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"Prince Paul already used this loop/ But I'ma keep it movin'/And put you up on the scoop." The lyric is a synopsis of Edan's outlook: yes, it's been done before, but not like this.
One of the most criminally overlooked underground hip hop releases of the 2000s.
Rockville, MD represent.
Jul 18, 2025
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IDK why this seminal L.A. hip-hop quartet doesn't get more love/respect.
When I listen to this track I hear Dilla's influence straight away -- he samples Stan Getz's "Saudade Vem Correndo", loops his sax parts, and then drops a snippet of Run-DMC's "Rock Box" on top of it for good measure.
Artists from Wiz Khalifa to UNKLE to Juice Wrld to JPEFMafia have used it in some form.
And it's appeared in "8 Mile," "Entourage," "New York Undercover" and "Big Daddy," among other shows.
It's a very unique, L.A. (not 2Pac or NWA's L.A.) take on alternative hip-hop (which De La Soul, another Dilla-produced group, was also mining). I think they were incredibly influential for an act that had really only one bona-fide "hit" and barely went gold once during their active career.
P.S.: I'm pretty certain that the slang phrase "low key" is invented here (it's 1995, BTW).
"Amani, Booty Brown Fatlip and Slimkid Tre/ we do it this way, we do it this way."
Artists from Wiz Khalifa to UNKLE to Juice Wrld to JPEFMafia have used it in some form.
And it's appeared in "8 Mile," "Entourage," "New York Undercover" and "Big Daddy," among other shows.
It's a very unique, L.A. (not 2Pac or NWA's L.A.) take on alternative hip-hop (which De La Soul, another Dilla-produced group, was also mining). I think they were incredibly influential for an act that had really only one bona-fide "hit" and barely went gold once during their active career.
P.S.: I'm pretty certain that the slang phrase "low key" is invented here (it's 1995, BTW).
"Amani, Booty Brown Fatlip and Slimkid Tre/ we do it this way, we do it this way."
Sep 21, 2024
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Sometimes theres an implicit stank put on my city; on the East Coast there’s a kind of New York Supremacy. People think of Baltimore as a failed state backwater, a curiosity at best. It can be tough living here sometimes, to be sure. But Bmore has, however, easily the most vibrant, exciting, original, diverse and ambitious music and art scene of any small city in the East and from what I can tell, in the entirety of the country. At any rate, this breakout hit from Tate Kobang is quintessential Baltimore popular art. The style of minimalism with hard pulsing snare claps and the parsimonious use of sampled groove bits (which, that’s all Bmore Club style, distinctly), obviously the lyrics too and the settings of the video which tell a story without telling a story, it’s genuinely one of my favorite hip-hop songs, and you gotta watch the video.
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When these kids first came straight outta Long Island in 1989, there was no such thing as ‘backpacker hip-hop’ or even really an ‘Underground’
Something this eccentric and funny (FBOW, hip-hop skits started here) didn’t even have an audience. It had to be built.
Posdnuos, Trugoy (RIP) and DJ Maseo created a whole new world with producer Prince Paul that we are still exploring today.
Give ‘em their flowers 💐
Three Feet High and Rising
De La Soul Is Dead
Buhloone Mindstate
Stakes Is High
“‘Catch me breathing on planes where the gangster‘s outdated/ Fuck being hard Posdnuos is complicated.’
This shit is GOLDEN. 🎶🎧
“‘Catch me breathing on planes where the gangster‘s outdated/ Fuck being hard Posdnuos is complicated.’
This shit is GOLDEN. 🎶🎧
Feb 6, 2024
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The man responsible for dozens of Teenage Symphonies to God
"Sad songs about happy things" (the first time, as a kid, I can recall the sweet/sour combo of melodies that could make you cry attached to songs about endless, bottomless love)
I've long since lost track of how many weddings and funerals I've attended that have featured this song; suffice it to say, "a lot."
God only knows what we'd been without him 🙏🏻
Jun 11, 2025
May 22, 2025
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Hey tyler hopefully this doesn’t violate some PI.FYI golden rule
But after nearly two years of writing, editing and arguing, my book about the EP is coming out in May and can be preordered here:
https://hozacrecords.com/product/aifl/
The book is about the origins, history and cultural impact of the EP since these little objects first started coming out in the 50s. Over 50 of my music biz friends then helped me shape the list and review the top 200 ever released, according to us (ha). For those of you who are into this kind of geekery/snobbery, I can’t wait to hear what you think. A labor of love, as all books are! ❤️
https://hozacrecords.com/product/aifl/
The book is about the origins, history and cultural impact of the EP since these little objects first started coming out in the 50s. Over 50 of my music biz friends then helped me shape the list and review the top 200 ever released, according to us (ha). For those of you who are into this kind of geekery/snobbery, I can’t wait to hear what you think. A labor of love, as all books are! ❤️
Mar 27, 2024