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 moreSpice 1 - The Bay’s Uncrowned King of 90s West Coast Gangsta Rap
When you think of 90s West Coast rap, the usual names come to mind… Dre, Snoop, Cube, Pac, Eazy, Too $hort, Quik, Warren G, and E-40. That’s the Mt. Rushmore most people see. But for true 90s gangsta rap heads, the roster runs way deeper… DPG, MC Eiht, Cypress Hill, Mac Dre, Suga Free, Brotha Lynch Hung, C-Bo, Above the Law, and more. Among them, one rapper deserves a place with the legends, Spice 1. With one of the strongest album runs of the decade, a raw, original flow, and feature verses that often stole the show, Spice 1 earned respect nationwide…not just in Cali. He’s one of my all-time favorites, and it’s time he gets his full credit.
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