BOS - Da Mic Terrorist EP is a forgotten product of Cleveland hip hop. This EP has that early 90s hip hop sound included. The EP has a low quality production sound to it thanks to its thin beats. Many people slept on BOS back in the day. They were overshadowed due to the rising success of Bone Enterprise, Southpaw, and K Chill. The song discusses getting paid by prostitution. In fact, BOS is very much similar to Brothers 4 The Struggle, Raw Ice, K Chill, Southpaw, and MC Chill.
This EP was mostly hip hop and not all rap. By the time BOS released this EP in 1992, gangsta rap was on the rise and hip hop was being phased out. That is why not many people know or are aware of this EP. Society’s change in musical direction when the EP to be overlooked and overshadowed.
Da Bona (Da Boner) is an original Ohio groove with a Cleveland killer touch. The tempo to this song is slow. The track is ice cold. Rugged and rough but still smooth. The song uses thin beats, a rhythmic percussion selection, a small array of guitars, and a bass line.
Da Bona was a buzz single that made the group an underground hit in the Cleveland scene. Yet they were overshadowed due to the rising success of Bone Enterprise, Southpaw, and K Chill. The song discusses getting paid by prostitution.
Alert! A mic terrorist is about to attack. So take cover immediately. On Mic Terrorist, BOS explains to the listeners how the audience demands the group BOS. BOS kicks it straight to us lyrically on the mic by using rap lyrics. Reggae meets hip hop music on Mic Terrorist. Mic Terrorist has a live feel with a Cleveland killer touch.
Mic Terrorist was another hit that made the group an underground hit in the Cleveland scene back in the early 90s such as the song Da Bona. Mic Terrorist was another song which success reached the same heights as Da Bona.
N My Neighborhood is a hip hop song that uses a touch of soul, blues, and rap by sampling different songs. N My Neighborhood samples Bobby Bland - Ain’t No Love, Brothers Johnson - Strawberry Letter #23, and E.U. - Da Butt. BOS talks about how things are in their neighborhood. BOS discusses issues such as gambling, violence, and crime.
A live news broadcast regarding a shooting is played at the very beginning with sirens in the background. The 6th District Police have been put on alert. It was a shooting of gang members in the area. 20 seconds later, the song transitions to BOS. BOS gives us listener(s) the 411 on East 102nd Street, Cleveland, Ohio, US. You’ll meet friends and a handful of enemies. East 102nd Street is home to high rollers.
Plumb Stupid is a diss track that is aimed at these watered down gangsta rappers. BOS gives us originality on this track. Both members rap with such pose and grace.
I rate this EP, Mic Terrorist, 4/5****!
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