4 Iza Cru ‎- I Know Ya Style / Boriqua Skinz - 1995

 

12"- 1995 - Rukus Records 

In 2017, I blogged a little review of this wax released in 1995 by the Brooklyn-based group 4 IZA CRU, with the help of the producer M-Tri. If you don't remember, you can still check it HERE.

Yesterday, Max M-tri Triolo dropped a very interesting video on his Youtube channel, where he gives us more details about the story of this 12". Check this ! 

Mad Props to Pascal Ross-Marquette 

4 Iza Cru ‎- I Know Ya Style / Boriqua Skinz - 1995

12"- 1995 - Rukus Records 

In April, I blogged both tracks of this rare wax released on Rukus Records in 1995 but didn't have any information about this group. Since then, I've been in contact with M-Tri who produced the track "I know My Style" and he gave me some info about 4izacru :

"The members of 4izacru were Kid Dynamite, Cos, Steve Lover and DJ Furious. They were from Sunset Park Brooklyn, NY and were managed by Hot Dawg (Chubb Rock's dancer). I met them around 93/94. I worked with Kid Dynamite in a department store and we became cool. He told me him and his brother Cos were in a group and I played him some beats which led to working on "I Know Ya Style". They pressed that up with "Boriqua Skinz" as the flip side which was produced by Hot Dawg. I think they pressed up 500 copies. I produced another track for them that was supposed to be for their album. They also pressed another single "Boriqua Mameez". I lost touch with them around 1997. A few years ago I found out through a mutual friend that Steve Lover had passed away." - Courtesy of M-Tri

I'm sure it won't be a problem for you to listen to these tracks again !  R.I.P Steve Lover

Props to M-Tri.