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23 December 2005
Real hardcore rap
0 of 1 found this helpful Excellent album. Hoodratz are similar to Onyx & Das EFX style. My favourie songs are "Bootlegga", "Rollin Wit Da Rat Pac", "Sneeke Muthafukaz". Must have every hardcore rap fan. "If ya bootleg, you get ya leg broke........."
23 November 2006
Review from "HardC.O.R.E." Vol. 2, Issue 1 10/31/93
1 of 1 found this helpful Once again, the "3 Children From The Land of Israel" drop a
spiritual gem for their listeners. The Poor Righteous Teachers are
back with their third LP, "Black Business", and business couldn't be
better. The album opens up with what sounds like a childrens'
religious song "...there were once three children from the land of
Israel: Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego...", (from the track "144K") and
business is under way.
This is a quality package, loaded with mad flava and deep
esoteric rhymes. Wise Intelligent comes off with his rapid-fire
verbal gymnastics, and Culture Freedom and Father Shaheed do justice
to the mic. The production work here is pretty solid as well, with
Tony D and others serving up the underground funk. My favorite
tracks were "Mi Fresh", "Ghetto We Love", and "Get Off The Crack."
If you are familiar with PRT, then this album will not disappoint
you. But even if you have never heard anything from them, this tape
will make a welcome addition to any hardcore collection.
Rating: pHine + (4 1/2) [out of 6].
tha Minista of Rage
23 November 2006
Reiview from HardC.O.R.E. Vol. 1, Issue 5 4/3/93
Beatz : It falls very exactly between 4 and 5, which will be
explained
Lyrics: 4+, but six outta six for explicitness. If you are in
the least bothered by b***h/h*/n***a lyrics, skip this one
Rating: Overall, it gets a 4
As you had probably already guessed, Bacdafucup is just a short intro, not a
full length song, but it has a nice background and sets the tone well.
'Move back motherf**kers, the Onyx is here
Bacdafucup, bacdafucup'
Then we roll straight into Bichasniguz, which isn't saying much, and doesn't
have the best beat of the whole tape, but overall is a fine cut, and won't
have you reaching for FF. Another good 'Intro' to Onyx.
'Bichasn**uz I'ma have to pull your skirt up
That's the word up, you're gettin hurt up...
Move back motherf**kers, the Onyx is here
My name is Sticky Fingers I'm the n***a in your nightmare
Forget the crowd cheers, I live off fears
It's the beast in me'
Co-incidentally, Sticky Fingers is my favorite rhymer off the group. His voice
has a ruff but smooth edge and his lyrics always seem to be on point even when
the beat or the crew aren't.
Anyway, without further adeiux, Throw Ya Gunz is in the mix. Since I got the
lyrics here, why say any more? Except that it is PHAT, lyrics, beat n all!
Here'N'Now is another one of those Fine songs, the songs that make people say
'All Onyx songs sound alike'. Once again, it's not bad, it doesn't stand out
on the cassette though.
'The n***z can't get it, the n***az ain't got it
I been a bald head since the age of 10
Cause I'ma ruthless crook, and I'm wanted in Brooklyn'
Anyway, the short spot 'Bust Dat Ass' is actually worthy of note cause it has
a bassline that probably would've worked for a whole joint and the call and
response is pretty damn funky.
But anyway, onto 'Attack of Da Bal-Hedz', another standout cut. It has a great
funk feel spiced with some ill style horn samples and some lyrics I just love.
'What's the matter with my brain
I can't think clear, oh it's the hair
Run and get the razor gotta make it disappear
There! Now I got an open mind'
How can you front on lyrics like that? And then the next full song, Blac
Vagina Finda, just keeps it rollin.
'I'm just one, stinky, kinky, slim not slinky
Fiddle with your cl*toris pop your pussy with my pinky...
The perverted motherfuckers is at it again
F*ckin with a skin, f*ckin with a skin'
I'm gonna skip reviewing the rest of side one and side two with one
exception... for two reasons. One, only one other song really stands out to
me. Two, to reimphasize my point that while this album is not wack, and no
song dips into wackness, it just doesn't vary enough. Still a good tape
though.
Anyway, I will just quickly mention Slam, because as one witty ALT.RAP soul
just said, it does. As for the lyrics --
'Slam, says Onyx, says Onyx
Let boys B-Boys...
I come across with the pure,
Unsure, unaldurated, uncut, raw,
disgusting, busting, you wanna touch it too hot...'
Et cetera. I guess on rereviewing this tape, average is about all I can say.
But if you heard 'Throw Ya Gunz' and liked it I would recommend this tape.
PEace yo!