Posse Out!!!

Heltah Skeltah Feat. Fab 5 - Leflaur Leflah Eshkoshka
De La Soul - Buddy (12 inch Remix)
Hieroglyphics - 7 Sixes


For the longest time, one song personified the mentality, the bravado, the overall greatness that (is) was the collective known throughout the Middle Atlantic States, Beta Alpha Nu. One of these days, TiVo or myself will do a shout out post ot the Brothers of BAN and further explain our exploits and mission but for now I want to focus on on the illest posse cuts of the last 15 years.

"Leflaur Leflah Eshkoshka" hit the airwaves back in 96 and seemingly overnight, entrenched itself in the annuls of hip hop history. The smoothness of the track, the darkness of its purpose, that strange but highly addictive flow pattern that defined the Boot Camp Click back then...just made the whole song a certified member of your mix tape or heavy rotation series. You know how some songs get played out after a while (or after repeated airplay)? Well this one isn't one of those songs. As soon as you hear the first note, you are reminded of why you loved hip hop from the first time you heard it. Truely one of the best collabos ever done.

*Has anyone heard the Sean Price LP "Monkey Barz"? I wanted to know if it was good or not.

Leflaur Leflah Eshkoshka- Video (courtesy of YouTube) (By the by, isn't YouTube the shit?)

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De La Soul. Soul Of The De La. The Plugs. You don't need me to remind you that De La is one of the best groups of all time. Hell, if you didn't know that already, you my uniformed friend are both unfunky and in the wrong place. JIVE SUCKA!

But to keep up with TiVo's theme week, I'd like to reintroduce you all to a Posse Remix of De La's "Buddy". Not only do we get the incredible De La on the track, but as an added bonus, Q-Tip & Phife, Jungle Brothers, a pre-Pizza Hut spokeswoman version of Queen Latifah, and from the "Where are they now?" files, Monie Love. The track personified the Native Tongue sound that appealed (and still does) to many of the Hip Hoppas in the early 90's. Truly a fun song at heart, from Mike G's purpose for protection:

For the lap, Jimbrowski must wear a cap
Just in case the young girl likes to clap
Ain't for the wind but before I begin
I initiate the buddy with a slap

to Afrika's apologetic attempt:
Miss Crabtree (Crabtree) I hope that you're not mad at me
Cuz I told you that it was your buddy (buddy)
That was making me ever so horny (horny)
Junglelistically horny

When all is said and done, the Buddy remix to me is right up there with the all time greats.
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Waaaaay back in like 92 when I first saw the blue cover for the single “That’s When Ya Lost”, I knew one thing was for certain. I was gonna steal it. So I did, and to this day I still have that tape. It’s in a safe deposit box with my signed copy of Illmatic and my grandfather’s 45 from the war. Supposedly, he killed some Germans with it. Anyhow, back then I knew like most people who got hipped to the juggernaut that was the Hieroglyphics crew that we were in the presence of greatness. I always have respected Hiero for the way that they said fuck you to the industry and sort of led the charge for self-released projects.7 Sixes is the last track on the Hiero LP, “Full Circle”. It’s a concept song that requests the Emcees put forth their best efforts in six lines, and six lines only fellas. One of the better tracks on the LP (there aren’t really any bad ones IMO), it really shows the chemistry and growth that the members have gained over the years. Some of the lyrical highlights ihclude TiVo's favorite, "You niggaz saps...maple leafs, all your raps is make believe..." , "Fuck with me get cut with cutlery, Luxury, I'm living luckily" (thanks Boogs!) and "Bush bomed Afghanistan with the missles, and it still ain't putting my hash man outta business"...just some of the coolest lyrics around. Well I'm out for a few days to get some Dr's appointments and the like out of the way. Gots to love Greensboro for being the center of the medical insurance universe. Once you've digested the Funk for today, peep our links section for some more goodness and at times, dopeness. You'll enjoy!

Easy Fo Sheezy

Bruddah B