''The Return of the Drifter'' is the debut studio album by

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rapper

Jehst William G. Shields (born 1979), better known by his stage name Jehst, is an English rapper and co-founder of hip hop label YNR Productions. Biography Born in Kent in 1979, Jehst spent his early childhood in Crowborough in Sussex before moving ...

, originally released in 2002 via

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. The album was produced almost entirely by Jehst, with the exception of the tracks "Alcoholic Author" and "Staircase to Stage" which were produced by Harry Love. Since its release, ''The Return of the Drifter'' has become known as a classic in the

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scene and is widely regarded as one of the most important UK Hip-Hop albums of all time. It is commonly accepted to include some of Jehst's finest music in terms of both lyrical content and production work. It features largely acclaimed UK Hip-Hop classics such as "High Plains Anthem", "1979", "Staircase to Stage" and "People Under The Weather", which features Asaviour, a longtime collaborator of Jehst (both spent their teens as close friends in

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Track listing

# "High Plains Anthem" # "Skit" # "City of Industry" # "Bluebells" # "1979" # "The Trilogy" (featuring

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and Tommy Evans) # "Alcoholic Author" # "Staircase to Stage" (featuring

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) # "The Return of the Drifter" # "People Under the Weather" (featuring Asaviour) # "The Trilogy" (Remix) (featuring

Chester P Joey Coombes (born 21 June 1976), better known as Chester P, is a rapper in the UK hip-hop scene. He was a founding member of Task Force, Bury Crew and the M.U.D. Family. He and his brother Farma G are both sons of the late musician Peet Coom ...

and Kyza)

References

External links

Return of the Drifter release profile at TheRapCella
2002 albums Jehst albums {{2002-hiphop-album-stub