Tounge Tied

Moving right along with the 90's, here's a track to bump in your rides or at your Labor Day cookout. Most people know Das EFX best for the backing chorus on the remix (or more popular version) of Ice Cube's "Check Yo Self." I know them for penning a track that I wore out as a cassingle, trying to get down all of the words and impress my friends on the basketball court in early middle school. "They Want Efx" is one of my favorite early 90's jams, particularly the remixed version.



Just listen to that bass line! Songs like this make you want to drive around with your friends, windows down and cruising a local strip on a Friday night looking for "something to do." Ahh, the days of gas-wasteful American attitude and teenage irresponsibility. On a side note, one of my favorite parts is where Skoob works "pretty sneaky sis" into one of the lines. I hated that game.

Kickin it Old Skool

So I've been doing a lot of iPod reorganizing as of late, and I'm either reminiscent for youth or developing a new appreciation for some already admired classics from the crates of early 90's rap and hip-hop. We'll start the week off with Black Moon.



Buckshot's a highly underrated emcee, most notably shown throughout their debut album "Enta Da Stage." Not that he doesn't get much deserved respect, but his name isn't as household as others of his time (Q-Tip, Eric Sermon, etc). These guys suffered the unfortunate fate of being any rap act other than the Wu-Tang Clan during 1993. Had "Enter the 36 Chambers" not dropped right at the same time as Black Moon's first foray, we might have heard a lot more from Buckshot & Co. Just as well, they remain as concise and smooth as ever, and run a pretty strong spot in the indie-rap world. As of late, they've ended up on their own label, and seem to be picking up a string of solid acts to boot. The stuff Buckshot's done with 9th Wonder is a definite addition to any mix, and "Who Got Da Props" (as seen above) is a tried and true classic.