One of my favorite albums. It dropped at a time when the "NativeTounge" sound was waning. I need that shit on wax.
SpongeBob remix =
got it. love the swing it to the area remix with the tempo flip up. shit sounds a little dated nowadays but i still like it. i got a sealed blue cheese 12" somewhere too....
Not anymore. By the late 90's they were probably forgotten by the general public, but real heads/diggers/retromofos have carried the torch for this album. Even the EGOTRIP book listed this album in the top 10 overlooked joints. Cats know by now. That album is not raer/random rap.
Not anymore. By the late 90's they were probably forgotten by the general public, but real heads/diggers/retromofos have carried the torch for this album. Even the EGOTRIP book listed this album in the top 10 overlooked joints. Cats know by now. That album is not raer/random rap.
blue cheese and even one to grow on were pretty damn big for underground rap records when they came out. i got pretty sick of them running that damn blue cheese video to be honest that shit was playing all the gotdamn time
nice samples on that album for real
ursulena with her washin machine jumps so high that she touch the sky woooo
Its actually the entire ROUGHHOUSE ORCHESTRA who have the LP, UMCs have two or three cuts on it... I know a song off this album was on a Shadow mix, I think it was them... good stuff
great album! i finally picked this up about a year ago and was bummed to find out you got my back wasn't on there, i guess it was only on cassette, that was my favorite too
great album! i finally picked this up about a year ago and was bummed to find out you got my back wasn't on there, i guess it was only on cassette, that was my favorite too
i think part of the reason why this album might seem under appreciated (especially by a newer generation of rap listeners) is because it's relatively hard to obtain now compared to the rest of the albums released around that time.
They were staten island pre-wu with some ill stax/al green beats of there own.Live cello, too! I SAY VERY UNDERRATED...
I wouldn't even say pre-wu (maybe wu forerunners) because if you listen to the lyrics they're talking about dropping wu-tang rhymes and this is 1991.
I want to know the story behind the references to the WU.
Were they just fellow rappers whom they knew from ciphers/studios/highscools? Was the Wu style just so popular locally, that it was ok to drop the name in a rhyme just to rep Staten Is? The RZA/GZA are both named in the linear notes.
Sonically speaking, I dont think what they were doing was in any way similar to the WU-Tang production. That UMC shit is smooth/polished and well crafted, as opposed to that old dirty shit.
Sonically speaking, I dont think what they were doing was in any way similar to the WU-Tang production. That UMC shit is smooth/polished and well crafted, as opposed to that old dirty shit.
with 36 chambers yes, but just take a listen to RZA's Prince Rakeem tracks. Not that far off...
i've always been curious about those wu references too. my guess is that since it predates 36 chambers by a couple years, umc's must have just been fans of the movies too.
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Not for me, I find it , however I do like the tracks they did on
"The Roughouse Orchestra" LP as "The Universal MCs"
SpongeBob remix =
got it. love the swing it to the area remix with the tempo flip up. shit sounds a little dated nowadays but i still like it. i got a sealed blue cheese 12" somewhere too....
Me too, just picked it up last week for ??5, after watching one go for about ??50 on ebay after it was posted on the vinyladdicts blog...
Not anymore. By the late 90's they were probably forgotten by the general public, but real heads/diggers/retromofos have carried the torch for this album. Even the EGOTRIP book listed this album in the top 10 overlooked joints. Cats know by now.
That album is not raer/random rap.
What does the UNIVERSAL MC's album sound like?
blue cheese and even one to grow on were pretty damn big for underground rap records when they came out. i got pretty sick of them running that damn blue cheese video to be honest that shit was playing all the gotdamn time
nice samples on that album for real
ursulena with her washin machine jumps so high that she touch the sky woooo
anyway the wind blows is COOOOOL wit me
hot shit man werd
True dat. Rap City @ the time, ran that erry day.
actually after we ran this piece, kool kim got in contact. they're both still doin it.
Its actually the entire ROUGHHOUSE ORCHESTRA who have the LP, UMCs have two or three cuts on it... I know a song off this album was on a Shadow mix, I think it was them... good stuff
Disagree........not by far at all. Maybe the most radio friendly.
it's all about never never land. best beat on the whole LP.
I didnt know that. It's on the cd, though.
The opening sample always reminded me of dwarfs dancin' in the woods.
The kids chorus is so ill!
There's tons of great ideas in that record
He-HEY!!
I wouldn't even say pre-wu (maybe wu forerunners) because if you listen to the lyrics they're talking about dropping wu-tang rhymes and this is 1991.
I want to know the story behind the references to the WU.
Were they just fellow rappers whom they knew from ciphers/studios/highscools?
Was the Wu style just so popular locally, that it was ok to drop the name in a rhyme just to rep Staten Is?
The RZA/GZA are both named in the linear notes.
Sonically speaking, I dont think what they were doing was in any way similar to the WU-Tang production. That UMC shit is smooth/polished and well crafted, as opposed to that old dirty shit.
with 36 chambers yes, but just take a listen to RZA's Prince Rakeem tracks. Not that far off...
and the video...haha...too fresh
look at dude's top hat...haha
my guess is that since it predates 36 chambers by a couple years, umc's must have just been fans of the movies too.