Back in the early ???90s, Phat Kat helped to put the D on the hip-hop map as a member of First Down, pairing with legendary DJ/producer J Dilla (R.I.P.), then known as Jay Dee, years before Dilla???s involvement in Slum Village. After meeting Guru and Premier during a promotional stop through Detroit in 1994, Phat Kat gave them a demo tape ??? the first demo he had ever passed on to industry folks, he says -- and First Down ended up getting signed to Payday records on the strength of one song, the now-classic ???Front Street,??? which appeared on the Representing the Streets compilation. First Down seemed poised to be one of the first Midwestern groups to blow up nationally; unfortunately, their label was folded into a much larger company and they were lost in transition.
Back in the early ???90s, Phat Kat helped to put the D on the hip-hop map as a member of First Down, pairing with legendary DJ/producer J Dilla (R.I.P.), then known as Jay Dee, years before Dilla???s involvement in Slum Village. After meeting Guru and Premier during a promotional stop through Detroit in 1994, Phat Kat gave them a demo tape ??? the first demo he had ever passed on to industry folks, he says -- and First Down ended up getting signed to Payday records on the strength of one song, the now-classic ???Front Street,??? which appeared on the Representing the Streets compilation. First Down seemed poised to be one of the first Midwestern groups to blow up nationally; unfortunately, their label was folded into a much larger company and they were lost in transition.
Definitely feeling Phat Kat in this corner. Listening to the promo with the drops now, and it sounds good to me so far. shit. I will cop the official release for sure. Being a vegetarian myself, he always cracks me up with his recurring line about "veggie homo thugs" .
Damn, that "Nobody Care About Us" beat is forever killing it. I never get tired of listening to that. R.I.P. Dilla.
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Raw hot shit, as expected. Can't wait to hear the whole joint.
Loving that beat.
please do
these myspace tracks are kilin it
nasty aint it is amazing
shit RIP Dilla...just imagine
That phatkat track on welcome to detroit was always my favorite
any one have more info on this
audio?
I've always liked this single...
Here ya go.
http://www.sendspace.com/file/8q828d
report to real headz...
that front street track is real good
"it's about to get live in this bitch!"
if you have to ask...
it's a forum for 'strutters who support this site with donations. get to it...
Damn, that "Nobody Care About Us" beat is forever killing it. I never get tired of listening to that. R.I.P. Dilla.