"Critical Beatdown" Appreciation
Big_Stacks
"I don't worry about hittin' power, cause I don't give 'em nuttin' to hit." 4,670 Posts
Hey,I gotta big up "Critical Beatdown" by The Ultramagnetic MCs as one of the hardest, funkiest, and innovative hip-hop LPs ever made. I'm currently listening to it in my truck, and after 22 years, it's still as funky as ever. Kool Keith, Ced-Gee, DJ Moe-Love, and TR-Love did their thing on that joint. The only negative about it is that they didn't include the original version of "Funky" on the LP (I'm was mad that "Get Into It" was left off "Long Live the Kane" too), but otherwise, it's pure brilliance. Ced-Gee changed my whole approach to drum programming and sampling breaks in my production work. Let's pay homage to a bonafied hip-hop classic!!! Peace,Big Stacks from Kakalak
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during the four horsemen days i ended up driving from nyc to philly in a minivan with them. an illuminating experience on how deeply they were into their thing. they played egotrippin at least 8 times along with some 4 horsemen tracks. party people in the place to be for real.
them ego trippin drums are hard as hell
its cool reading about how ced gee was captain programmer back in the day and instrumental in a lot of people starting off with production
I also like the fact they had the balls to drop a subliminal diss to run dmc...
anyone know what was up with that? any cool story behind it?
dissed Rakim too
Drop your face and bring the other lip up"
fuck that, this is my SHEEEITT!!!
Yeah that was a big letdown IMO. I didnt cop the OG 12" when it dropped. And was excited to see it on the album. Yet it was The Remix version which doesnt hold much weight.
Crtitical Beatdown pretty much drew the line in the sand where there is Rap for regular folks and Rap for the real heads. Making Run Dmc and them sound like mainstream stuff.
You're kidding right? Just buy the CD off Amazon, you get all the remixes and b-sides too...
The Deluxe version is great but its missing MC's Ultra Part 2 and the B-Boy Bonus Break, b-side to Travelling At The Speed Of Thought.
[bored at the office]I WANT IT NOW![/bored at the office] I actually found a link already.