Today is a good day ! 90's Tapes are back this morning with a new triple drop for your record collection, dedicated to Robert "BeFyne" Humbert and his crews The Funk Family & Blaque Spurm.
"Our next triple drop showcases some of the finest works of Robert "BeFyne" Humbert, the driving force behind crews like The Funk Family and Blaque Spurm. The Funk Family was simply a bunch of friends and family who grew up together in the burbs of Central New Jersey and recorded their debut "Everything'll BeFyne" between 1990 and 1993. Later on, the crew morphed into Blaque Spurm recording "Spurmacidal Tendencies" between 1993 and 1996. Between 1996 and 1999, BeFyne recorded his solo album "If Lookz Could Kill". All projects have been mainly produced by the late great Anthony "Tony D" Depula (RIP). Next to the original tracks, all of the releases contain bonus material gathered by BeFyne." - courtesy of 90's Tapes
"Blaque Spurm was conceived when I was ending my relationship with Poetic Groove Records for my group The Funk Family in 1993 and wanted to give a new name to my crew. Unfortunately, PGR lost their distribution with Interscope Records so it was time to reinvent ourselves and put out some new music. One day we were in the studio with my brother Borne "Baby Chill" Humbert (RIP) recording his album "Wake Up Call". He wanted me on his song "Black Sperm" so I was like "that would be a crazy name for a group". At the time, Borne was playing with the idea of calling his crew "The Secret Squirrels", so when I said was going to use the title of his song as the name of my group he was a little salty but ultimately was like that's dope and Blaque Spurm was born. I changed the spelling so it wouldn't appear so blunt and start drawing my own logos, I think the first logo I drew was the spermatozoa with the head shaped like a "B" and the stale shaped like an "S". Now I had to get with my producer Anthony "Tony D" Depula (RIP) and make an entire album based on this new name and concept so I started writing and coming up with bangers like "Bend-A-Hoe" and "Awh Fuck It“.
On my many travels to Houston I met and added to the crew two of the dopest Emcees by the names of Papa Doc, who was from Philly, and J-Nap from Queens. I also incorporated the production of some of Houston illest underground producers at the time, my homies Prodigy, Grizz and homie Itche. They were a perfect match to Tony D's melodic sound for the album. We were signed to American Recordings aka Def American when a young A&R rep and still my homie till this day, Mr. Dan Charnas, played Rick Rubin some of our music from The Funk Family album and a couple of the new BS songs. He said Rick loved the music, but when he told him our name he was blown away and next thing you know we're signing contracts and I was on my way to L.A. to meet with Rick. We recorded the album "Spurmacidal Tendencies" and released the "Splendid" 12 inch which also featured "Jizm", "Nonoxynol Rhyme'n" & "Pack Ya Shit" in 1994. We released our second single "Dayz & Dayz" & "The Cycle" a year later, but we severed ties with American shortly after and didn't release the full album until over a decade later. Now you get to vibe out to this classic album and add it to your catalog of dope shit for years to come so enjoy!" - courtesy of Bobby "BeFyne" Humbert
"After parting ways as Blaque Spurm with Rick Rubin’s American Recordings in 1996, Bobby “BeFyne” Humbert moved from Houston back to the eastcoast to Philly and began working for Contract Recordings and Ruff Nation formerly known as Ruff House Records. During his time there he recorded this album in Joe “The Butcher” Nicolo’s infamous recording studio. Produced by his two mentors and close friends Anthony “YZ” Hill and Anthony “Tony D” Depula (RIP), this was the first time in over 10 years they had worked on a project together from their Two Tone Production days back in the late 80’s.
The album is a vivid reflection of what BeFyne was experiencing becoming an elder statesmen for underground hip-hop music as it was beginning to morph in the commercial powerhouse that it is today. It was also a testimony to his growth as an emcee and displays some of his best lyricism since his early The Funk Family and Blaque Spurm days. The production from both Tony’s was ahead of its time and can hold up to any sound on the radio right now. This is definitely a classic timeless masterpiece so sit back and enjoy." - courtesy of Bobby "BeFyne" Humbert
" Turning into Blaque Spurm later on, "The Funk Family was simply a bunch of friends and family who grew up together in the burbs of Central New Jersey and who loved Hip-Hop music. With the help of one of the best producers to ever touch a drumpad, our brother, the amazingly talented Anthony "Tony D" Depula (RIP), we made some monumental, thought provoking, classic material that to this day, even though it was released on such a small scales, has gained fans around the world." - courtesy of Bobby "BeFyne" Humbert
Available in a limited run each on 2LP/3LP (300 copies each), CD/2CD in jewel case (300 copies each), MC (100 copies each)
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