One of the most slept on crews in the history has to be the New Jersey based The Outsidaz. Consisting of nine members, including a hungry Eminem before the pop garbage dream corrupted his head. My personal favorite out of the clique has always been Young Zee. Zee has one of the most recognizable voices and flows in all of hip hop. He's also been the victim of the wrong place at the wrong time. Zee and Pacewon joined together in 91' to start the Outsidaz. They were lucky enough to get on The Fugees "The Score" album that should have given them some shine. He dropped an album on Perspective records in 96' that never saw the light of day, which is a shame cause shit is absolute fire. There are promo versions on tape I've seen floating around. Not sure if it ever appeared on vinyl. I did get lucky enough to have someone hook me up with an MP3 version, although I've seen multiple tracklistings for the album so I'm not sure how legit it is.
The Outsidaz released "Nightlife EP" in early 2000. It was a very good glimpse of what the crew had to offer. Each MC had a different style, although some group memebers didn't really standout all that much, but any crew consisting of Zee, Pacewon, Rah Digga, and a early Em couldn't be all that bad. Zee also apperead on fellow Bricks alum, Redman's "Doc Is Da Name", or whatever the hell it was called. If I remember right he also apperead on a Methodman track with Jamal and Red. In 2001 The Outsidaz released "Bricks", the full length debut and only LP they would release. It was a hodge podge of traditional sounding tracks and some tracks that sound like they were label forced attempts of radio play.
The Outs soon broke up, not sure really why, other than it would be hard to keep that many memebers together for any amount of time...just look at Wu-Tang....anyway, Zee showed up on the Masta Ace's "Disposable Arts" with one of my favorite verses of all times:
Niggaz fear me like the fear of AIDS
I take out pretty boys wearin' shades
or thug niggaz with they hair in braids
then fuck yo girl thru that thing she wearin'
get her pregnant and leave that bitch a single parent
got mad cars, u probably hopin' a jaguar
drunk at Justin's, while you hang in a fag bar
scared of jail, but at home u tryin to rob
when I got inside ugot sodomized by alot of guys
girls pile up in young zee room
I fucked the wives of about twenty grooms on they honeymoons
we had a check sellin' bottles of rock and so much dope we came re-modelled the spot
thats why ya'll cats be spittin' that shit from em
see u grinnin' when I stop and spinnin (spin)
fuck wit zee I'll bash yo face
I fucks wit' (ah hah ah ha)
Masta Ace, bitch
Okay, maybe they don't look all that impressive, but it's more the way he spits them. I've rewound that verse many a times.
Young Zee then supposbly signed with Em's Shady label. The only thing I saw from him was that track on the 8 Mile soundtrack, which wasn't bad, I just hope he still isn't on that label, cause em pays less attention to him than Obie Trice. It's a shame too, cause lyrically, Young Zee would kill any of those G-Unit clowns on the mic. Zee did pop this year on Casual's lack luster album "Smash Rockwell", teaming up with Casual on the "Bay vs. Bricks" track, or something remotely like that.
The two tracks I'm throwing up are my two favorites. The first being "Milk" which has KRS and Busta on it. It was on one of the two singles that did get released from that album. The second is with Ms. Hill herself, in the form of "Stay Gold". There is some confusion whether or not this was on the album or not. I've seen some tracklistings that has it on there, then I've read where it was just a white label joint. The copy I got did not have this track on it. It's a great song as is "Milk".
I'm also throwing up "Reality (Killin' Every N---a)" by Black Moon, which was a B-side on "I Gotcha Opin" single and to my knowledge wasn't released any of the compulations they have put out with their old stuff. Also posting "Murder MC's", which was on the Diggin' In Tha Vaults LP, but I already uploaded it so have at it.
Young Zee- Milk
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=JCHXJB95
Young Zee- Stay Gold
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=P00MQGAU
Black Moon- Reality (Killin' Every N---a)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=4P00P43O
Black Moon- Murder MC's
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=4YA4K748
11/16/2005
"Fuck Wit Zee I'll Bash Ya Face"
11/15/2005
It's The Remix
The remix. A tradition in hip-hop that goes back to shell tops and fat laces. In the early/mid 90's you couldn't release a single without doing a remix for it. They always showed up on the 12"s and more often than not, it was more than one. I didn't collect vinyl back in the day, I was more of a cassette single and maxi-single guy. One of these days I'll start converting some of those, alot which I haven't seen on the "blog circuit".
These are neither the best or hardest to find, but simply some enjoyable ones, ones that standout to me.
Tha Alkaholiks- Daaam (Buckwild Mix)
One my favorite west side groups, Tha Liks dropped "Daaam!" as the lead single late in 94', which got alot of play on "Yo!". The retail version of the single had the album version that was produced by E-Swift, which is great in my book. It also had the "Swift Mix", which for the life of me can't remember what it sounded like. Loud also released a promo only version and thats where the Buckwild remix came from. Not until the great invention of the internet did I get the chance her this great piece of work. What is one of Bucks better efforts, he comes with a mellow sample that is a fresh breath of air. I believe it's a sample that was also used on a KMD track, but I'm to lazy to look.
http://rapidshare.de/files/7693393/Alkaholics_-_Daamn__Buckwild_Remix_.mp3.html
Black Sheep- Try Counting Sheep (Caveman Funky Organ Mix)
I'm not really big on the early UK sound, but this UK only release is better than the album version. I've always been a sucker for organs in beats, but the horns are pretty fly as well. Caveman was an early 90's UK artist, who some readers probably know more about than I do, but I do have one of his albums which isn't too bad. I don't know much about the mix itself, but its worth the download.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=4AFI7DWY
edit: you'll have to cut and paste this one, there was a wrong song on the earlier link
Erick Sermon- Stay Real (remix)
Another promo only release. This is when E Double still came with funk. Not sure if its better than the orginal, but damn, I miss this type of funk.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=N5QLN06I
Funkdoobiest- Rock On (Buckwild remix)
Son Doobie is one of those MC's I can only take in small doses, but everyone sounds tolerable on a smooth beat by Buck when he was in his prime. This appeared on the retail version with the LP version and another remix. This beat is another smooth mellow beat that sounds better than the orginal.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=2EVERIVD
Steady B- Serious (BDP remix)
This is a prime example of a remix being much better than the orginal. It actually gave Steady some shine since they used this version for the video, which got alot of play on "Yo". Krs is all over this remix with his adlibs, but it's a cool version for a lack luster song, on a lack luster album, by a lack luster artist, but everyone deserves their 15 minutes of fame. To bad Steady is more famous for robbing a bank and killing a cop than anything musically. Props to Frosty from the Cocaine Blunts forums for hooking me up w/ this. http://cocaineblunts.com/phpBB2/index.php Also dope interview with Tat Money, Steady's DJ.http://www.ukhh.com/bhh/international/dj_tat_money.htm
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=WP52PHQB
Boogie Down Productions- Questions and Answers (remix)
Something I found on the CB forums as well. I don't know much about it except it seems to be a white label. Any info on it feel free to share the knowledge.
http://rapidshare.de/files/7652998/BDP_-_Question_And_Answers__remix_.mp3.html
