Is there a more blunt song title than “Don’t Give Me No Bammer Weed?” Down in Los Angeles in ‘92 you had Dr. Dre dropping The Chronic in late ‘92 while a few months earlier, RBL Posse dropped their debut album, A Lesson To Be Learned through In-A-Minute Records. But prior to the album, an earlier version of “Don’t Give Me No Bammer Weed” was already circling in the 90s Bay Area streets through their independent hustle pushing homemade cassette tapes hand-in-hand and out the trunk.
Read moreDevin the Dude - The Dude - Rap-A-Lot Records - 1998
On that day, I flipped through those CD racks and made it to the D’s when the album artwork of a new CD caught my attention… I didn’t really know the artist but he was sitting on the toilet reading a newspaper with a joint in his mouth… His name was Devin the Dude and the album was, The Dude. Rap-A-Lot Records… 1998… Let’s take you back…
Read moreUGK “WOOD WHEEL”
Ever have those lyrics that you’ll never get out of your head for as long as you live? Well, Pimp C’s opening lines from UGK’s banger of a track “Wood Wheel” are ones that will never slip my mind. This is an appreciation for UGK, Pimp C, and Bun B and the classic track they made in 2001 called “Wood Wheel”. The beat is a slumper and the verses work so well with each other. And in some Texas draped up and dripped out steez and you got an absolute banger on your hands.
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