WOEBOT

Crunkwave.

Absolutely *KILLER* article by The Tufluvver. The story of DJ Screw, a story I haven't even heard whisper of before. You can almost hear the rigid dogma of dance creaking at the sheer two hundred-pound weight of it. Slow music? Prescription Codeine? A slumberous overweight genius clutching a revolver selling C90s through a crack in a wall? Driving your custom lowrider in graceful arcs? It sounds like a fairy tale. Follow Mickey's links to the Screw Records Website where you can get summa dat stretched-out crunk.

The Crunkwave is upon us. Check Wiley underlining the Grime/Crunk connection. Reynolds wondering aloud whether to research the cough mixture/crunk interface (dark voices issueing from whence?) "Go on Simon! Go On! Catch a heavy cold in the name of avant-lumpen idolatry!" Even Jess, Robin and little me with our Lil Jon the East Side Boyz record, waving it like a talisman. Yes my children, the crunk is upon us.

Consequently it seems a a pity that I know absolutely zilch about Sudden Hip-Hop. Here (groan) is a list I used myself a year or so ago from The Ego Trip Book of Rap Lists, compiled by: "New Orleans Natives and longtime DJs Craig B and KLC, two members of the five man hit-squad known as Beats By The Pound - No Limits Records' tireless in-house production staff." A self-proclaimed History of Bounce Music by folk who outta kno'.

Part II: More Bounce to the ounce New Orleans Style.*

1. We Destroy: Ninja Crew
2. Buck Jump Time: Gregory D
3. Get it Girl: Warren Mayes
4. Where They At?: DJ Jimmy
5. Where they at?: MC T.T. Tucker & DJ Irv
6. I Don't Give a Damn About Your Boyfriend: Tim Smooth
7. Marrero: MC Thick
8. Nasty Bitch: Bust Down
9. Pass the Snake: 3-9 Possee
10. Bounce Baby Bounce: Everlasting Hitman
11. Get the Gat: Lil' Elt
12. It's all about Yo' Lips: Poppa Doc
13. Sista Sista: Silky Slim
14. Goin' Off: Black Menace
15. Gotta be Real: Pimp Daddy
16. It Aint Where Ya From- Joe Blakk
17. Not Yo Trick Daddy: Daddy Yo
18. The Payback: Mia X
19. Where's Dat Nigga: Females in Charge
20. Slide Giddy Up: Full Pack

Re-published here with nary a wink in thanks.

I've found a few of these, but not nearly enough. Set your slsk on dem. The best thing I harvested from this list is "Where They At?" by DJ Jimmy which might feature in my tightly stuffed top ten tracks of all time. Desert Island Discs, picture me banging my head against a coconut to this; shaking my ass "like a saltshaker" as I spear crabs with bamboo. It's the collision of differing timbral envelopes that totally sells me on it, the cheap ruff low-slung drums rubbed up against the nightripping-hoods-in-an-echo-chamber backdrop spliced into a swirling ethereal Black-Ark/Dr.John soft clipped sample. And the language (blushes) well it's not exactly the Queen's English as I was taught it. That DJ Jimmy needs to wash his mouth out with soap and water! Disgraceful!

*Incidentally Part I is entitled: "The Pre-Bounce Hip Hop Classics."

Posted by Woebot at December 17, 2003 09:32 PM