Saturday, June 27, 2009

Just-Ice - 1993 - Gun Talk

Brooklyn-born Just-Ice was among the first to call himself a gangsta MC, even though there was no violence in his lyrics. Inspired by a Melle Mel show, Just began rhyming in his early teens, buying his first rhyme from a friend for $3. He was one of the first MCs to use ragamuffin-style toasting from dancehall reggae. Just was also one of the first MCs to employ Five-Percenter rhetoric in his rhymes. Even with production by artists such as Mantronik, KRS-One, and Grandmaster Flash and with seven albums under his belt, Ice still never achieved the commercial success of many of his peers.

Tracklist:
1. Gangster Style Rap
2. Girls N' Guns
3. It's A Just Ice Thing
4. Freestyle
5. Give Mi Pas
6. Bring 'Em Back Alive
7. That The Way I Feel
8. Stay The Hell Away From Me
9. Informer Fi Dead
10. On The Loose

E-Money Bags - 1999 - In E-Money Bags We Trust

Brooklyn rapper who collaborated with high-profile rappers such as Kool G Rap, Nas, Prodigy and Noreaga. He released one album. On July 16, 2001, after attending a BBQ, E Moneybags was gunned down in Queens, in is Lincoln Navigator. Reports say he had been shot more than 10 times. He was 29 years old. It is rumoured that the murder of E Moneybags is said to be a revenge killing for the murder of Colbert Johnson, Supreme's right hand man. In 2004, Dennis Crosby and Nicole Brown were charged with his murder.

Tracklist:
1. Intro (feat. Capone)
2. Regulate (feat. Capone)
3. Ain't Got A Clue
4. All They Do Is This (feat. Show)
5. What You Need (feat. Live Squad)
6. Want It (feat. Nas, Horse)
7. How Cool? (feat. Nature)
8. Thugged Out (feat. Noreaga, Thugged Out)
9. Friend Of Ours (feat. Kool G Rap, Nature)
10. Esco Intro (feat. Nas)
11. Thugs Calm Down (feat. Nas, Noreaga)

Rumpletilskinz - 1993 - What Is A Rumpletilskin!

Rumpletilskinz consisted of 3 MC's and 1 DJ/Producer (Jeranimo, LS, R.P.M., Sha-Now). They got their first break on Leaders Of The New School's track "Sound Of The Zeekers" in 1991. Their affiliation with L.O.N.S proved a success and it soon scored them a major label deal with RCA in 1992. The group has released only 1 album and 2 singles to date. Also Sha-now released splitted single with Evil Twins called Remedy Man (Known As The Shanow)/Evil Twin Glock...

Tracklist:
1. What Is A Rumpletilskin?
2. Attitudes
3. Hudz
4. Mad M.F.'s
5. I-N-I
6. Sweet Therapy
7. Snikslitelpmur
8. Earthquake
9. Mushroom Talk
10. Is It Alright?
11. Theramixx
12. Dacumin
13. Hi Volume