M.O.P. - To The Death 2xLP -2022

2xLP - 2022 - Get On Down / Tuff Kong Records 

"The legendary Brownsville duo of Lil Fame and Billy Danze followed up their first group single "How About Some Hardcore" with their first full-length studio album, To The Death, in the Spring of 1994, and they haven’t let up the pressure since.  While some solo offerings came earlier - most notably Fame’s appearance on The Hill That’s Real compilation- the classic aggressive energy the two emcees exhibit while trading rhymes back and forth is what street-rap fans have come to know and love from the group.  If you are not into the that smash-ya-face-in style, then simply put, the Mash Out Posse is not for you. 

The album was produced entirely by DR Period, except for track "Guns N' Roses" (produced by Silver D), and it solidified what has become a successful 30 year career for M.O.P.  Fame and Danze haven’t waivered from their grimy, crimey, high-energy boom bap style to this day, and the songs on this album established that fact early on.  Tracks like "Rugged Neva Smoove", “Blue Steel”, “Guns N’ Roses”, and the robbery-story driven "Heistmasters" are early indicators of the ruckus they would later bring on anthems like “Stick To Ya Gunz” and “Ante Up”." - courtesy Of Get On Down

 

A1. Crimetime 1-718 

A2. Rugged Neva Smoove

A3. Ring Ding 

A4. Heistmasters

B1. Blue Steel 

B2. Who Is M.O.P.?

B3. To The Death 

B4. Big Mal

C1. Top Of The Line

C2. This Is Your Brain 

C3. Drama Lord

D1. F.A.G. (Fake Ass Gangsta) 

D2. How About Some Hardcore 

D3. Positive Influences 

D4. Guns N' Roses

Available on Opaque Orange wax via Get On Down, and also available in Europe on Turquoise wax via Tuff Kong Records... 300 copies each. 

Video : Rim - Lift It Up Featuring Lil Fame, King Card, and Nems - 2021

 

Video of Rim's single "Lift It Up" featuring Lil Fame, King Card, and Nems, taken from his album "Phresh Waves" produced by VS The Best. The album is only available Digitally for now. 

DJ Premier - So Wassup? Episode 19

DJ Premier presents the episode #19 of 'So Wassup?', dedicated to the story of M.O.P.'s track "Brownsville". 

It's Ugly On The Hill - M.O.P. in Elemental Magazine

From Elemental Magazine - Issue #22 - 1998 -  Scans courtesy of Tim Burton 

 

Smoothe Da Hustler in Elements - 1996

 From Elements - Issue #6 May / June 1996 - Scans courtesy of UBC

New Jax : Big Ken - 1993

LP - 1992 - 4th & Broadway 

From Rap Pages - July 1993 - Scans courtesy of Tim Burton

Slomo - Ghetto Jedi - 1996

12" - 1996 - Demo Ya Dome 

 Slomo a.k.a the Ghetto Jedi released his first and only 12" project on his own Production Studio called 'Demo Ya Dome' in 1996.

This underground emcee is originally from Brownsville Brooklyn and he started rapping during the late 80s and early 90s with people from The Lyricist Lounge and mostly the underground hip hop scene at that time. This wax is composed of four tracks : "Ghetto Jedi", "Hip Hop Can't Stop", "I Represent Remix Pt. 1" and "I Represent Remix Pt. 2", all produced by the Brooklyn based producers 7Storm8 (member of the group Dead Poetz Society), and Ishmael. They all met at a dope underground spot in SoHo Manhattan called 'AKAs' where some of the biggest up-and-coming rappers and MCs used to go to perform at.
The vinyl is not really hard to find and is definitely something you should have in your records collection.

Props to Scott Randolph. Vinyl rip courtesy of 90's Hip-Hop Blog

HHC - 1996 : Smoothe Operator - Smoothe Da Hustler

From Hip-Hop Connection - May 1996