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savage-kult-of-gorthaur · 9 months

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"INSTEAD OF LOSING CONTROL OF THE PARTY, THOUGH, FUNKDOOBIEST REMAINS ON TOP THROUGHOUT..."

PIC INFO: Spotlight on a print advert and/or record advert for "The Troubleshooters," the third full-length album by L.A.-based Latin/alternative hip-hop group FUNKDOOBIEST, released under the RCA label in early 1998. The advert was featured in the January '98 issue of "Rap Pages" magazine.

ALBUM OVERVIEW: "There’s something very fresh sounding on “Troubleshooters,” the third album by L.A.’s FUNKDOOBIEST. It could be the relative lack of filler and the DJ Ralph M.’s original approach to samples. The mad, driving swing of the Squirrel Nut Zipper’s “Hell” drives the first single, “Papi Chulo.” They twist around some verses to suit their own purposes on oldies like Bill Withers’ “Just the Two of Us” (to “just Funkdoobiest”) and Diana Ross’ “Theme From Mahogany” (“Doobie knows where you’re going to”).

They bring back the catchy beat and sped-up vocals of Newcleus’ “Jam on It” on the remake “Act on It.” But instead of borrowing the familiar hook from the Tom Tom Club’s “Genius of Love,” they cop its central question: “Whatcha gonna do when you get out of jail?”

The delivery of rapper Sondoobie has a familiar ring — that high, whiny New York wiseacre squawk often associated with CYPRESS HILL. Yet he’s changing the voice a bit too, slowing it down with a deeper voice on a few tracks, yet still switching effortlessly from English to Spanish and back.

There are a lot of voices on “Troubleshooters” though, including Daz from Tha Dogg Pound on “Papi Chulo,” and Hitman, Hurricane G, Tony Touch, MC Fats, and a handful of others.

Instead of losing control of the party, though, Funkdoobiest remains on top throughout “Troubleshooters,” making it the sharpest rap release of the year yet."

-- HARTFORD COURANT, review for FUNKDOOBIEST's "Troubleshooters" (1998) album, published February 12, 1998

Sources: www.courant.com/1998/02/12/troubleshooters-funkdoobiest & http://hiphop-thegoldenera.blogspot.com/2018/12/rakim-master-is-back.html.

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savage-kult-of-gorthaur · 10 months

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"WE USE EXPLICIT LYRICS AS A METAPHOR TO DESCRIBE THE RAWNESS AND PURITY OF OUR ART FORM."

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on a mega photo-dump of the "Brothas Doobie" (1995) album (includes an interview with the group and a record review), the second studio full-length by Los Angeles-based hip-hop group FUNKDOOBIEST. This was the final album featuring back-up MC and hypeman Tomahawk Funk, who left the group after the album's release.

THE SOURCE: "You specifically choose to identify the group with extremely explicit lyrics. Why?"

DJ RALPH M: "We use explicit lyrics as a metaphor to describe the rawness and purity of our art form. The lyrics are X-rated so they stand out, and they stand out to create awareness. Each song on this album deals with a different subject matter."

SON DOOBIE: "We have our own funk, not G-funk like everyone else in the West, but explicit funk. For example, "Pussy Ain't Shit" deals with what men will do for some. People lie, die, and fight for sex, and we are trying to let them know that it will always be there, that there is no need for the drama. Also, people need to understand we have no plans to water down our style."

[Check out the pics for the fine print interview/review, and I typed all this out verbatim by squinting my eyes nearly to death! haha!]

Sources: http://hiphop-thegoldenera.blogspot.com/2016/02/funkdoobiest-brothas-doobie-1995.html, The Source, Pinterest, & discogs.

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savage-kult-of-gorthaur · 11 months

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COMMEMORATING 30 YEARS OF AN L.A. HIP-HOP CLASSIC IN 2023 -- "I'LL SLICE 'EM, DICE 'EM, MC's... ICE 'EM."

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on a print record advert for "Which Doobie U B?," the debut studio album by Los Angeles-based Latin/alternative hip-hop group FUNKDOOBIEST. The album was released on May 4, 1993 (STAR WARS Day?) under the Epic label and peaked at number 56 on the US Billboard 200 chart.

NOTE: Also featured above are more print record ads for releases preceding the debut of their debut album, c. early 1993.

Sources: www.hiphopnostalgia.com/2017/05/funkdoobiest-which-doobie-u-b-may-4-1993.html, Pinterest, & Twitter.

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savage-kult-of-gorthaur · 11 months

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STILL THE FUNKIEST -- FUNK WHAT YA HEARD!

PIC INFO: Spotlight on Son Doobie, a.k.a., "The Vocal Avenger" & DJ Ralph M, a.k.a., "Tribal Funkster" (in the back) of West Coast hip-hop group FUNKDOOBIEST, c. 1997. 📸: ❓

[Verse One] Let it go, free your mind, unwind and don't worry Hurry up, first down, my peoples up bright and early Noble, worthy, serve me with the J 30 You heard me, living the life, Lord have mercy Without sorrow, drop it like a novel Ricardo Montalban on the scene, my team's bravo."

-- "Sunshine" (1998) by FUNKDOOBIEST

Sources: www.flickr.com/photos/in_this_liftime/3400306263 & www.thegoodoldayz.com/artist/funkdoobiest/3916.html.

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savage-kult-of-gorthaur · 1 year

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"CHECK YOUR HEAD" WILL ASTONISH EACH AND EVERY CONTEMPORARY MUSIC FAN."

PIC INFO: Spotlight on a press kit and/or promo record advert for American alternative hip-hop group the BEASTIE BOYS then upcoming 3rd studio album, "Check Your Head," jointly released under the Capitol Records/Grand Royal labels in spring 1992.

OVERVIEW: ""Check Your Head," the new record from rap's most innovative trio, will be released April 13th. The follow-up to the BEASTIE BOYS acknowledged masterpiece "Paul's Boutique," "Check Your Head" will astonish each and every contemporary music fan. First off, group members Mike D., MCA, and Ad-Rock have returned to their musical roots -- 70% of the album's music, a stunning array of styles including Funkadelicized fuzz bass riffs, slinky guitar-propelled reggae, and straight-up hardcore punk, is played by the Beasties, seamlessly blended with off-the-wall sampled tidbits. Looping their own dusted-out riffs, the Beastie Boys have taken sampling to its logical conclusion. The self-produced Check Your Head's exploitation of new and old music sources could well be the most radical to date.

"Apart from three diverse instrumentals ("Pow," "Groove Holmes," and "In 3's") that make up the 20 song set, the group gets on the mic to flaunt superior rhyming skills, frantic scratching, and the fattest keyboards this side of Jimmy Smith. Such old-school flavored jams as "Pass The Mic," "Finger Lickin'," and "What'cha Want" shred in an entirely new way, suggesting some unexplored netherland between The Minutemen and Spoonie G; "Time For Livin'," a hardcore punk tune harkening back to the group's Lower End Side origins, sounds as fresh as the Boys' whisper-sung vocals on "Mark On The Bus," the rootsy "Lighten Up," and the acid-soaked "Something's Got To Give." Keep an eye out for the obligatory Biz Markie cameo, "The Biz vs. The Nuge." Each song on Check Your Head speaks volumes. Loudly."

-- "CHECK YOUR HEAD" album press kit, Capitol/Grand Royal Records, January 1992

Source: www.hiphopnostalgia.com/2017/01/beastie-boys-check-your-head-press-kit.html.

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