One of my favorite hip hop CDs. I just didn't give it a perfect score because of some throwaway tracks. Steppin to the AM, The Gas Face, The Cactus (though I enjoy the remixed version better) are all grade-A hip hop tracks. Definitely cop it ASAP (you should be ashamed if you haven't, it's over 20 years old now!)
Boy I feel old!
May 12, 2008killer jazz and rock beats, 2 killer mcs , what elese do you need
February 7, 2007 |  | George W. Bush Gets the Gas Face |  |
M.C. Serch, Prime Minister Pete Nice, and D.J. Richie Rich, collectively 3rd Bass, have the distinction of being, along with the Beastie Boys, and a few others, among a very small number of white boys able to make good rap. Here, the lads are in tip top form, especially on The Gas Face, Wordz of Wisdom, and The Cactus, but really they're all great
October 2, 2006 | | Hip-Hoppers Representing Brooklyn-Queens. | |
Of course when this came out it was on cassette back in 1989. I was also in 7th grade when I first purchase it, then later on lost it. I probably drop it somewhere between my relocation between New York and Virginia several years ago. Thanks to Amazon I was able to retrieve it on CD. These guys stood out because of the color of their skin, but they weren't on some corny BS. They could actually rhyme, and I respected that.
Almost every track here is great with the best being "The Gas Face"(video is funny but corny at the same time), "Product Of The Environment", "Brooklyn-Queens", "Monte Hall", and "Wordz of Wisdom" (both parts) are great. In within this album they have some funny clips between "Russell Rush", "Hoods", and "Who's On Third" which are great to listen too. My other favorites are "Steppin' to the A.M." with its funky beat. "Triple Stage Darkness" - speaking of the street (what rapper doesn't) and "The Cactus"- speaking of the anatomy which is interesting. Everything is done well and the production always matches the mood of the song.
The Cactus Album is great and Pete Nice is also one of my all time favorites with his logical rhyme style and pimped out cane that he sported religiously. If you like hip-hop, you'll love this. Highly recommended.
August 31, 2006| | | Better than the beastee Boyz, Before Eminem!!! | |
The music behind the band makes me forget that these guys are white. NY embraced these guys cause they were nice. Some of those new guys need to step up. Beats and rhymes were up there with everyone who was out (epmd, kane, rakim, ll cool j, de la soul).
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