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Volume 2 of B-More Gutter Music from Aaron Lacrate and Debonaire Samir and Don Rimini. Before you start clicking around for tracks to slay your next hype show with, do yourself a favor and click on the Verb! freestyle(1). He's a Baltimore...
expand review club rapper that rips the mic live for like 3 tracks in a row. I support the live element all the way and that shit was kinda incredible. Other than that, look out for the hot nu-rave Baltimore track by Don Rimini ft. Verb(2). It's straight nutso. Other highlights include, the "B-more Boppers(3)" track, sampling the doo wop vocals from "Blue Moon" and the Cameo "Word Up" B-more track "Sucka DJ's(4)." It takes the "Sucka DJ's" part and makes it into an insane dancefloor edit that's long overdue. Also includes some real Baltimore style street skits and coast to coast shout out tracks. -C'mish
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Get it? Delicious Gutter? It's like Delicious Vinyl and gutter music combined... because it's Bmore remixes of... oh, you got it the first time, ok. Bmore stalwart Debonair Samir and compadre Aaron Lacrate take on two tracks from Delicious' deep catalog. A-side...
expand review holds two mixes of Young MC's "Know How": the "Theme Mix(1)" is a straight mash of Young MC and Samir's classic "Samir's Theme," while the "Gutter Mix(2)" keeps it grimy with choppy vocal shouts and cluttered drums. Masta Ace's "Jeep Ass N*gga" gets turned into "Jeep Ass Gutta(3)," and sounds exactly what you'd think a club version of "Jeep Ass N*gga" wound sound like (except maybe with deeper, more booming drums). Let the sirens woop. Instrumental for "Jeep Ass Gutta" also included. -Larri Byrd
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Real heavy, super chopped-up Bmore sounds from the man Al Ripken Jr. The obvious pick here is "Sexual 'Ruption(1)" where Al and DJ Yadi inject enough freshness into Snoop's mega-hit to make it playable again; the less obvious but equally effective choice...
expand review would be "Age Ain't Nuthin'(2)," a hard-nosed re-rub of tweener favorites Pretty Ricky (not Aaliyah, sorry). Strong tracks all the way through with the useful and synthed-out "Space Club Intro(3)," "One Night Stand(4)" (it's like Lil Jon meets "Heartbroken"), plus "You'z A Trick(5)" and "Go Hard(6)." 6 tracks total. -Chris Lemon-Red
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Maryland's Al Ripken Jr. and Alaska's Curtis Vodka team up for this split EP of DJ-friendly Baltimore club edits. Ripken takes the A-side with the heavy "Soul Sonic Bmore(1)" (where he chops up Bambaataa's "Planet Rock"), the spacey "Sippin' On Long Island(2)"...
expand review and "Turn Up The Bump(3)," which flips one of my favorite tracks from last year (8-Ball & MJG's "Turn Up The Bump") and makes it a crazy dense club joint. Curtis Vodka turns in the flip: we got the middling R&B joint "Hey Girl Pt.2," the Lady Sov-sampling "Love Me Or Hate Me(4)" and the self-explanatory "Bollymore(5)." -Chris Lemon-Red
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Ayres proves once again that he like make dance of all kind with this diverse EP of dance / house remixes and edits. The A-side keeps it more current with Kid Sister's "Pro Nails" vs. Surkin's "Radio Fireworks(1)," Masters At Work's "Work"...
expand review vs. South Rakkas' Chinkuzi riddim(2) and a drumline remix of Pharrell & Twista's "Give It Up(3)" (a team-up with Canada's Smalltown DJs). The B-side is focused on house classics, including Bmore edits of Lidell Townsell's "Nu Nu(4)" and 4Hero's "Mr. Kirk's Nightmare(5)," and a seriously beautiful club version of Black Box's "Everybody Everybody(6)." Are those sleestaks on the center label? More ammo for your crate from Ayres. Recommended. -Larri Byrd
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The fifth and final piece of vinyl from Spank Rock & Benny Blanco's Bangers & Cash project, "Bitch!" is, yes, you guessed it, another 2 Live Crew sampling sleazy bass jam. There's now a 12" for every track on the CD, so......
expand review collect 'em all! Also features the dirtiest pic sleeve in the series so far. Includes dirty, clean, instrumental and acapella versions. -Larri Byrd
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Spank & Benny Blanco continue their onslaught of nasty 2 Live Crew-sampling club tracks and even nastier cover artwork. "B-O-O-T-A-Y" gets the single treatment this time, sampling "I Wanna Rock," "Booty Drop" and "Shake A Lil Somethin'," and featuring guest spots from...
expand review Santi (of Santogold) and Black Betty. As Lab material goes, a new Spank Rock single is about as "no brainer" as it gets. Includes dirty, clean (what?), instrumental and acapella versions. Check the 12" for "Shake That," too. -Larri Byrd
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Amanda Blank steals the show on "Loose," the latest single from the seemingly unstoppable 2 Live Crew-sampling juggernaut that is Bangers & Cash. Not to be outdone, Benny Blanco unleashes yet another super dirty bass-heavy beat while Spank pays homage to the...
expand review Crew's "Hoochie Mama" and "Get Loose Now" with some filthy rhymes. This makes four 12"s from Bangers & Cash, so make sure to collect 'em all: Loose, Pu$$y, B-O-O-T-A-Y and Shake That. Includes dirty, clean, instrumental and acapella versions. Pic sleeve by Billions McMillions. -Larri Byrd
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The fourth and final single from Spank Rock and Benny Blanco's Bangers & Cash project, and they saved the raunchiest for last. "Pussy" features a huge lifted sample from 2 Live Crew's "We Want Some Pussy," a spacey-bassy beat from Senor Blanco,...
expand review plus nasty back-and-forth between Spank and guest Black Betty. What more could you want? Make sure you get all the 12"s from this project: Loose, Pu$$y, B-O-O-T-A-Y and Shake That. Includes dirty, clean, instrumental and acapella versions.
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Pic sleeve of the year? The illustration on the cover of Spank Rock & Benny Blanco's latest single is almost as dirt as the track itself, and that's saying something considering "Shake That" samples Splack Pack's "Shake That Ass Bitch" AND 2...
expand review Live's "Fuck Shop." Early viral internet MP3 circulation = this is certified club killer material that everybody already knows the words to. Spank hates on "anorexic vegan bitches"... and the crowd goes wild! Includes dirty, clean (haha), instrumental and acapella versions. Check the single for "B-O-O-T-A-Y," too. -Larri Byrd
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French whiz kid Bobmo returns with three tracks of full-on electro damage (not Norwegian black metal covers of AM radio favorites, as the cover would suggest). A-side has the heavy raver "Rock The(1)" and skiddish acid synth workout "Legally Dead For 4'31(2),"...
expand review but the B-side wins again with the echoey and extra-choppy "Get 'Em Junior(3)." Chalk another one up for Institubes. -Chris Lemon-Red
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Limited green vinyl 10" from Institubes featuring the standout track from Bobmo's debut EP, the quasi-Bmore stylings of "To The Bobmobile(1)." The real gold is on the B-side (actually, the "K" side) which has an exclusive remix from Kazey & Bulldog(2), who...
expand review bring the track into REAL Bmore club territory (or as real as a club track from France can get) with some Samir-style horns. Great pic sleeve, too - take a minute and decode. Plays at 45. -Larri Byrd
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Folks have been asking after this record for days, and now that Flamin' Hotz has finally dropped the megaton bomb, I don't think those folks will be disappointed. Cobra Kai crew's DJ Krames picked only the most classic tracks to remix on...
expand review Cracker Jackin', and all get done up in classic Bmore gimmick style (think old Samir, Jonny Blaze, etc.). A-side features remixes of Daft Punk's "One More Time" ("What More Time(1)"), Us3's "Cantaloop" ("Flip Fantasia(2)") and Willie Hutch's "I Choose You" ("Players Choose You(3)") plus the party break "Work That Pussy." On the flip, Krames goes oldies radio with "A Lollipop(4)," "In His Kiss(5)," "It's My Party(6)" and "I Think We're Alone Now(7)" (OG Tommy James version, of course, nuh Tiffany). 8 tracks total; ace packaging job from Flamin' Hotz as usual. -Chris Lemon-Red
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I love re-edits- they take all the gay stuff from a good song and remove it, leaving only the goodies. This "Sing Sing(1)" edit is no exception. It's been reworked with a great open break intro and the crappy vocals have been...
expand review cut, leaving only the funk. Definitely a must for b-boy jams or old school breaks sets. The flip has an odd house mix of Cymande's "Bra(2)". It sounds a little corny at first listen, but after a couple spins it really starts to grow on ya. I've definitely gotten sick of playing the regular "Bra" and with this mix I get the same great bass lines in a more mixable package. Like I said, gotta love the re-edits. -The ROC
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The sixth release from the en fuego T&A Records comes courtesy of Baltimore's own Dave Nada. If you don't know Dave, he's played in a bunch of hardcore bands around the Bmore/DC area, produced with one of the guys from Q &...
expand review Not U under the name Rubber Bullets, and now holds it down as a resident at Taxlo with his DJ partner, Tittsworth. The six heavy Bmore remixes here not only feature some sick production from Mr. Nada, but also some original synth work(!) a la Blaqstarr or old Samir shit. A-side has the MC5 remix "Kick Out The J
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