" Los Angeles 1994... Ice Cube is trying to kick it between scenes on the set of the film "Higher Learning". A brother runs up on him with a cassette in his hand "Yo Cube, Check It Out. This is my brother's group, KAUSION". DEEZAMM! these fools gots skills. "
According to the official Press sheet, that's how the connection happened with Ice Cube's Label Lench Mob Records who signed KAUSION and dropped their two debut 12-inches in 1995 : "Land Of The Skanless" produced by Budda, and "What You Wanna Do? / Bounce, Rock, Skate" produced by Ice Cube and Kausion.
12" - 1995 - Lench Mob Records
The group was comprised of 3 members : CEL, KAYDO and GONZOE (RIP). They were all under 21 at that time. They grew up together in South Central, Los Angeles and have been working as a rap group since 1989.
I'm not usually a huge fan of gangsta rap but I think those 12"s are pretty good. As written on their press sheet "Kausion comes off like a breath of fresh air. They're moving the Westcoast Hip-Hop out of the slow flow, back into the hectic hardcore style it's known for."
Both records are really cheap and are really easy to catch, not like their debut album "South Central Los Skanless" produced by Ice Cube, Kausion, Laylaw, D.Maq and Budda, which was released on CD & Cassette in September 1995 and which is really hard to find for a good price. An official limited edition vinyl reissue (100 copies only) came out in 2019 on Blocwize Ent. with the help of GONZOE before he was murdered... but it was sold out very quickly.
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