MD III – Face The Nation single review
MD III – Face The Nation uses a balanced mix of loud 303 beats and Tyree’s smooth vocals. The balance of beats and vocals are perfect. Tyree’s smooth vocals take up all of Side A of this vinyl single and half of the single overall. All the songs on this single have such class! MD III fans clearly love the beats used on this single of his.
MD III’s songs are quite similar to Lil Louis’ songs. That is no coincidence as both of them hail from the windy city of Chicago, Illinois. The single is a representation of late 80s electronic music and Chicago house music. The single was released on 12” vinyl in 1988 on the Underground label.
Face The Nation uses a balance of loud 303 beats and Tyree’s smooth vocals. In all honesty, the beats are quite provocative for electronic music. Face The Nation is a perfect example of Chicago house music. This song uses and utilizes the acid house sound.
However not everyone is satisfied nor pleased with this song. Fans of instrumental music argue that Face The Nation would be better if Tyree’s vocals were left out. They clearly hate the singing and talking over house tracks. They believe house tracks are for instrumentals and to dance to. Fans of instrumental music believe electronic house music should be instrumental. They wish there was an instrumental version of this MD III single available.
The song Personal Problem is about a female who have personal problems with her character and persona. Or in this case female problems. This is all based on the way she acts and the way she does things. It’s very obvious to see she has a personal problem with her behavior. It’s very obvious to see based on the way she treats MD III. From the words she uses, she really hurts him. She puts shame to MD III’s name around town in Chicago.
MD III warns her if she keeps this behavior up that won’t have him. He tells her, “You’ve got a personal problem.” . He’ll get rid of her. It’s a shame.
The song Personal Problem uses a quick 808 beat rather than the 303 beats you hear on this single. A quick 808 beat is laid on top of electro synths. MD III - Personal Problem has been compared to Lil Louis - The Original Video Clash as both songs share similarities. Not surprising since both songs are part of the staple of electronic music.
Set Me Free is another song perfect for the dance floor. This is one of those songs that makes you feel wiggly. Electronic music can make you feel that way at times. Tyree’s smooth vocals grace this song. If you love someone, then set them free. And if they come back, they were never yours. It was never meant to be. You’ve got to set them free.
Tyree sings about how he had to set someone free in the song. Once upon a time, he tried to make a person his to love. That said person didn’t even want to give him their time. Now Tyree is on top and all that person does is stalk him.
Going Nowhere uses a handful of 303 beats with the kick drum being of them. This is another one of those songs that makes you feel wiggly. Electronic music can make you feel that way at times as I said earlier. Going Nowhere is an instrumental.
5/5*****!!
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MD III – Acid Chaser EP EP review
MD III – Acid Chaser EP is a perfect EP for fans of instrumental music. These songs have no vocals. These house tracks are instrumentals that are perfect enough to dance to. Fans of instrumental music can agree with this. MD III knows how to lay down that acid house sound. If you are into instrumental electronic music, this EP will suit your tastes.
5/5*****!!
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MD III - 88-90 Proto Acid EP EP review
The 88-90 Proto Acid EP is a small collection of songs MD III produced and programmed from 1989 to 1990. Most of these songs remained unreleased until 2016. The 88-90 Proto Acid EP was as a 12” vinyl on the Dutch label Clone Records based in Netherlands in 2016.
The EL Train is acid house at its finest. Electro beats on house tracks. The EL Train perfect for the dance floor or the nightclub. Acid Mayhem is another example of acid house at its finest.
Going Nowhere uses a handful of 303 beats with the kick drum being of them. This is another one of those songs that makes you feel wiggly. Electronic music can make you feel that way at times as I said earlier. Going Nowhere is an instrumental. Going Nowhere (1st Take) much different from the version on the Face The Nation single. The 1st Take of Going Nowhere does not rely on electro synths but instead 303 beats.
5/5*****!
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Now School - New Jazz Swing single review
Now School - New Jazz Swing is a single where upbeat swing jazz meet the sounds of futuristic electronic deep house music. Fans of instrumental jazz music will enjoy this single and so will fans of electronic music or house music.
New Jazz Swing (Fat Jazz Mix) is where upbeat swing jazz meet the sounds of futuristic electronic deep house music. The piano gives the song that smooth swing jazz sound. On top of that, New Jazz Swing (Fat Jazz Mix) has that 90s electronic sound.
Miami Jammy is a song where jazz meets the sound of Miami bass. The song is rather upbeat for a jazz song. Now School was influenced by the sound of Miami bass when this song was composed.
Love Dust (Asia In Love Mix) is a song where the sounds of deep house music meets the sound of jazz music. The song uses beats and percussion from both jazz and electronic music. A piano is a used in this song as is the case with New Jazz Swing (Fat Jazz Mix).
4/5****!
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Lil Mark/Joe Jeffries - Phonic Tribute EP review
The Lil Mark/Joe Jeffries Phonic Tribute EP is a tribute to electronic music where both of them pay honor, homage, and respect to electronic music. The songs on this EP are perfect for the dance floor and the nightclub. None of the songs go past 130 BPM. The EP was released as a 12” vinyl single on the Paranoid Music label from the UK in 2005 and later to junodownload as a digital download in 2010.
The song Phonic Tribute is a tribute to electronic music where both of them pay honor, homage, and respect to electronic music. The song uses a minimal of tech house. Soft techno beats are used over posh electro synths. However it seems the treble has been reduced significantly. Longtime collaborators Justin Harris and Lil Mark pay tribe to electronic music on this song.
Say You’ll is a repetitive electronic song while uses a looped vocal sample which gets annoying very quickly. This song is short of anything special.
Rock Da Howz is a “rock the house” type of joint perfect for the dance floor, house party, or nightclub. Notice how the electronically distorted crunched vocals say, “Here to rock the house/Come on, ya’ll” ? Rock Da Howz uses a tech house sound and utilizes a tempo of 126 BPM.
4/5****
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Justin Harris / Lil Mark – Crackiceboom single review
Justin Harris / Lil Mark – Crackiceboom was a single that was a hit in the underground with electronic music fans and house heads in the United Kingdom in the mid-2000s. The single Crackiceboom gained them a fanbase not just in the United Kingdom, but in place such as the United States, Canada, Greece, and elsewhere across the globe. The single utilizes the sounds of electronic and tech house.
The single was released as a 12” vinyl single on the Paranoid Music label from the UK in 2004 and later to junodownload as a digital download in 2010.
Crackiceboom is a fast paced techno electronic song which uses a tempo of 130 BPM (some versions have a tempo of 128 BPM). The song is laced with electro synths over medium bass. Sprinkled in are vocal samples. Justin Harris produced, programmed, and engineered Crackiceboom.
Crackiceboom was a hit in the underground with electronic music fans and house heads in the United Kingdom in the mid-2000s. The song Crackiceboom gained them a fanbase not just in the United Kingdom, but in place such as the United States, Canada, Greece, and elsewhere across the globe. The song Crackiceboom the hit song that led both Lil Mark and Justin Harris to garner international fame.
Feelin Kinky is a similar to a porn groove or music you would hear in a pornographic film. What’s interesting about the song Feeling Kinky Rubdub (Dub) is that the bass loops during the middle of the song instead of staying playing in one tune or played on a continuous looped track. Instead the bass ripples.
Kinky Rubdub (Dub) is the dub version for the song Feelin Kinky. What’s interesting about the song Kinky Rubdub (Dub) is that the bass loops during the middle of the song instead of staying playing in one tune or played on a continuous looped track. Instead the bass ripples.
5/5*****!!
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MC Overlord - The Lyracist EP review
MC Overlord - The Lyracist is an example of both early Austin rap and early St. Louis rap. The EP was released on cassette in 1990 independently. There are only 2 songs on this EP with The Lyracist being one of them.
Now this EP is one of Overlord’s very first EP of which very few people outside St. Louis, Missouri and Austin, Texas know about. Not many people know Overlord had anything out before Play To Win. The Lyracist EP is more rarer than his 1991 album Play To Win. Not that many copies of his debut EP were pressed up making this EP a collectors item of such.
Now The Lyracist album was supposed to be spelled as “The Lyricist”. However the printing company made a spelling error. Overlord took humor in this mistake by calling the word garbage. MC Overlord stated, “And the misspelled word on this cover makes this immediate garbage. Ha!” Clearly Overlord did not take this mistake personally but saw the mistake from a humorous aspect.
On this EP, MC Overlord utilizes more East Coast rap sound laced with 80s hip hop sounds. You can have the loud East Coast rap sound in his vocals whenever he raps. He makes sure you can feel the loudness in his prowess and vocals. Many fans of MC Overlord know that he uses a cadence when he raps on the mic.
The song The Lyracist is his most memorable song off of this EP. "Respect me/I'm the lyracist" is one of the most memorable lyrics from this song of his. Living Large is the second and last song on the cassette.
4/5****!!
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Lil Black - On The Road Again EP EP review
Lil Black’s On The Road Again EP was used to promote his 2001 album of the same title. Austin, Texas country rapper Lil Black released the On The Road Again EP on CD format in 2000 with 10 tracks. The EP was a blazing hit with country fans and rap fans as his EP sold out in weeks. An example of country rap is this album right here. Think country meets rap. On The Road Again was one of the best EPs to drop from the Austin Hip Hop/Rap scene from 2000.
For those who don't know, Lil Black (known as Nathan Mackey Jr.) was raised in Elgin, a small country town outside of Austin, Texas. He has had 2 records on the "Texas Artist Top 40 Countdown" back in 2000 and 2001 as well as holding down the number 1 spot for 5 straight weeks with Back On The Road being Song of the Year for 2000.
For those of you who are from Austin, you all may remember that Lil Black had told the story of his life story and how he shamed his family by choosing the street life over religion in the Austin American Statesman front page in 2001. He made news from 1999 to 2001.
The album has the famous Willie Nelson song On The Road which they both collaborated on. Willie Nelson and Lil Black had done a cover version which had helped boosted Lil Black’s popularity both in 2000 and 2001. This is the most famous well-known song off the album that is notable.
On The Road Again was #79 when it first hit the charts back in 2001 eventually falling to #81. Lil Black was one of the first few Austin Hip Hop/Rap artists to hit the BillBoard. (Minus Tee Double and Papa Chuk along with others.) Back On The Road was chosen by White Brotha on KAZI FM as a Song of the Year for 2000. On The Road Again was listed on the "Texas Artist Top 40 Countdown" back in 2000 and 2001 as well as holding down the number 1 spot for 5 straight weeks.
Call It Like I See is where Lil Black calls things as he sees them. Not only does he do that, but he also calls out the haters in his lyrics. He uses a country twang and drawl in vocals when he raps on this song.
Lil Black was blowing up from the success of his On The Road single. People in the ATX were hating on Lil Black because of his success. They were mad and jealous. However the hate died down in 2001 after the cover song of On The Road Again became a success. People couldn’t stop him despite his legal troubles. Lil Black believes that his growth and maturity as an artist’s time has come.
Lil Black is not fronting like the rest. He is for real. Lil Black and his record company Big Baby Records had signed a distribution deal with Street Pride Records, Select-O-Hits, and CD Baby for $10,000 dollars back in 2000. It was a big deal during the new millennium. Tim Bailey (Big Baby) Co-CEO and producer for Big Baby Records gave Lil Black a $100,000 dollar signing bonus.
Game Don't Stop explains the risks of the drug game. Part of being in the drug game is doing criminal activity, being a dealer, being a businessman, and drugs of course. It’s all about making moves in the game. The hustle never stops. So you have to keep your hustle on.
Game Don't Stop uses a punchy organ to give the song its liveliness and prowess. The beats are loud and the bass is thumping. S.T. Baby sings on the background vocals during the chorus.
People thought shit was over when they called on Lil Black. But shit has just begun. The game does not stop. Time stops for no one regardless of age and race. You have to keep your hustle on. Lil Black ain’t with being broke. He’s tired of living this life that’s based on hope. People roam the streets with firearms to get cash.
The only love he gets is from the streets. The streets is where Lil Black used to make his living and how he got money. He’d rather take his chances and deal with the outcome. Lil Black is bound by honor. So you can keep all your opinions and advice. People said Lil Black went commercial and he does not use the same sound as before. The only thing that changed is that Lil Black is no longer rolling with CKC. (CKC is Ciller Klan Clic.)
The lyrics, “You said I went commercial and Lil Black ain’t the same/but still I’m that nigga that brought you Can I Maintain” are a reference to his first album from 1996 called Lil Black & CKC - Dark Territory. That was the album that had 4 songs on it. The songs were Can I Maintain, Droppin’ Bombs, Gangstaz, and It’s Yo Cap Peeler.
Lil Black is stronger than he’s ever been. Big Baby is riding with him. Lil Black shows growth and maturity. Bar none. Fade all. His gat is guaranteed to make people fall. He separated himself from people he used to associate himself with.
Lil Black reminds us he is as good as it gets on the song As Good as It Gets. Success is only as good as it gets.
Lil Black has a bank account full of big faces and money longer than the Mississippi River. Flights to different cities and foreign places. He bought a 7 figure crib. Plus the Bentley convertible. Lil Black is the same person. He doesn’t forget where he came from. People are jealous of his success and how much money he has. They’d rather see him broke living in the projects. Haters hate to see him get ahead in life. Lil Black reminds us he’s as good as it gets.
The projects Lil Black is referring to are the Goodrich Projects located in South Austin. He lived over there from 1996 to 1999. This was when he was still in the CKC group. (CKC is Ciller Klan Clic.)
Before he had money, he was cool with everybody. No enemies and no drama. Just as soon as he started seeing success from rap music is when people started hating on him. They didn’t just hate on Lil Black for his music. They were mainly hating on his success. Trying to compete with Lil Black will have you on your back. This ain’t no place for the weak because Lil Black is as good as it gets. Lil Black is the greatest thing since the automobile.
Lil Black and Bay Area rapper & legend Too Short (Too $hort) go on a late night creep as they are out for a one night stand on One Night Stand. They aren’t looking for any real love or any long-term relationships.
Now this is the song that calms down the mood of this album. The melodic tunes and groovy synths are what give this song a calming mood. Not to mention melodic. Big Bailey can do no wrong whenever it comes to production or singing.
Throw'em Up has that upbeat bounce music sound you would expect to hear from Louisiana rap. Lil Black and Tim Bailey used a different musical style for this song. Tim Bailey produced the bouncy beats.
5/5*****!!
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Corruption demo album review
What’s the story behind the Corruption demo? This album review will explain exactly what you want to hear.
Corruption was a trio which was a rap group that came from Flint, Michigan in the mid-90s. Not much history is known about Corruption and not much else can be found out about this group. Big Roc of NFTP was a part of Corruption. Marc Steele of King Hood Cykoz was a part of Corruption too. Overall Corruption consisted of Big Roc, Casket, and Marc Steele. Their style of rap was wicked.
What is known about this album is that their self-titled album was actually a demo tape issued on cassette. Their cassette was shopped around to major record labels and small independent record labels in hopes of a recording deal. Their demo cassette was pressed up in limited quantities. Possibly less 100 copies of their demo cassette were ever pressed.
The Corruption album was recorded at Boomin Studios in Flint, Michigan and was engineered by the legendary DJ Clay in 1995 which was when recording took place. Production was also done by DJ Clay.
Today the Corruption demo cassette is regarded as one of a kind treasure. This album is of those Boomin Records mystery tapes in a cluster of several albums that were recorded at Boomin Records from 1991 to 2005.
On I Thought You Knew, Casket raps about how his skills are so perfected and his style is so scandalous. You can’t fade him. Roadblocks can’t stop him. It’s impossible to beat him with those blank rhymes. Those rhymes you be hearin’ are dull. He didn’t want to do this. Those are dead rhymes.
Big Roc rips shit up with no remorse. Watch him as he goes off like a time bomb. He’s wicked. There’s a guarantee you’ll get done up.
I Thought You Knew is a bragging rights sort of track. Casket brags about how his rhyming skills are so perfect on this track. Big Roc and Casket take control of this track with their raps.
Aftermath has a mobb music type of sound you would expect to hear from the Bay Area of California with the thick loopy bass and double layered synths. The Aftermath is similar to a track you expect to hear from Sicc Made (Madesicc) and Sick Wid It. Aftermath is a Big Roc solo.
This ain’t no surprise. Open up your eyes. Feel the wicked wrath of Big Roc’s lyrics. Big Roc shows no remorse. He’s taking over the industry. Are you ready for the aftermath?
Come Into My World showcased the perspective of how their world really is. Each of the members share their perspective of how their world is. They discuss the daily realities of living in the ghetto. Topics such as crime, gang activity, death, poverty, and drugs are discussed.
As you can tell by listening to the very beginning of the track, Marc Steele was excited and ready to get to the studio to record Come Into My World. He was ready to see the track completed.
Big Roc says, “It ain’t no fun in the ghetto.” Danger occurs at night. That’s why Big Roc calls his neighborhood Beirut. He is referring to Dewey Hood when he calls his neighborhood Beirut. He is also referring to Merrill Hood and Sarvis Park when he says Beirut. Merrill Hood is one of the most dangerous neighborhoods of Flint.
It’s hard to stay alive in the ghetto. The hood got Big Roc under pressure. The hood can take you under. Employment is difficult to find in Flint. That is why people resort to selling drugs for a living. Look into his world. You see nothing but the ghetto. You can’t see what Big Roc can see.
Casket has been a ghetto child ever since birth. He refers to Flint as a jungle as that is where thugs run wild. Of course he compares Flint to the jungle. He has flashbacks of beer bottles on the floor. He rinses out the beer bottles and takes them to the corner store for some cash. All his friends are dead. That has him going insane. Somebody blew out the brains of one of his homies. The ghetto took him under with the rest of the thugs. He can’t escape this hell.
Fiends in the hood are throwing up the VL gang signs. VL is an abbreviation for Vice Lords. Vice Lords originated in Chicago, Illinois. There are Vice Lords sets in Flint and across the Midwest. There are some in the South too.
It’s hard to sleep knowing that your friends are dead. There’s nobody he can trust. It’s hard to stay alive in the ghetto. So look into his world.
There’s no place to escape being stuck in the ghetto. Being in the ghetto is similar to being in a never-ending dream. Marc Steele is trapped up in this hell. That’s the only life he has lived and known.
Wicked Wayz uses the brooding dark sound of acid rap. An organ gives the tack a Halloween vibe or a violent MMPORG game. The track is appropriate for a horror movie. The track uses a handful of samples. Their style of rap was wicked.
So Real incorporates the sounds of soul, hip hop, and rap. Corruption shows people how they are really real on So Real. The track So Real incorporates the sound of East Coast rap. Notice the vocal sample. The track is backed by a solo viola and upright bass.
Taking Over uses the sample of Beastie Boys - Paul Revere backed by some low bass. Look who’s taking over. Corruption. I told you.
4/5****!
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