Brick City-based rapper DBS dropped this 12" in 1997 on Word Of Mouth Entertainment. It features the tracks "Any & Everybody" and "Intelligent Rudeness", all produced by DBS himself and co-produced by a kat called Mr Genie.
In the mid-80s, DBS started in a crew called S.B.C., an acronym for Superb Brilliant and Capable of Anything, which included his cousin Zamn, two DJs and dancers. When his cousin joined the army, DBS became a solo emcee and formed a new crew called Da Bade Snachaz. After the group eventually fell apart, he performed under several names, including R.I.M.P. DBS (Rude Intelligent Mutha Phucka Da Bade Snacha) and Da Bade Snacha. Later, when he teamed up with Keith D. Wright II a.k.a Kryme to record music, Kryme suggested shortening the name to DBS.
Kryme was working as an intern in a marketing and promotions department when DBS began developing his sound. After failing to get the expected interest from record labels, they decided to release the music independently. As a result, they created Word of Mouth Entertainment specifically to launch DBS and build buzz on their own.
"Intelligent Rudeness" is definitely the best track on the record and certainly the main reason to want to add this release to your independent hip-hop 12" collection.It's rare to see this record for sale, so don't wait too long if you see one available. Peace
Big shout out to Ill Mind for recently putting me back onto this cat named Belton Haig out of New Jersey and his ill joint "The Baddest" dropped in 1998. Sadly, the track never got a physical release at the time, just a video shot by Douglas Ingber that aired on his Video City TV show back then.
All I know about Belton Haig is that he was an emcee originally from Newark, NJ, later holding it down in East Orange. He also went by BC a.k.a. Da Lefty Bandit. After that, he dropped another single called "Can't Take It Witcha". Same deal, a video shot by Doug Ingber but still no physical release. Since a few other joints were recorded, I'm just wondering if a full album exists...
The Zoo Crew from Brick City, New Jersey, is a multifaceted community initiative that began in 1991. Initially, it was a group of friends organizing parties and events for young adults in Newark, providing much-needed recreational activities for those aged 21–27.
Over time, the Zoo Crew expanded its mission to include youth development and community engagement. In 1996, they established the Zoo Crew Basketball program to offer young people an alternative to street life. This program has positively impacted thousands of lives over the past 25 years.
All the members are from different parts of New Jersey, but a street called Chadwick ave in Newark was where they all called home base. That's where the Zoo Crew was born...
The interesting part is that the Zoo Crew was also in the music business. In the early 90s, 2 members named Supreme C. and L-Boogie founded the record label Zoo Crew Records. They dropped 3 records featuring Quan Capone, Supreme C. and MRKD Men. which remain very hard to find nowadays !
"Time To Think" is the debut 12" released by Supreme C in 1992. The wax contains 4 songs on the A-side titled "Mad Props", "Fatal Attraction", "Stray Bullet" and "Time To Think", all produced by Pzaz.
The B-side contains all the instrumentals.
If you're looking for more info about Supreme C., you need to know that he felt into hip-hop when he was very young. His father had a record collection with Jazz, James Brown and some of the first hip-hop records like Rappers Delight. He was a kid that gotinto graffiti and breakdancing as the culture developed. He was born in Brooklyn so he used to travel a lot all over the city so he was exposed to all the elements of hip-hop from an early age. Then his family settled in New Jersey so between the back and forth he became a seasoned emcee. When he was coming out his Piers were artists like Nas, Biggie, MOP. He was influenced by the Zulu nation and then later the 5% nation, so Eric B & Rakim was a big influence on him.
Although there is nothing else released officially between "Time To Think" and his appearance on the tracks "Neva Faded" released by Lords Of The Underground in 1994 or "Lick A Shot" released by Rottin Razkals in 1995, Supreme C. worked on a bunch of material during this period. He was a ghostwriter for the group Da Youngsta's from Philly, Pa. Marley Marl asked him to help him to produce the album "No Mercy" after the first time he met him and heard him. Marley did the tracks and Supreme C. did most of the songs ("Hip Hop Ride" / "Mad Props" / "No Mercy" / "Backstabbers"/ "No More Hard Times"). 2 unreleased albums were also recorded but never saw the light of day : One when Queen Latifah gave him his first deal on Flavor Unit and the second one when he was on RCA records.
"Funkin With The Wrong People" is a 5-song EP delivered by the MRKD Men in 1992, a group comprised of 2 emcees named Big Rell & Pzaz who also managed all the productions. The A-side contains the tracks "Stroke", "Bashin Heads W/A Concept", "P-Funk" and "Keepin On", and the B-side contains the track "Standin On The Block" and 3 instrumentals.
Pzaz was dope as a producer and he also had Rhymes. At that time Supreme C. was the primary artist and Zoo Crew Records plan was to introduce Pzaz as they grew. For your knowledge, you need to know that in addition to producing for his Crew, Pzaz also produced for other Brick City groups such as Black Widow Society and Newark Natives, who were dropped on cassette tape at the time.
The last 12" was dropped by Quan Capone who was not a real artist... Quan was an official street dude and not a rapper. Supreme C. actually wrote that song for him and it was almost a joke, Supreme C. was trying to encourage guys in the crew to pick up the mic because he knew the game was changing and they had amazing opportunity ahead of them. The wax came out around 1992-1993 and contains 4 songs entitled "Fuck What You Heard", "All Caged In", "Big Fu"and the lead single "Get a Grip", all produced by Supreme C.and Pzaz of Mrkd Men.
Here is another wax which is really cheap and easy to grab... it's the debut 12" released by the Brick City-based emcee Loose (The Lyrical Living Legend).
It was released in 1997 on Lost Trybe Records a record label managed by Govna Mattic a.k.a The Governer (RIP).
The A-side contains the track "Say What" produced by Gudda Budda Productions (DJ Rob, Gudda Budda & Mr Pito) which was mostly managed by Gudda Budda a.k.a Glenn S.O.N Faide (RIP), who was also known for his productions for the Lost Boyz.
The B-side contains the track "It Don't Stop" produced by AlTariq Hannah a.k.a DJ Alize for Section 8 Music. Both songs are available in their Radio Edit, Street and Instrumental versions.
It seems that an album entitled "All Hell Breaks Loose" was planned at the time but it never saw the light of day. After that 12", Loose appeared on DMX's multi-platinum debut album and was reviewed in the Unsigned Hype column of The Source magazine (March 1999) for the release of his 5-Track demo. Then he dropped a second single produced by P. Killer Tracks of the Ruff Ryders... that 's all I know ! Peace
Everyone knows that Brick City was full of good Hip-Hop artists in the early 90s, and Hardwe're is the good example ! Hardwe're was a group composed of Kmack, Little 7 and Hahz the Rippa from Newark, NJ (Forest Hill).
The crew was formed in 1992, Kmack and Little 7 were childhood friends and they met Hahz at a contest at Club 88. Hahz came in 1st place and Little 7 came in 2nd !
They were active during that period but no trace of a physical release until 1995, except maybe Little 7's Demo Tape from 1993 which has been recently uploaded on youtube.
Nick Wiz also hit us recently with some unreleased Hardwe’re joints on his Cellar Sounds compilations. Tracks like "The Bricks" or "Fill In The Blanks" were recorded in 1994 but never came out.
"I met Nick thru Marc Ecko the big clothing designer. He wanted me on his free mixtape he used to give out with his Ecko shirt. So he hooked up with Nick" - Little 7
In 1995, came out their first 12-Inches "Comin' From Da Hood / Intimidation" which is considered as a classic and the most interesting record from their full discography.
The wax came out on Tough Tool Entertainment. and was produced by Hahz the Rippa, Phlex Dog and the well-known Clark Kent.
We're lucky because the video of the Single "Comin' From Da Hood" was uploaded earlier this year by Wayne J. Keeley, the guy who produced and directed the video.
After that, the group dropped few other 12" on the label Non-stop Entertainment and one track on Mark Ecko's tape "Reborn - Underground Airplay Vol. 5" but unfortunately an album never came out. "We kept breaking up. Our last deal was went Jay-Z gave us a deal with Rocafella Records. He actually make us get back together in order to do the deal. Unfortunately we still broke up 3 months into the deal. This is why a Hardwe're album never came out." - Little 7
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