Menace To Society – In A State Of Emergency was their second EP which was released the same year as their Ink Town Posse EP was released on vinyl. In A State Of Emergency was released on cassette only in 1992. There was never any CD pressings.
Back To The Basics takes things back to the basics with simple and basic rhymes. The synths and harmonies are quite forgettable. The rhymes are too simple.
Here is an example of some simple basic rhymes used in this song. “My homeboy’s out there making paper/Struck into the girlies and the girlies catching vapors” “When you go to jail, you’ll look the other way/You caught her all day, all night”
Honestly this song sounds much old than a song that was recorded in 1992. The synths give that away. So does the bass. The song sounds like it was recorded during the late 80s. This could be the reason why the music always sounded older than it was.
You On The Scope is a straight up gangsta rap track. Not surprising seeing as how Menace To Society were street dudes.
The Feeling’s Mutual is a long sappy love song about mutual love. Nothing too special unless you’re interested in romantic love songs. It’s a mutual feeling. This version is a few seconds longer than the one on the Ink Town Posse EP.
Words From The I.T.P. is a dope hip hop cut where members of Ink Town Posse share some knowledge and keep the public informed about social and political problems which affect their community. For example, Ink Town Posse sheds some knowledge on Words From The I.T.P. about the high death rate of Inkster. Unsurprisingly the high death rate of Inkster can attributed to drugs. Inkster had the highest murder rate caused by drugs in 1992.
One of the members share some knowledge and share awareness about the high death rate of Inkster in the lyrics. Read the lyrics below to get a better understanding.:
Ink City is full of drugs
Thank the media
Do the people really care?
Stop for a minute
Or pause for a second
Put the mic in full effect
And check it!
Inkster ain’t nothing but a city worth of coroners
With a lot of violence
A very high death rate
But it’s my hometown
Ink Town Posse searches and asks for a solution as how to end crime in the middle of the song. This part of the song explains the gang situation of Inkster. Read the lyrics to get an understanding.
Garden Boys are on one side
Saigon is on the other
Pimp Posse is in the center
Shooting at each other
How can you stop the crime in the streets today?
Words From The I.T.P. samples N.W.A. - Gangsta Gangsta, Cybotron - Clear, Beastie Boys - Brass Monkey, and Nemesis - Get Ya Flow On.
Honestly this song sounds much older than a song that was recorded in 1992. The synths give that away. So does the bass. The song sounds like it was recorded during the late 80s. This could be the reason why the music always sounded older than it was.
I rate this EP 3/5***.
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