by Track Lacer
OK....Geraud Blanks just completed a 4 part series called "Hip Hop Legacy: MILWAUKEE". It is almost IMPOSSIBLE to acknowledge everybody because there are wayyyyyyyyyyy more people doing this than people realize. Point blank, MILWAUKEE is not taken that seriously outside of Wisconsin...but here are a few things that were not covered that I felt were important and worth mentioning that weren't hit on in the 4 part series:
THA D.R.E. and A-G-2-A-Ke
ok tha d.r.e aka "dirty mouf" needs to be credited for THREE THINGS. Most recently, for starting the trend of the "club hit" in 2005 with "punk ho". after tony neal started playing that, nas (yes, the "illmatic" nas) tried to sign tha d.r.e. to ill will records. the response tony neal got from dre's song is what led to ray nitti, ray rizzy, and all others their chance to get spun on a regular basis in milwaukee clubs. d.r.e also had nationwide video exposure on the playboy channel's music video show called "hot rocks" for his song "modern day pimpin" off the 1994 EP, "deep on a solo creep", which also led to a record deal offer from eazy e and ruthless records. d.r.e. also should get some credit for putting baby drew and da country boy clique in the spotlight as his album was the first time they were prominently featured on a mil-town release. the song was called "the drought (re-rock remix).////ok a-g-2-a-ke gotta deal with scarface of rap-a-lot records in 1998. they received a platinum plaque for appearing on scarface's "my homies" double cd. a-g-2-a-ke producer 88 keyz produced coo coo cal's entire 1996 debut album "game". bottom line, without these two...the careers of two of our 414 favorites (baby drew and coo coo cal) could have went differently
D.Y.I.N.G. B.R.E.E.D.
d slick, big bank, the ecks-man, pitt and the pendulum, shote mack, jay roll. they were the hood version of wu-tang clan in milwaukee. they had groups and solo artists all in one camp and released a cold compilation album in 1992. so much of what we heard in the early 90's from the mil could be linked back to their camp and that needs to be respected.
RICO LOVE
hey. say what you wanna say. "he make R&B music". but he's on the charts right now as we speak. ever heard "motivation" by kelly rowland? usher taught him that songwriting was the key to making money and longevity...so he stuck with it. but the dude is nice on the mic. might have turned some people off with cockiness...but mr. do-it-to-death was cocky, too. he was just the new version. had ma$e on a mixtape with him and got co-signed by p. diddy. if usher would have actually put out his "7th element" album with the single "whatcha sayin?"...who knows what could have happened.
INFINITE RECORDINGS
this represents young twan aka tweezy, mr. do it to death, and yeah....coo coo cal. they put out a compilation in 1999 that could compete with anything out today. mack 10, spice 1, and the outlawz (yes, 2 Pac's outlawz) all appeared on their stuff. tony draper from suave house (home of tela and eightball/mjg) signed them to a distribution deal.
THE SOUTHSIDE OF THE MIL
the soutside of the 414 gets almost no recognition. shadow clan and a few other southside rappers made the v-100 milwaukee flavaz compilation in 1999. i did a show with queen sassy and saw sinista and rock solid perform for the first time. they are dope. plus, there is a spanish-speaking rap group on the southside called kinto sol who sells crazy, crazy records. i'm talking like 10,000 + because they have a national following from latinos. think im playing, go to their facebook music page. they got 16,000 "LIKES".
ALBUM TITLES THAT GOT CUT
google "black elephant", "nssg's", "tha d.r.e.", "a-g-2-a-ke", "track lacer", and "country boy clique". all of the album titles should pop up. i thought it was important to mention album titles in the piece geraud wrote because that's the only way to go research who did what and to be able to see hwo people still react to those CDs.
UNSIGNED HYPE IN THE SOURCE
there was a group affiliated with spice rak called "ghetto fab". they were the first milwaukee artists to get honored with the source magazine's unsigned hype in 2003.
OK...THAT'S IT. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I SHARED THIS....AND I WELCOME ANY LOVE OR HATE FOR ANYTHING I HAD TO SAY.
M's down. W's up.
THA D.R.E. and A-G-2-A-Ke
D.Y.I.N.G. B.R.E.E.D.
d slick, big bank, the ecks-man, pitt and the pendulum, shote mack, jay roll. they were the hood version of wu-tang clan in milwaukee. they had groups and solo artists all in one camp and released a cold compilation album in 1992. so much of what we heard in the early 90's from the mil could be linked back to their camp and that needs to be respected.
RICO LOVE
hey. say what you wanna say. "he make R&B music". but he's on the charts right now as we speak. ever heard "motivation" by kelly rowland? usher taught him that songwriting was the key to making money and longevity...so he stuck with it. but the dude is nice on the mic. might have turned some people off with cockiness...but mr. do-it-to-death was cocky, too. he was just the new version. had ma$e on a mixtape with him and got co-signed by p. diddy. if usher would have actually put out his "7th element" album with the single "whatcha sayin?"...who knows what could have happened.
INFINITE RECORDINGS
this represents young twan aka tweezy, mr. do it to death, and yeah....coo coo cal. they put out a compilation in 1999 that could compete with anything out today. mack 10, spice 1, and the outlawz (yes, 2 Pac's outlawz) all appeared on their stuff. tony draper from suave house (home of tela and eightball/mjg) signed them to a distribution deal.
THE SOUTHSIDE OF THE MIL
the soutside of the 414 gets almost no recognition. shadow clan and a few other southside rappers made the v-100 milwaukee flavaz compilation in 1999. i did a show with queen sassy and saw sinista and rock solid perform for the first time. they are dope. plus, there is a spanish-speaking rap group on the southside called kinto sol who sells crazy, crazy records. i'm talking like 10,000 + because they have a national following from latinos. think im playing, go to their facebook music page. they got 16,000 "LIKES".
ALBUM TITLES THAT GOT CUT
google "black elephant", "nssg's", "tha d.r.e.", "a-g-2-a-ke", "track lacer", and "country boy clique". all of the album titles should pop up. i thought it was important to mention album titles in the piece geraud wrote because that's the only way to go research who did what and to be able to see hwo people still react to those CDs.
UNSIGNED HYPE IN THE SOURCE
there was a group affiliated with spice rak called "ghetto fab". they were the first milwaukee artists to get honored with the source magazine's unsigned hype in 2003.
OK...THAT'S IT. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I SHARED THIS....AND I WELCOME ANY LOVE OR HATE FOR ANYTHING I HAD TO SAY.
M's down. W's up.
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