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P.K.O. - Armed & Dangerous album review

P.K.O. - Armed & Dangerous is the hardest most legendary gangsta rap album from San Antonio for 1990. This album has everything from that showcase political awareness (World Peace / World War) to dirty gangsta rap (Money Mackin’ Bitch). You also have your radio songs such as Radio Rhythm and Dirty Dance. Everything from gangsta rap to Southern rap to dance is included on this PKO album. This album was hard and controversial despite having some radio friendly tracks. This album is an example of songs focused on more controversial topics and being quite controversial. Their early albums such as this one, Don’t Fuck With Texas, and They Scared of a Nigga are/were even more controversial. They even gained attention from local media and the news. P.K.O. was the southern version of N.W.A. except they stood together longer than N.W.A. and so on. Their name stands for Pounds, Keys and Ounces.

Songs such as World Peace/World War, Life In The Ghetto and Money Mackin' Trick were pulled from the Don’t Fuck With Texas album/EP and remixed into more explicit versions. The track "Fuck That Shit" is not on the vinyl version and can only be found on the CD version and cassette version.

A majority of the songs are filled with grotesque violence. Each track is sample crazy given that this album was recorded and released in 1990. You also have that thick sultry production from the legendary DJ Snake who a beat virtuoso. Sounds like early NWA and early Geto Boys. A touch of East Coast rap and hip hop is used. You would think these dudes are from a place on the East Coast such as New York or New Jersey given their accents. This album was their first full length debut effort minus Don’t Fuck With Texas.


The title track serves as the opener for the Armed & Dangerous album which relies heavily on distorted drum patterns, voice overs, numerous samples, explosions, and high volume synths. P.K.O. comes lyrically strapped while going out on an armed & dangerous explosive rampage throughout the city of San Antonio, Texas wreaking havoc and committing crimes. Both members of P.K.O., Magic Mark and Pony J (Nino), drop some heavy lyrical bombs on this song. P.K.O. are deadly as hell. Classic stuff right here.

Armed & Dangerous is performed in A minor and uses a tempo of 103 BPM. Armed & Dangerous samples Ice T - Colors and Dennis Coffey and The Detroit Guitar Band - Getting It On. You can notice that by listening to the bass and synths which are sampled from Ice T - Colors.

A voice over from a male dispatcher tells in the beginning that the youngstas, Magic Mark and Pony J, are considered armed and dangerous. This same male dispatcher tells us to take extreme caution when approaching them.

“In South Texas, the youngstas are considered armed and dangerous. Do take extreme caution while approaching.”

Pony J has an uzi for your ass. So don’t fuck with him for the next 7 minutes. Pony J does not give a fuck what the public thinks about him or his image/persona. They keep riding the dick of the J. Pony J stands strong like a soldier and you’re just a reserve. Magic Mark is an assassin that is taking no chances. P.K.O. wants the pussy. Niggaz keep on complaining. Pony J is young, gangster, and dangerous. This means Pony J is gangsterous. Pony J lets us know that he is armed and dangerous.

The male dispatcher began calling all units of the San Antonio Police Department (SAPD) telling them the suspects have been seen on the East Side and are known as P.K.O. Their license plates read “P.K.O.”.

Magic Mark is like Houdini. He carries a magical arm. In the other hand he carries is an AK-47 with an infrared laser beam. Magic Mark has the magic touch. He plays roles similar to Rambo and Starsky & Hutch while out on another mission to kill someone. Looking for the punk from another crew who snitched on PKO. Now he’s wanted and is running as he fears for his life. Magic Mark will kill all the members of his family. So what Magic Mark did was kill him using a hand grenade. Magic Mark doesn’t give a fuck about you. He doesn’t need to know you to admit that. Magic Mark is young, gangster, and dangerous. This means Magic Mark is gangsterous. Magic Mark lets us know that he is armed and dangerous. Magic Mark is an assassin that is taking no chances.

The male dispatcher calls all units of the San Antonio Police Department to tell them, “Attention all units. Code green. Attention. Suspects are headed east towards the Rigsby Projects. Do take caution. I repeat. Do take caution.”

Armed and dangerous. That’s what Pony J is but he’s still nice. Don’t underestimate him because right now he feels like he is a hitman. He feels and kills like a hitman. And you’re next on his shit list. He shot that mothafucka who was a witness. The witness started running. So Pony J started running after him which led to a pursuit which lead to an on-foot chase. However Pony J was unable to catch the witness on foot. So he proceeds to shoot the witness instead to where the witness fell to the ground. The witness had a gun but Pony J already knew that. Pony J put a gat to the witness’s face and out of nowhere the witness’s partner said, “Don’t do it!”. Magic Mark shot both of them twice. Magic Mark greeted Pony J with some Cognac. Pony J fired up the pine and continued rolling.

The male dispatcher calls all units of the San Antonio Police Department to tell them, “Remember, all units, that Suspect A is Magic Mark, a federal fugitive known for using many explosives. He is considered armed and dangerous.”

Magic Mark is like a convict. He admits to committing his crimes. He also escaped from a prison. Quick Harry McGraw is what they call Magic Mark since he has had several shootouts with law enforcement since back in the day. Like the time he shot a police officer and left them in a maze. Magic Mark is out committing a robbery now. The same cop that shot Magic Mark noticed his face. That cop said, “Don’t move!” Magic Mark did not pay the cop no mind. The cop shot at Magic Mark with a .357 and Mark shot him back with his .9 millimeter. Magic Mark got away and drove off in a Hooptie. That cop gets nothing as Magic Mark is a smooth criminal.

The song ends with a loud explosion.
 

Goin' To Jail Is A Mutha Fucka was the San Antonio answer to N.W.A. - Fuck The Police. That’s not a coincidence as Goin' To Jail Is A Mutha Fucka samples parts of N.W.A. - Fuck The Police. The song uses some thickened yet edge drum patterns and beats over looped samples and saxophone stabs. You have the occasional breakbeats sporadically used.

The song revolves around the escapes of Pony J which lead him into some legal troubles with the police. Pony J faces a case of police brutality while being arrested. Eventually he gets placed into the Bexar County Jail downtown.

It’s Sunday afternoon and Pony J is chilling with Magic Mark. They washed the Cadillac and drove to the park. They spotted a bitch and picked her up. Pony J tried to rub her pussy and found out she had a penis. He soon realizes this bitch was a transvestite. So they kicked her out. Pony J’s beeper starts beeping. So he stops at a payphone to make the call. GG said, “Fine bitches at the mall." Pony J jumped back into the Cadillac and continued to roll on the way to the mall.

Pony J pulls up to the curb. And so did a NARC from the SAPD. He faced police brutality next. The NARC from SAPD threw Pony J on the ground in such a violent manner and read him his Miranda rights. Then the NARC from SAPD took Pony J to Bexar County Jail downtown. Going to jail is a mutha fucka! Pony J asks what the price of his bond will be. So he called his lawyer Leslie Bonds. Pony J asks Leslie Bonds to do all he can to bail his ass outta jail. Leslie notifies Pony J by telling him he needs 5 grand ($5,000 dollars) for the bond. Pony J tells him, “What’s up with that? I thought you had control?” Leslie then tells him, “Hey, Mr. Martin, remember you’re on parole.”

Pony J falls asleep in a jail cell only to be woken up by an officer telling him he needs to wake up as he has visitors. He looked through the glass and seen all his friends. This left his mad, angry, and very upset. He eventually gets released from jail at 10 AM in the morning. He soon finds out that his woman was sleeping and chilling with another nigga. So he whips her ass at the club. This leads him to catch another misdemeanor case. He has a warrant out so he better stay unseen.

Pony J sees his homeboy chilling in his new Corvette. Pony J tells his homeboy the laws keep on playing him close. He doesn’t why either. Cops are on his tail and back everywhere he goes. Law enforcement sent in an undercover police officer since Pony J is armed and dangerous. This leads him going back to Bexar County Jail.

He is sick and tired this bullshit. Locked in jail smelling like piss. His boys are not coming to bail out Pony J since he was caught red-handed. Money is something he ran out of. He has no more money to borrow from anyone or any resources available to him. The only thing left for him to do was make a plan for tomorrow. He makes a phone call to tell his crew to come to Bexar County Municipal Court and to meet him at San Antonio International Airport when he finishes.


Life In The Ghetto talks about what type of shit goes on in the ghetto. Such as crime, abuse, vandalism, and poverty. Pony J touches and tackles the subjects of criminal mischief, drug trafficking, speeding, vandalism, crime, and poverty of course. Magic Mark and Pony J call out sellouts in the song as they forgot where they came from.

Life In The Ghetto has some funky drums programmed by DJ Snake over some rhythmic funk guitars. The song Life In The Ghetto is a remixed version of the Life In The Ghetto song from the 1989 Don’t Fuck With Texas album/EP. The Zapp samples are not used in this version. This version of Life In The Ghetto samples Dexter Wansel - Theme From the Planets.

Some people make uplift themselves out of the ghetto and forget about their people. But not Pony J. Some people got their own 9 to 5 jobs in the ghetto and projects. They rob, slang, kill, or whatever is necessary to stay alive and stay afloat. Corruption gets to the children. Magic Mark does not understand black on black violence when black people kill each other. That’s how life goes sometime in the ghetto.

The ghetto is a location where a cap or 2 are busted on occasion. Shootings occur randomly but only on occasion in the ghetto. Shootings usually occur when suckers get in to fights over various things.

So Pony J and Magic Mark loaded up the Youngsta Posse aka Youngster Mafia after the gang murdering. They took a break to eat at Murf’s Better Burger. (In memory of Murf’s Better Burger.) Then the Youngsta Posse head back to the Cadillac to perform at another rap show. Next they head to the store for a 40 .oz of beer and some zig zags. They also stopped at the corner for some ganja.

Some sucker in a hooptie shot at Magic Mark for whatever the reason(s) may have been. Lucky for Magic Mark he had a bullet proof window. He ended up crashing into someone’s Pinto. People started running all over the place. This leads Magic Mark getting into a high speed chase with SAPD. So him and Pony J hitched a ride. Who knows where they were. That’s how it is sometimes with life in the ghetto.

A 15 year old male drug dealer named Freezy Cold (?) sells yayo (cocaine) with a gold necklace. Around the corner is a laid-out modernized Mercedes Benz. There’s no way he could be underpaid and still have things made. Girls are on his tip like crack fiends. This was until he decided to go out bragging and ran his mouth about how he could never be caught by rivals or police. He still owed the Colombians about 40 grand ($40,000 dollars). 4 Cubans with uzis took his ass out killing him outside a club. That’s life in the ghetto.

Late at night Magic Mark lays in his bed. The next morning he watches the morning news. The morning news announced that 12 people were dead from a method of execution. A gangster threw a bomb inside an old building. The bomb went off and killed everyone inside. Magic Mark wonders how that gangster could kill those children. Gang violence is common in the ghetto. A man in the Bronx tried to rape his niece. He was beaten and killed by officers from NYPD (New York City Police Department) because he attempted to rape his niece.  


The song Money Mackin' Bitch is about an undercover agent for the FBI who works for the government and Cuban drug cartel at the same time. She plays people for their money. This undercover agent for the FBI plays Magic Mark and Pony J by screwing them out of their money. She ends up getting high off cocaine and regresses toward drug abuse and substance abuse. However she did not pay the Cuban drug cartel their money for the cocaine she purchased from them. At the end of the song she gets killed because she snitched on the Cuban drug cartel. The song deals with the issues of political corruption, sexual intercourse, infamy, drug abuse, and substance abuse.

Money Mackin' Bitch is the explicit version of Money Mackin' Trick which came from the 1989 Don’t Fuck With Texas album/EP. Linny Nance from Dallas sings the background vocals. The production was done by DJ Snake. The percussion and beats are super dope! Money Mackin' Bitch has some smooth pimped out flows and thick high quality beats. The hook and riff samples ESG - UFO.

She’s a money mackin bitch, right? A 60 inch dookie rope is around her neck. You see she works for the  FBI as an undercover agent. That is whys never got knocked. She drives a 1989 Mercedes Benz. With that comes the power, wealth, and fame. She gets what she wants by conversation. Being a money mackin bitch is her occupation. She tricks people out of their money. That’s why they call the hoe a money mackin bitch. She’s only down for the money.

Some people they try to push to her. One of Pony J’s homeboys tried to push to her. He just didn’t know she graduated in macking with a masters degree. The game he was spitting to her was elementary. He didn’t know she had game. She ranked him by tricking him out of his money. He trusted her. He even had a stash spot at the bank. His stash spot was a safe mounted in the ground. There was nothing he could do. She even found the keys to his brand new Porsche. She left him thinking and sitting quiet as a mouse. He lost his money, his brand new Porsche, and his million dollar house. He got played for his money. Magic Mark knows that she’s a money mackin bitch.

Some money mackin bitches like to get fucked. They’ll suck you dick and spit your cum into a cup. Pony J had a money mackin bitch once. She was so hot. He through on a song by The Isley Brothers (The Isleys) to have sexual intercourse to. Her pussy got hot like a microwave oven. She climbed his dick like a ladder. They fucked so long. She almost popped his bladder. He asks her to slow her pace down a little bit. She tells him, “Nigga, get with it or get pussy-whipped.” Pony J busted his rubber condom. He turned off The Isleys and played his own album. However he soon realized something wasn’t quite right. Things started getting funky. She had the nerve as she tried to punk him. This was the same money mackin bitch who was an undercover FBI agent.

Magic Mark tells us about this money mackin bitch who was full of game and unpleasant surprises. She was a female emcee (MC) from New York City, New York. Magic Mark was fucking that bitch. Her and her DJ had it going on. While in the middle of having sexual intercourse and grooving to DJ Red Alert and Quiet Storm, she told Magic Mark that he could her cut of the money if he produced her next record. Magic Mark started smiling with his gold tooth showing. 5 minutes later he was knocked snoring. However he get woken up from his beeper. He caught the bitch red-handed. Her and the DJ demanded money from Magic Mark. Of course he was not confessing or giving them specifics to where his money was. His money was in a bank all they way down in Texas.

This money mackin bitch who an undercover agent for the FBI is not just all over the city of San Antonio, Texas but elsewhere. She also sold dope (cocaine) for the Cuban drug cartel straight off the boat. She sometimes acts shitty. She got turned on to cocaine. She began using cocaine and abusing it leading towards drug abuse and substance abuse. She ends up getting high off cocaine and regresses toward drug abuse and substance abuse. She couldn’t stop using cocaine. However she did not pay the Cuban drug cartel their money for the cocaine she purchased from them. So owed the federal government a favor. She gets killed because she snitched on the Cuban drug cartel.


World Peace / World War discusses the members of P.K.O.'s point of view on war and peace in general. This is a pro-war track rather than a pro-peace track. Pony J is the instigator stating that he wants war rather than peace. He declares war on his enemies who used to be friends with him but turned out to be snitches and hoes. Those people were users and posers taking advantage of him anyway. That’s abusive. Other than that, Pony J is the main instigator of war on this track as it is a Pony J solo.


I’m Justa Youngsta is one of the more aggressive songs where Magic Mark and Pony J rap about their lives as youngstas. Magic Mark takes the spotlight for most of this song since he does all the rapping.

Some people never knew about Magic Mark’s history. Magic Mark is an armed and dangerous brother. He hits like a Tonga. He’s just a youngsta. He’s not a pimp even though he walks with a limp. Him and Pony J are a team. They captivate the listener(s) while DJ Money Cheeks (?) moves the crowd. Magic Mark is the sponsor of Youngsta Records. Magic Mark is black and proud.

His attitude was negative ever since he was a youngsta. That is because he came from the ghetto. He was still employed despite living in the ghetto. Fuck around with Mark, you get gatted and get your bitch ass flatted. That’s what you get for fucking with a youngsta.


Pimps, Players, Hustlers, & Hoes is one of those gangsta rap songs which divulges into the topics of prostitution, gambling, hustling, extortion, and fraud. The story goes around like a clock. The song uses an upbeat 70s soul style rhythmic horns selection over 90s old school hip hop beats produced by the legendary DJ Snake.

Pimps put money mackin bitches on the hoe stroll. Players play the game. Just like a pimp but it ain’t the same. Hustlers are as cold as ice. Hoes are always getting laid. Selling pussy for money. The story goes around like a clock.

Pony J once knew a player named Red Ice who pimped a bitch once and didn’t have to think twice. He made some much bank (money) that he couldn’t even count. His money was in 20 grand stacks ($20,000 dollar stacks) in different amounts of money. Red Ice had so many bitches to the point where he couldn’t keep up with their names. He was down for his game when it was time to get paid. What’s keeping him paid are the money mackin bitches. He buys them luxurious items such as jewelry and fur. However he got shot. No one knows why he got shot or what the reason(s) were for him being/getting shot at.

Magic Mark and Pony J talks about a true player who was a mack daddy with so many bitches in Verse 2. This player plays a role of a true mack daddy rolling with so many bitches. Driving down the ave in his Ragtop Cadillac. 5 bitches are in his car. He was a stone cold player who had it made. Other players in the city called him a pimp due to the way he walked with a stone cold limp. He had plenty of close friends. Also he sent bitches on a robbery job. This was more than twice a year. Some bitches sold cocaine. However he is under federal surveillance because he sent out prostitute to commit robberies. Now he is doing a 20 years to life sentence in prison. He sent Pony J letters about how he was able to get away with committing his crimes. Of course Pony J already knew how he was able to get away with committing his crimes though.

Hustlers are the type of people that don’t take shit. Magic Mark once knew a hustler named Big Daddy Wick. Selling dope was his thang. He did whatever was necessary to make money. He was a gambler who used to win every night.

The last verse revolves about the store about Shontae (?). Shontae was a hoe who lived at the former Wheatley Courts. That hoe was smokin'. Shontae was another dumb hoe who had sexual intercourse all day. She walked the streets of Hollywood (Los Angeles, California to be exact) from 42nd Street to Broadway. And also Cherry Street in San Antonio, Texas.


U Gitz Nothin' is a diss track aimed at sucker MC’s, bitches, stereotypes, and sellouts. What goes up must come down. Pony J and Magic Mark do not hold back on the song. A touch of East Coast rap and hip hop is used in the song. You would think these dudes are from a place on the East Coast such as New York or New Jersey given their accents. But that is not the case as they are both from San Antonio, Texas. East Coast rap meets Southern rap on U Gitz Nothin' .


Magic Mark and Pony J vent out their frustration and anger about how their music gets no airplay on the radio or any radio stations. Payola is a bitch. Radio Rhythm is one of the radio friendly songs off the album along with Dirty Dance. Radio Rhythm samples The J.B.’s - Blow Your Head and James Brown - Funky Drummer.

A touch of East Coast rap and hip hop is used here. You would think these dudes are from a place on the East Coast such as New York or New Jersey given their accents. But that is not the case as they are both from San Antonio, Texas.

PKO does not get any of their songs played on the radio stations due to their violent and sexually suggestive lyrics which are too explicit and racist for radio play. However they are still famous and popular in the underground scene. The spotlight still shines. Pony J and Magic Mark are living the lives of rap stars entertaining thousands. You can feel the intensity on the dance floor.

Many MCs like Magic Mark used to look for a way to get their songs played on the radio. So they write a jam hoping the public will hear it and still having thoughts about making the lyrics explicit. Or will the radio stations ban Magic Mark for speaking on/about reality? Or will radio stations reward him for moving so gradually? Radio stations tell PKO, “Yo, youngstas. You should change your melody.” However the underground scene and being an independent record label is what is making PKO rich while soft DJs are playing the R&B/Soul hits.

Radio stations are against Pony J because he is too violent. He uses his knowledge in his lyrics and rhymes. Notice the rhyming scheme. His knowledge is powerful like a tractor. Underground rap is making Youngsta Records rich.

In the last verse of the song, Magic Mark tells radio DJs to have backbone and play raps songs. Not just R&B/Soul hits. He tells radio DJs to stand up and let the underground scene make them rich. DJs are afraid to speak the truth because of their bosses.


Comin' Up W/ Dope (1990) was the first song Nino ever wrote for a PKO album. Him and Magic Mark wrote the lyrics. Comin' Up W/ Dope (1990) samples Uncle Louie - I Like Funky Music and Afrika Bambaataa and Soulsonic Force - Planet Rock. The sample of Afrika Bambaataa and Soulsonic Force - Planet Rock can be heard throughout the song. Comin' Up W/ Dope (1990) is a remix of their hit song Comin' Up W/ Dope which was released as a vinyl single in 1988/1989. Comin' Up W/ Dope (1990) was the San Antonio answer to NWA -

The underground scene and being an independent record label is what is making PKO rich. They are on stage but not on tour. PKO is coming up with dope. Dope lyrics and hits. Underground rap is making Youngsta Records rich. The public wants to know how PKO keeps coming up with dope.

The lyrics at the beginning of Magic Mark’s verse are what makes Comin' Up W/ Dope (1990). “I started out to slanging but the arresting time was worth every dime.”

Magic Mark started out slanging dope. To him getting arrested was worth it. It was worth every dime. Now his money is larger and went down on wax. Magic Mark is fresh out the pack and Pony J will break your motherfucking back. They were 5 singles deep when this album was released.

Nothing can stop the dope movement. It’s more than dope. It’s an overdose improvement. That’s what the youngstas love. Pony J came up with so much dope that he got indicted by law enforcement and the courts. He had a stash spot which law enforcement could find because he was criminal minded. He is staying paid with all the dope stuff. This rapper can just get enough dope shit that is legitimate. PKO is rolling with Youngsta Records in Texas with no remorse. Youngsta Records was an unstoppable force back in the 90s.

Magic Mark is coming up with dope. So fuck the politics. He is taking over like it ain’t no thang. San Antonio critics criticize PKO because of their explicit lyrics. San Antonio critics criticize PKO because their lyrics are too explicit especially for the radio stations. However the public wants to hear explicit lyrics.


Dirty Dance is one of the more dance oriented songs and radio friendly songs off the album despite the song’s title. You can feel the intensity on the dance floor. This song only for the girls who like to dance real nasty, freaky, kinky, and dirty.

Dirty Dance heavily relies on the sample of Zapp - I Can Make You Dance. DJ Snake made everyone dance with his dance beats and bass. DJ Snake, Magic Mark, and Pony J are pumping up the dance floor for the party people who like to party. Dance meets soul and rap on this song. Dirty Dance was the San Antonio answer to NWA - Something 2 Dance 2.

She’s a hot girl on the dance floor and she’s doing that dirty dance. Her and all her fine friends keep taking a chance. The boys want to see those girls shake their booty.

These girls drive Magic Mark crazy and got him feeling tutti frutti. Magic Mark is looking for the girl that says that she will do just about anything just as long as she gets paid. Magic Mark does not mind that just as long as he gets laid. He wants all the ladies on the dance floor to do that dirty dance. Magic Mark and DJ Snake can make you dance as long as you’re doing that dirty dance.

Now you can do that dirty dance any way you like. Just move your body nasty and freaky in a gyrating manner to the beats and bass. The freaky people like doing that dirty dance. Once they start dirty dancing it’s hard to stop. That makes everyone want to dance. Now girls, don’t be bashful. Get as freaky as you can get.

Magic Mark went to the nightclub smelling good and dressed real fly. He walked up to the bar and saw his girl chilling with another boy. He had her way in the back. The dirty dance is what they were doing. So he tells Pony J, “Yo, J, I think they’re screwing.” Pony J tells him, “Yo, Mark, just turn around. Better yet, don’t even sweat it. She just might drive you crazy bet only if you let it.” So Magic Mark did not pay her any mind. Then he got stupid busy.

DJ Snake, Magic Mark, and Pony J are pumping up the dance floor for the party people who like to party. So get up and dance! Move that body!


Fuck That Shit is a track where Pony J vents about his frustration on the current state of modern day life regarding music, politics, news, and racism. Pony J takes much of the spotlight on Fuck That Shit. You would think that Fuck That Shit was a Pony J solo but that is not the case as Magic Mark has a verse on this track. The song serves as the closer for the Armed & Dangerous album. Fuck That Shit uses the samples of One Way - Wild Night, Cameo - Groove With You, and N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton.

Pony J claims the other color (white people) are keeping black people down. White people can’t seem to stand black people make a legitimate living. White people keep on making a fuss about black people.

Pony J calls out the music industry for their double standards. While the music industry criticizes, ignores, ostracizes, and bans rap, they need to check Judas Priest. Judas Priest has lyrics in their songs telling white children to kill each other and kill one another. Now Pony J ain’t with that shit nor is having that shit.

5/5*****!!

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DJ Assault – The Rowdy EP EP review

DJ Assault – The Rowdy EP is one of the more rowdy, hyper, and obnoxious EPs from the legendary Detroit DJ called DJ Assault. Of course this  DJ Assault EP uses a more jungle house based sound and edge given the repetitive edgy house oriented beats. Jungle meets the sounds of ghettotech, electro, and techno.

Mouth Blue Out is one of the more rowdy, hyper, and obnoxious songs off the EP which uses repetitive edgy house oriented beats and a looped vocal sample all over the place undoubtedly. “they mouth blue out” can be heard over and over. Notice the hard 808′s and heavy bass melodies. The song relies heavily on the sample of Prince - Erotic City. Tyrone is one of the best tracks on the EP. DJ Assault fans call this song one of his best tracks. The song very uptempo and upbeat given the fact he uses hard 808′s and loud polished synths.

4/5****!

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DJ Assault ‎– The Unfuckwitable EP EP review

DJ Assault ‎– The Unfuckwitable EP one of the better releases from DJ Assault. The Unfuckwitable EP some of the most coldest tracks in Detroit techno/electro history. The title of this EP lives up to its name and sounds so good on vinyl. Shake It Baby is one of the most coldest tracks in Detroit techno/electro history. This is pure Detroit electro funk with an amplified modernized process of techno. U Can't C Me is a  drums and bass style Detroit techno/electro song over distorted warped funky beats and techno pads with blips.

5/5*****!

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DJ Assault – The Pornographic E.P. EP review

DJ Assault – The Pornographic E.P. is one of those club oriented booty shakin’ EPs that will have you dancing. Each song is nasty and plain pornographic. Thick 808, loud polished synths, and heavy bass melodies are what you can expect to hear on this DJ Assault EP. Dance meets electronic and ghettotech.

Ride Out has Detroit booty champ DJ Assault on some melancholic dirty vibes. The song relies heavily on the sample of Michael Jackson - Lady In My Life. Thick 808, loud polished synths, and heavy bass melodies are used in the song.

Asses Jigglin' is one of those booty shakin’ in the club type of songs with rhythmic type club beats guaranteed to make you dance and shake your ass. DJ Assault call the song "Asses Jigglin'" straight up art. DJ Assault cut in samples from other tracks and added those samples into this song of his. It’s a DJ Assault love song.

Nut In Your Eyes is one of his songs which is still played in clubs all over the world especially around 2000-2003.

4/5****!

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Cybonix – Cybonix Groove single review

Cybonix – Cybonix Groove is one of the lesser Detroit electro singles laced with that modernized groovy electronic sound many fans of techno and electronic music enjoy, cherish, and desire. You can hear that funky electro sound on each Cybonix song. Pick this single up. You will definitely not want to miss out on listening to Cybonix – Cybonix Groove.

Tha Funk is a funky electro track that has a delicious swirly sound. Notice the sounds from the whirly keyboard. The keys and chords resonate perfectly with the electronic beats. Those hand claps are what make the song infectious. Cybonix Groove uses a mixture of techno bass and that funky electro sound. Those hand claps are what make the song infectious and captivating to listen to. The song uses uptempo 808 beats. This song is similar to Drexciya and Adam X. No More uses a more industrial based soundscape with the flangers and distortion.

5/5*****!!

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P.K.O - They Scared of a Nigga album review

P.K.O came out even harder on their 1992 album They Scared of a Nigga. They Scared of a Nigga was even more controversial and harder than Armed & Dangerous. P.K.O. even gained attention from local media and the news on CNN thanks to reporter Randy Beamer from WOAI. Even from the police were against the album at the time it was released. This album focused more on the side of politics and news than dance as was the case on the Armed & Dangerous album. This album focused more on the side of controversy as N.W.A., CMW, SCC, Public Enemy, Geto Boys, DMG, etc. did.

Mainly the album cover is what caused controversy because it had the group standing behind tombstones of former Chief of Los Angeles Police Department Darryl Gates, ex-president George H. W. Bush, and former Grand Wizard of the Knights of Ku Klux Klan David Duke. This album has more political consciousness and social awareness than all of their other album. That is how they came out even more raw on this album. Two words to describe this album are militant and political. P.K.O. was the southern version of N.W.A. except they stood together longer than N.W.A. and so on. Their name stands for Pounds, Keys and Ounces.

The album gets racist at times as there are some anti-white raps and sentiment prevalent on songs such as Keep Ya Finger on the Trigger, Cop Awareness, Black Nigga Movement, and They Scared of a Nigga. Black Nigga Movement and They Scared of a Nigga are pro-black rap songs. Keep Ya Finger on the Trigger, Cop Awareness, and Black Nigga Movement are anti-white songs.

These are the songs which made this album controversial; Songs such as Keep Ya Finga On The Trigger, Season For Jackin', Cop Awareness, Shoot The Police, Rox II Riches, Who's A Gangsta?, and My Backyard.

Expect to hear gangsta rap songs with sample crazy madness when listening to this PKO album. DJ AK produced a bulk of the album with those quintessential thin edgy beats and lo-fi synths. Production of this album relies on heavily the sampling of Brick songs and Zapp songs. One thing which is certainly notable is the absence of DJ Snake’s production. DJ Snake did not produce any songs on this album. He had nothing to do with this album as he did with PKO’s previous Armed & Dangerous and Don't Fuck With Texas. That is not surprising since he was producing for the Dallas rap group Nemesis at the time and was on tour. That explains why the production on this album is lo-fi and why the beats are weak. However the album still has that hardcore aggressive sound gangsta rap and political rap is known for.  

You also have your blues rap songs that are heavily influenced by blues such as Weed Is My Bitch, Black Nigga Movement, My Backyard, and Rox II Riches.

Now the A side (first half) of this album is more militant with songs that showcase and display politically consciousness and socially consciousness songs such as Keep Ya Finger on the Trigger, Cop Awareness, Black Nigga Movement, and They Scared of a Nigga. The B side (second half) has more dance oriented blues rap songs that have a slow mellow bluesy feeling such as Weed Is My Bitch, Black Nigga Movement, My Backyard, and Rox II Riches. Now keep in mind that this album was recorded when gang violence was at an all time high in San Antonio. This album is an accurate portrayal of San Antonio at that time.

Youngsta Records made a quarter million dollars ($250,000 dollars) off sales from They Scared of a Nigga in 1992 as 52,000 copies were sold without any promotion. This is discussed in Rox II Riches.



Keep Ya Finger on the Trigger was the New Jack City style opener of the album with that that hardcore aggressive sound gangsta rap is known for. The song samples vocal clips of the 1991 movie New Jack City. That explains the song’s East Coast sound and edge. East Coast rap meets Southern rap on Keep Ya Finger on the Trigger. The song takes a stance against police brutality. The song samples a tiny portion of Dazz -Dusic.

The song is racist as there is some anti-white sentiment in the lyrics. “Pigs are made to kill/Made to slaughter/Kill his ass and then I rape the whitey’s daughter/Cause I’m tired of taking all this bullshit” Magic Mark’s verse is even more prejudice.


Season For Jackin' is just as hardcore, brash, and aggressive as Keep Ya Finger on the Trigger if not even more so. The song revolves around the basis of robbery and theft. Basically robbing people.

Aw shit! Another nigga is on Pony J’s dick. He’s got his AK and banana clip. This is the season for jackin’. No time for money mackin. That nigga was caught slippin and was killed on the spot. People like that don’t be lasting long. So stay packin’.

This hoe (lady) had a passion for gaffling people and cheating them out of their money. But hoes like them don’t be lasting long. That is congruent with the criminal lifestyle she or anyone else has if they lived that life. She planned to have Pony J get jacked but he is already one step ahead of her. The jack went smooth. However he seen a robber’s face. The robber forcefully took Pony J to his mother’s residence and found the safe. The robber pistol-whipped his mother, fucked his little sister, and shot his brother. Pony J is going to kill the robber. Jack Pony J and he will jack you back.


Cop Awareness is one of their more militant woke songs which displays much political consciousness and social awareness regarding police brutality, corruption of law enforcement officials, prejudice, and racism.

The song also exposes racism and prejudice against black people. A racist critic (who is anti-black) with prejudice beliefs about black people says the following, “Well I’m a critic and I think that black people should be moved out of our neighborhood. Because they’re just a nuisance to our society. They’re just monsters. It’s in their nature to be corrupt. GET THEM OUT OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD!”.

The song also takes a pro-black stance as well. A representative of the Black Nigga Movement takes a pro-black stance against racism and prejudice. “Well I’m a representative of the Black Nigga Movement. Us niggas is in it. We’re gonna do whatever we gotta do.”


Shoot Tha Police takes a stance against police brutality while glorifying police violence with hardcore explicit lyrics at the same time. Now Shoot Tha Police was the San Antonio answer to NWA - Fuck The Police and Body Count - Cop Killer which is why the song is so explicit, aggressive, and militant. Pony J takes some jabs at the San Antonio Police Department (SAPD) during the song.

Shoot Tha Police samples Black Heat - Zimba Ku, Parliament - Dr. Funkenstein, and Ice Cube - JD's Gaffilin' (Part 2). A tinge of reggae is used during the chorus. Funk and reggae meet rap and hip hop on this song. In a nutshell Shoot Tha Police is an anti-police song.

In 1992, PKO gained notoriety when CNN interviewed the group about the controversy surrounding their underground hit single "Shoot the Police".

Pony J is sick of this bullshit. He is sick of police brutality. Pony J is rolling in his car listening to the Isley Brothers. Suddenly police pull up right behind him. The police are called the “nigger beaters/nigga beaters” here. The same police that call it “kill a nigger/nigga season”. This time Pony J will shoot the police first and let the blood from their heads quench his thirst. Let their bitch asses know not to fuck with the Youngsta Mafia. Police always harass black people. You better pack a gun in San Antonio, Texas.

Magic Mark gave an unknown victim a head splatter. Even with a video camera it don’t matter. He’ll be damned if some rinky dink young ass cop is going to serve him. Even when he is rolling straight and going legit police still harass him. These lyrics make a reference of police brutality and corruption, “Even when I’m rolling straight, g/Cleaner than a motherfucka/But they still want to fuck with me/I can’t wind up like Rodney” Magic Mark doesn’t want to end up being a casualty like Rodney. He has a warrant out for him. So now he’s on the run.


Black Nigga Movement is a pro-black rap interlude about how African Americans in the United States are coming up. African Americans/black people/people of color are coming up as a race. The song gives empowerment to black people despite what some of the racist lyrics say against certain races and other nationalities. Black Nigga Movement is a blues rap song with slow tempo and vibe. Notice the slow mellow bluesy feeling in the beats, vocals, and guitar?

White people are scared of black people coming up and getting rich. African Americans in the United States are coming up. African Americans/black people/people of color are coming up as a race. They’ve moving on up higher.


They Scared of a Nigga explains about how African Americans in the United States are treated by law enforcement such as police and about how African Americans in the United States are coming up. The song showcases violent police brutality. Law enforcement are scared of African Americans due to racism and ignorance. They Scared of a Nigga is one of their politically conscious and socially conscious songs off the album with a militant edge. They Scared of a Nigga is also an anti-police song with resentment aimed towards law enforcement.

How can a black person make it in the street without getting beat by the police? Police keep on violently beating black people. Black people are and have been fucking up their own race. That is until that shit backfired and white people got a taste. White people are scared of black whenever they get rich. Why? Because they scared of a nigga.

The police and law enforcement always tell a nigga to stop that bullshit. But you gotta be down when you jump into a pulpit. A lot of bitches got ganked too. You don’t seem to understand how many years it took and how many miles PKO ran to get their message across over their stance against police brutality. All you jealous motherfuckers can no longer hop PKO back.

K-Sam says fuck the motherfucking critics. The critics are scared of a nigga. A nigga like K-Sam is a nigga that police are scared of. K-Sam is down with Youngsta Records.

Police will murder a black person in the streets for no reason. Police call it “kill a nigger/nigga season” when they violently and unlawfully beat down a black person or use black people for target practice. But little do police know that Pony J has and is wearing a bullet proof jacket. Pony J grabs his shit and starts the violence. But fuck it. Pony J can’t stay low key or undetected. One time’s on his dick and they already know him.


Dick Ridas Outro served as the closer of the A Side of They Scared Of A Nigga. The song is a lo-fi production 2 minute long outro with nothing special or significant to offer.


Rox II Riches is a rags to riches styled story of selling drugs to get rich. In this case cocaine. The song has a fusioned mixture of blues and country meeting rap. You can hear the country sound in the guitar. You can feel the blues with the tempo. Rox II Riches is a Pony J solo. The song serves as the opener to the B Side of the album.

Rox II Riches samples vocal clips from the movies Scarface and New Jack City. Dialogue from the movie Scarface is used in this song. “We cut out the Columbians, we take risks on both sides.”

Niggaz sell dope all day in San Antonio, Texas. Niggaz are coming up and getting rich off the drug game. This geeker came up to Pony J with the title to his Cadillac which Pony J swindled off the geeker. He gave the geeker 16 grams of dope. Pony J went to Houston to get that cheaper shit (cheaper dope). He came back slanging more keys than the motherfucking locksmith. The lyrics "slanging more keys than the motherfucking locksmith" are what made this song a classic in San Antonio. Magic Mark, K-Sam, and Pony J are tripping off the amount of their profits they made in Houston. How could anyone go broke when serving dope in the projects?

It’s the first of the month. So it’s time for Pony J to go slang dope at Rigsby Courts (Rigsby Apartments) on the nearest street where gangbangers are. Pony J is in his car tired as fuck. A gat is in between his nuts. Niggas on the block are still serving that mayo (cocaine). 20 grams of yayo are in his stash. He has to look out for his mother so he breaks her off some cash.

He is on the East Side selling more dope. It’s kind of cold too so they bailed to the liquor store. But their spot was hot when they came back. Remember you can’t even trust those who are closest to you. You can’t even your friends or bitch. Because they are out to get your ends (money). So get a stash spot and hide your stash way out in the country. The bitches in SA-Town love to money mack and set you up to get kidnapped.

Magic Mark and Pony J came up fat from rocks to riches slanging that yayo. Fools in SA-Town be tripping. So watch your back and don’t get caught slippin. Think rocks to riches.

The lyrics “I started out with a 50 flip then bought a 16/Fucked around and bought 2 ounces the same damn week/So now I’m rolling” are what made Rox II Riches a classic.

Pony J started with a 50 flip then he bought a 16. Fucked around and bought 2 ounces the same damn week. So now he’s rolling. Those 2 ounces were made into 6 ounces. Pony J has no time for this motherfucking bullshit. He has to get up to that quarter key. People including children want to be like Pony J since he is making that money. He has the money and laid out crib (house). Youngsta Records made a quarter million dollars in 1992 ($250,000 dollars).

Magic Mark stopped selling drugs to legit. Sometimes he looks back on his past. He just can’t quit. Magic Mark will hook you up with his homie Ramone. Now Magic Mark has dabbled into the real estate business. He bought his mother a house and his little brother a Mercedes Benz. Cognac and bitches for all his friends.


PKO raps about their experiences about the time when they visited the Golden State of California on the song Cali. Each member raps their own verse. Cali has that laid back West Coast sound and vibe with the instrumentation and production from DJ AK. West Coast rap meets Southern rap on Cali. The song also marked the introduction for the newest PKO member K-Sam who was from Victorville, California.

Pony J went to California for a vacation. Pony J saw some niggaz in Corvettes and phat ass Mercedes Benz on Dayton rims. Women in California are not the same as women everywhere else.

K-Sam is going back to Cali in the rolling hills. K-Sam who was raised in Victorville, California which is where he is from. He likes the sunshine with the gold 40 .oz and a fat ass sack of that indo. Niggaz out here come real with it. So motherfuck New York! They can’t deal with it. The top on his convertible drops as he is headed to/for Lake Tahoe. Then he is headed for the city of dope in the Bay Area/Yay Area known as Oakland. A nigga like K-Sam is here to warn you how he loves the State of California. Hoes with the props. Hoes with the riches. Everywhere he looks he sees the pretty bitches. But most of all he likes the lifestyle even though some niggaz live foul. Only the playas play in Los Angeles. He fucks with true people only. California is all that to him.

Now some of the lyrics in K-Sam’s verse used in his song Back 2 Cali on his Infamous Playa EP. However the lyrics in Back 2 Cali were slightly changed. Here are some of the lyrics he used in Cali which were later included on Back 2 Cali.

“I’m going back to Cali in the rolling hills/Born in Spain/Raised in Victorville/And I like the sunshine with that gold 40 o and fat ass sack of that indo/Now niggas out here come real with it”

Drop my top and headed for Lake Tahoe/Where you going then, nigga?/To the big O-A-K-L-A-N-D/The city of dope is what Too Short tells me/nigga like K-Sam is here to warn you how I love that California/Hoes with the props/Hoes with the riches”


Weed Is My Bitch has a daft bluesy feeling where blues meets rap music over an intoxicating vibraphone and a jazzy saxophone. Weed Is My Bitch serves as an interlude between songs.


The song Who's a Gangsta differentiates who is a real gangsta and who is a fake gangsta. PKO separates the real from the fake. Hustlers from the busters. PKO is in this motherfucker! They will kick some of that 1993 shit to your funky ass as you tune in. Who's a Gangsta is an example of over-the-top gangsta rap and hype masculinity that was popular during the 90s. Notice how "Who's a gangsta?" and "Who's the gangsta?" refrains all over the place especially during the chorus. The violent explicit lyrics are prevalent given that Who's a Gangsta is a gangsta rap song. That is no secret.

One thing that is noticeable about Who's a Gangsta is the number of Zapp samples used. Who's a Gangsta samples Zapp - More Bounce to the Ounce, Zapp - Dance Floor, Zapp - Heartbreaker (Part I, Part II), George Clinton - Atomic Dog, and Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This).

PKO is in this motherfucker! Poundz, Keys, and Ozeez as you know. They will kick some of that 1993 shit to your funky ass as you tune in to the black station. Channel 33, Gangsta Watch.

Tell me. Who’s a gangsta? Who’s seen a couple of videos and those videos change them? Who’s going to Walk-Mart getting Dickies™? Everybody has gats and it’s like that. But some people don’t think straight. You’ll get smoked or beat down.

Pony J explains the story of a 17 year old juvenile male gangbanger who often switches gangs. He’s a newbie. First he was a bust and now he’s neutral. On Friday’s he wears red and on Monday’s he wears blue. But now he locked up in Bexar County Jail for little while. He is kind of scared because his court date got moved up but he didn’t really give a fuck. But when it becomes to being a gangsta, he is a rookie. He wasn’t true.

You think you’re a gangsta. Tell K-Sam who is really a gangsta. He’ll test your ass to see what you’re made of and how long you will last. Busters and fakers are always the first ones to start shit. So don’t even trip. Real OGs come through.


Given Up Them Drawers is an example of sexually explicit raunchy sex rap similar to Too Short, Choice, Ron C, Lil Kim, and UTFO. The song is basically about sex.

One thing that is noticeable about Given Up Them Drawers is the song heavily relies on sampling Zapp songs. Given Up Them Drawers samples Zapp - More Bounce to the Ounce, Zapp - Heartbreaker (Part I, Part II), and George Clinton - Atomic Dog. The samples of Zapp - More Bounce to the Ounce, Zapp - Heartbreaker (Part I, Part II), AMG - Bitch Better Have My Money, and George Clinton - Atomic Dog can be heard all over the song at various times.

Some of the funniest lyrics to the song were, “Jack and Jill went up the hill to trick/Jill got freaky and Jack’s dick/But Jack was kind of horny so he the bitch go/He’s better tricking off with them other hoes/He was a little too nimble so he fought with his dick/’Til that bitch Jill gave Jack the ill shit”

Once again it’s on. Pony J gotta get himself some pussy tonight. He uses a condom to prevent himself from catching HIV. But she is giving up her drawers to every nigga in his click. She be styling every time Pony J sees her in the club. Now he is horny.  

K-Sam loves redbones and chocolate sistas. He takes all their pictures when he gets horny and freaky. He ain’t too proud to beg so let him play with it. Then he plays Simon Says in a provocative sexual manner. Because a nigga like him has to fuck it.


My Bitch is gone is one of those blues rap songs which served an interlude between songs. My Bitch serves as a gap between songs similar to how Weed Is My Bitch did.


My Backyard explores the life of inner city turmoil, violence, and political distress of America's inner cities. The song divulges into issues such as police brutality and black-on-black crime in America. My Backyard samples Funkadelic - Good Old Music, Southside Movement - Save the World, Ice Cube - Dead Homiez, and Quincy Jones - Body Heat. My Backyard heavily relies on the sample of Quincy Jones - Body Heat in some of the bass lines.

Pony J is sitting in his house bored with nothing to do. Smoking some weed. Then he turns on his television to a news channel. A male child was laid out on the pavement and was covered in blood. Nothing could save him. The child was shot and killed over a San Antonio Spurs™jacket. The little homie is as dead as a doormat. His mother is crying as she lost a son. The niggas that killed him are still on the run. This was an unfortunate incident of black-on-black crime in America. The media says black-on-black crime in America is drug-related. But who is Pony J to preach to people since he has his own faults since he a 3-time felon.

All he can is try to get his without serving prison time. The future is the past and it’s coming fast. Like 12 year old kids outside selling crack. It’s like the signs of the times. Such as Vietnam veterans on the corner with the “WORK FOR FOOD” signs. Pony J drops a dollar ($1.00) realizing the government has been cheating him. Pony J has to feed his family. But it always seems like the world doesn’t understand him. But nobody can keep him under. He is thinking about his daughter, Shaquira, and how much he loves her.

Magic Mark got killed by a police officer while running through his neighborhood. His father always said he was up to no good. Mark was worried even though they were not in the same gang. Still ain’t shit changed. That’s the problem. There are too many lives being wasted. We’ve gotta face it. But that ain’t how it ought to be. But then again, who likes doing the right thing? Magic Mark can’t do shit but live and learn. He realized now that he should have made a u-turn because he is headed for a dead end now. He is still thinking about his son who is a little child.


Comin' Up As A Youngsta is a posse cut which explain the lives the youngstas live. The youngstas and PKO are putting in the most work. Comin' Up As A Youngsta samples Eazy E - 8 Ball and Ice T - 6 In The Morning.

Hanging from his neck to the bottom of his chest was a dookie rope. In the middle of a bullet proof vest was a .9 millimeter pistol. But now he’s jealous because Pony J did not serve him any dope. Now he’s on Pony J’s ass. Blinking from his car has got Pony J to stop. The glock is cocked. Pony J takes a right on South Presa Street. This fool pulled out a chrome uzi. He fucked up smooth by choosing Pony J. He had a crew down with New York with him. So the Youngsta Mafia had to get him. The car the Youngsta Mafia is driving is a rental car. The Youngsta Mafia checked in at a La Quinta Inn. They waited for the phone call which never came through. The other crew from New York got raided at 6 am in the morning. Police didn’t find anything. Now that nigga’s in the pen.

Coming up as a youngsta, Magic Mark was true and ruthless. Searching in the hood for some dubs to steal off of cars. Him and his niggas had all the love. Youngsta Mafia killed snitches.


Out this Mother Fucker was the closer of the album which was a live freestyle session. Out this Mother Fucker samples Brick - Dazz, Rick James - Bustin Out, and Shock - Let's Get Crackin'. Other members of the Youngsta Mafia such as Curl Earl (Pearl Earl), Money Cheek, Jr. Boy, and K-Sam each rap a verse. Youngsta Mafia is still in here! They are still the real deal.

Jr. Boy is known for the slaughter. He’ll take his motherfucking machete and cut the head off your mother. Staying back like an alley cat is what he does. He’s that nigga everyone is scared of. He is chasing his shit up fo all the crips and bloods. Everywhere he goes he has to pack a gat. Being broke isn’t in his nature.

The fabulous Curl Earl (Pearl Earl) raps on Verse 2. He is that nigga unlike no other. He’s that nigga without a saddle riding from Texas to Seattle.

Pimp Daddy G, the pimp nigga of the Youngsta Mafia crew, raps on Verse 3. He stacks paper. Bitches ain’t shit to him but a quick nut. He likes to fuck. He can get your girl on her back and put ice cream swirls on her titties. An old school gigolo is what he is.

DJ K-Sam is here to play with your woman. He loved to have sex with married women. He treats them better than their husbands do. So anything goes. Don’t try to step up to K-Sam as you will get smoked like the Boyz In The Hood movie. K-Sam is out here fucking this bitch.

4/5****!