged).