RAKIM FEAT KURUPT AND MASTA KILLA REMIX - The Beats and Remixes Volume 3, vinyl and CD. This cover, used for all three volumes, is a photo of the back alley behind my house on the west side of LA—just a couple blocks from the West LA courthouse, which was like a second home to me as I skated there from 1987 to 1996. The VA hospital, just one block away, was where a lot of the homeless came from in the early 80s, and over time, they moved into the area and eventually throughout Los Angeles . My