This 12" was dropped by the MC/ Producer Funkghost a.k.a the grand extravagant Funkghost from Tampa, Florida. The wax was released in 2000 on Slopfunkdust. The A-side consists of the tracks "Instructions" featuring Phobi One a.k.a Phobia, "Tampa International" featuring Phobi One and I-Man and "Tampa International Remix" featuring Phobi One, I-Man and Celph Titled who also produced the track. The other tracks are produced by Funkghost and the B-side consists of all the instrumental versions.
This 12" single saw the light of day after the release on CD of the album "Ultra-Boogie Highlife" on Grand Extravagant Entertainment in 1999, and recently reissued for the first time on vinyl by my man Michel Mees via Hip-Hop Enterprise.
For the story, the grand extravagant Funkghost is well-known for being one of the forefathers of the local hip-hop scene. In the early 90's he formed the group Black Saturday, with his partners Tap a.k.a Spinal Tap and Phobia. The group was also known as Tap, Ghost & Phobia.
Tap, Ghost & Phobia dropped a first project in 1992 titled "Black Saturday" and a second project around 1993 called "Rugged Aspects In The Diary Of Funk" which is a 5-Track EP released on tape only (same tracks on both side of the tape). They also have a lost album that was recorded in 1997 called "The Kaaba" which means "Building in Mecca".
"Rugged Aspects In The Diary Of Funk" Promo Sheet - Photo courtesy of DJ Sandman
Funkghost is also a member of Crazy Bayshore Stylin' (C.B.S). This crew consists of Idris Muhammad who is consider as the founder member of the group, Funkghost, Superstarr O, Phobi 1, Tap, Keshem Sadiq and DJ Sandman.
Funkghost : " Idris Muhammad started Crazy Bayshore Stylin around 1989-1990. I was in a group called Black Saturday also known as Tap, Ghost & Phobia. Idris Muhammad was a big fan of ours and started performing with us as a hype man slash manager of sorts.
Superstarr O, was close with Idris and we all knew DJ Sandman who at the time was a college radio DJ for the university of South Florida in Tampa FL. Keshem Sadiq is a long time friend of mine since high school, we always made beats and chased some of the same girls.
Tap, Ghost & Phobia and the Hip Hop Dickheads was me, Phobi 1, Tap, Idris Muhammad & Superstarr O... just another moniker we also go by "The Bayshore Heights Brothers."
Bayshore Heights Bros. circa 1998-1999 - photo courtesy of Funkghost
Funkghost : "The name for our production unit is Slopfunkdust productions or SFDP. That name was given by Tap to describe the type of beats I made. As a producer my music influences were Q-tip, Pete Rock, Dr. Dre, Marley Marl, Hank Shocklee, Teddy Riley... but Edwin Birdsong who played with Roy Ayers mentored me in the studio during my early 20s... he was a major influence."
In 1995, Crazy Bayshore Stylin' dropped the excellent 12" entitled "The Hip Hop Dickheads" produced by Funkghost and Keshem Sadiq. It came out on Bayshore Heights Brothers Music, a record label managed by Idris Muhammad and Omar Heshimur Holmes a.k.a Superstarr O. This wax is definitely hard to find so keep your eyes open !
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