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>- Hieroglyphics. By the time Del put them on "Burnt," (b-side >to Mistadobalina) they'd already built up a rep as local folk >heroes in the Bay. They were in High School the same I was in >high school, so I knew people that knew them and/or their >parents. They were doing small-ish shows and building their >fanbase all during the early '90s.
I always heard their name, but never really knew much about them in the 90's.
>- MURS. Well, really all of the Living Legends, but I guess >MURS is the one that's blown up the most. Anyone who was in >the Bay Area underground scene in the mid '90s remembers >Mystik Journeymen's "$3 to get in; $2 if you bring Top >Ramen/Now and Laters" concerts. First time I saw MURS was at >Mystik Journeymen show in the summer of '96 at La Pena to >perform "Speed Bumps" with rest of the crew. I think that was >also the first time I saw/met the rest of the Legends. Anyway, >got to know dude over the years while he was living up here, >and I'm happy that he made it "big."
The craziest thing about it is that I didn't realize that he was anything near "big" until High School...so when I was at Redondo Beach/Union High one day and heard this white girl drive in blasting his song, I said "WTF, how the hell does she have my cousin's song????" I didn't get to go to his concert until I was 17 and it was in Florida, and I said damn, he even has fans here???
>- Eminem. It wasn't WAAAAY before he blew up, but I knew about >Em when he was the dude who did a track with my best friend >when he was out in LA in '97. It still trips me out that it >was his camp that approached my homies about doing a track, >and not vice versa. Regardless, my potna always told me that >he knew dude was going to end up being a star even from that >first meeting.
First saw him on an ohhla.com Top 10 for the week, and heard the Realplayer song which was "My name is Slim Shady" (that's how it was written)....I thought it sucked.
>- Kid Rock. Never knew dude, but I certainly remember him >being the first act at a Too Short/Ice Cube show I went to >late 1990/early 1991. It was also the first hip-hop show I >ever went to, so I guess he was the first rapper I ever saw >perform live. Dude was on some "white guy version of Too >Short" shit way back then. I thought he was pretty corny.
LOL @ pretty corny
>- I don't know if it's fair to include Jay-Z. I'd noticed dude >in the "Hawaiian Sophie" video and recognized him in >subsequent "Originators" video, and then on Jaz's "Ya Don't >Stop" EP, then on "Original Flavor" albums, etc. The story I >do have takes place in 1995 in Philly. Jay-Z was the curtain >jerking first act to perform at the 1995 Penn Relays show. Me >and my crew missed the show, but we went over to the venue >right when the show was getting out to pop at chicks/see what >was going on. Anyway, as the show breaks up and we get our >fill doing whatever, we walk back to the house and we run into >Jay and his crew parked out on the street, handing out free >copies of the "In My Lifetime" CD single. I think either Dame >or Sauce Money handed me mine, but I couldn't swear to it. The >only one I recognized was Jaz, to whom I said, "Yo, 'Ya Don't >Stop' was dope!" and K.I.M. Looking back on where Jay is now, >I do think it was a testament to dude's work ethic that him >and his crew were on their serious grind after a show where >they barely received billing, instead of like seeking out >groupies and shit. Matter of fact, I doubt they would've even >been booked if Mic Geronimo hadn't been at the show.
Damn! I knew nothing about the "Original flavor" or "Ya don't stop"...shit I only knew of those other songs after the internet. Was "Hawaiian sophie" an actual hit that got played nationwide, or something more regional?
Even in 95, I can't picture Jay hustling after a show like that...I mean, I can business wise but he seems like the type who'd have his goons sell it while he just posted in the back. ------------------------------
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