Into The Groove (16)

Hello, Into The Groove is all about late eighties hip hop today. The catchy pop rap from Young MC who supporting Tone Loc's hits made a name and successfully followed up with stone cold rhymin', but as the nature of hiphop changed fell to the wayside in the early nineties. The 7A3 never got that far, they fell apart after just one album the potential it showed wasn't recognised by their label Geffen and that was it. 3rd Bass are still a real treat, great samples , clever lyrics.. power. Why they didnt go on beats me, they sure were on par with say the Beastie Boys at the time..well hindsight..still maybe they werent that hit orientated and that as we know brings in the bucks, that shortsighted measuring stick that, specially in the US, rules. Poor artists ..how romantic.

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Young MC - Stone Cold Rhymin' (89 ^ 99mb)

Intelligent and middle-class, rapper Marvin Young earned a degree in economics from USC, where he met Michael Ross and Matt Dike, co-founders of the fledgling Delicious Vinyl rap label. He made his debut as Young MC on the single "I Let 'Em Know." In 1989, Young collaborated with Tone-Loc on "Wild Thing," the first Top Ten pop hit for a black rapper, and the follow-up smash "Funky Cold Medina." He stepped out on his own later in the year with the Top Ten smash "Bust a Move," a good-natured examination of romantic successes and failures spiced by his sense of humor and quick-tongued rapping. The song won a Grammy for Best Rap Performance. Stone Cold Rhymin' is a product of its time, particularly in its sound and lyrical references, it comes off as one of the catchiest, friendliest pop-rap records and it's still an infectious party record years after its release.

Following Young's success, he split acrimoniously from Delicious Vinyl, citing restrictions on his work and unwanted tinkering with his album; the label sued him for breach of contract and eventually settled out of court. Young signed with Capitol and released Brainstorm in 1991, expanding into message tracks promoting personal responsibility. The album didn't fare as well, and by 1993, audience tastes had shifted towards harder-edged hip-hop, rendering What's the Flavor? a flop. In late 2000, he attempted a return with Ain't Going Out Like That on the indie label Young Man Moving. It didn't make much of an impression in the rap world, but Young tried again in the summer of 2002 with Engage the Enzyme.



01 - I Come Off (4:05)
02 - Principals Office (4:14)
03 - Bust A Move (4:23)
04 - Non Stop (3:26)
05 - Fastest Rhyme (0:49)
06 - My Name Is Young (4:23)
07 - Know How (4:01)
08 - Roll With The Punches (4:30)
09 - I Let 'Em Know (5:00)
10 - Pick Up The Pace (3:17)
11 - Got More Rhymes (4:51)
12 - Stone Cold Buggin' (1:41)
13 - Just Say No (2:55)

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The 7A3 - Coolin' In Cali

The short-lived hip-hop group out of California released one album in 1988. DJ Mixmaster Muggs was a mobile DJ in Southern California in 1985 and soon teamed up with rappers Brett B and Sean B forming the 7A3 crew. After pushing some material through the independent label Macola Records the group tried pushing a demo to major labels. The rock label Geffen Records tried to infiltrate the growing hip-hop market and was turned on by 7A3's non-threatening and radio-friendly party rap style, they recieved moderate notice for their single "Mad Mad World" which appeared on the Colors soundtrack. After the group broke up DJ Mixmaster Muggs hooked up producing for Mellowman Ace but gained wide recognition with his role in Cypress Hill as producer/DJ and for his work on House of Pain's "Jump Around". In the 90's Mixmaster Muggs is more commonly recognized simply as "DJ Muggs"



01 - Coolin' In Cali (4:02)
02 - That's How We're Livin' (3:59)
03 - Everybody Get Loose (3:55)
04 - A Man's Gotta Do What A Man's Gotta Do (3:59)
05 - Freestyle '88 (2:55)
06 - Express The Mind (3:44)
07 - Hit 'Em Again (5:42)
08 - Drums Of Steel (4:19)
09 - Goes Like Dis (3:58)
10 - 1/2 Bouldin, The Other 1/2 Ince (5:21)
11 - Groovin' (4:24)
12 - Lucifer (5:24)

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3rd Bass - The Cactus Album (89 * 99mb)

3rd Bass was formed by Queens-born MC Serch (born Michael Berrin) and Brooklyn-native Prime Minister Pete Nice (born Pete Nash), along with African-American DJ Richie Rich (born Richard Lawson). Nice had been an English major at Columbia University and hosted a short-lived hip-hop show on radio station WKCR. Serch, meanwhile, had honed his skills battle-rapping at clubs and block parties and had previously released a solo single called "Hey Boy" on the small independent Idlers label. Both Serch and Nice were working as solo acts until producer Sam Sever convinced the two 20 year olds to join forces in 1987. Along with Prince Paul and the Bomb Squad, Sever produced their 1989 Def Jam debut, The Cactus Album (aka Cee/D), which was greeted with enthusiastic reviews in most quarters. MC Serch's bombastic, goofy good nature and Prime Minister Pete Nice's gritty, English-trained wordsmithery put together a great debut album full of great songs, alternately upbeat rollers, casual-but-sincere disses, razor-sharp street didacticism, and sweaty city anthems . With A-plus production by heavyweights Prince Paul , Bomb Squad and Sam Sever.

They followed it in 1991 with Derelicts of Dialect, which featured one of the first recorded appearances by Nas and contained a viciously funny jab at Vanilla Ice called "Pop Goes the Weasel." Accompanied by an equally humorous video, "Pop Goes the Weasel" became 3rd Bass's biggest chart single and performed some much-needed damage control in the hip-hop community: not only did it prevent 3rd Bass from getting lumped in with Ice, but by extension, it also distanced at least some of the Caucasian race from the whole phenomenon, opening doors for greater inclusiveness later on. Despite their success, 3rd Bass disbanded in 1992 when MC Serch went solo. He issued Return of the Product later that year, and the remainder of the group, billed as Prime Minister Pete Nice & DJ Daddy Rich, teamed up for Dust to Dust in 1993. Neither was as successful or high-profile as the two gold-selling 3rd Bass albums. Serch, interested in discovering new talent, became the head of A&R at the respected, now-defunct Wild Pitch label, and later founded his own label, Serchlight Productions. Nice, meanwhile, dropped out of the music business.



01 - Stymie's Theme (0:13)
02 - Sons Of 3rd Bass (4:46)
03 - Russell Rush (0:24)
04 - The Gas Face (3:49)
05 - Monte Hall (5:26)
06 - Oval Office (3:32)
07 - Hoods (0:17)
08 - Soul in the Hole
09 - Triple Stage Darkness (4:10)
10 - M.C. Disagree (0:44)
11 - Wordz Of Wizdom (6:31)
12 - Product Of The Environment (6:15)
13 - Desert Boots (0:21)
14 - The Cactus (4:40)
15 - Jim Backus (0:04)
16 - Flippin' Off The Wall Like Lucy Ball (3:16)
17 - Brooklyn-Queens (3:37)
18 - Steppin' To The A.M. (4:50)
19 - Episode #3 (0:11)
20 - Who's On Third (0:59)
21 - Wordz Of Wizdom (II) (7:56)


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