Polecat - R.I.P. / Make The Paper - 1996

12" - 1996 - Ruckus Records

This 12" came out in 1996 and was released by Casey Staton aka Polecat of the original Street Poets from Boston, better known as Brick Casey nowadays.

According to his Biography, in 1992 he was signed to Polygram/Mercury Records, where he worked with prominent A&R hit man, Bruce Carbone. He recorded his hit "Smooth", which was remixed by the prominent club and remix DJ, Kenny Diaz, a.k.a. "Kenny Dope." This ultimately led to a production deal with Peer Music, Ltd. in conjunction with Underground Productions, Inc.

In 1995, the DBK Label chose four of Casey’s titles for Street Poets album – "Out Ta Flip", "209A", "Neighborhood" and "What Cha Need". At the time, he went by the name Polecat, and his songs received heavy airplay in college radio and international record pools. 

The wax is composed of 2 tracks titled "R.I.P." which is available in 2 different versions (Wu-Doo Mix and LP Mix) and "Make The Paper". It was released on Ruckus Records and was mostly produced by Brad Young and Dow Brain, except R.I.P LP Mix version produced by Killa C. More info about the producers Brad Young & Dow Brain can be find into Mickey Hess’s book "Hip Hop In America: A Regional Guide Vol. 1" :

"During this period, rap music production was booming in Boston. Two Berklee College of music graduates, Dow Brain and Brad Young, formed Underground Productions and were getting regular production work by the mid-1990s. A veteran of Newbury Studios, Brad had already made a name for himself working with artists like RSO. In the mid 90s, Dow and Brad met MC Casey "Polecat" Staton through Brad's contacts at Newbury Studios. In 1995 , this team would produce the Punch/Polecat split 12" LP on DBK Records featuring the classic Boston underground tracks "Mindless" and " Out Ta Flip". Brad and Dow would also work with Dorchester rapper Todd "T-Max" Keith Maxwell, on the blunted urban classic 12" single "Relax Your Mind/Execution Style" (1996)."