Mass 187

簡(jiǎn)介: Mass 187身為一支中西部組合,簽約了南部廠牌,他們所做的音樂(lè)卻是徹徹底底的G-Funk風(fēng)格,1996年,團(tuán)隊(duì)發(fā)行了首張專(zhuān)輯——Real Trues Paying Dues.這張專(zhuān)輯的唯一主打“Gangsta Strut”是一首百聽(tīng)不厭的匪幫圣歌,采樣了早期節(jié)奏布魯斯大師Gi 更多>

Mass 187身為一支中西部組合,簽約了南部廠牌,他們所做的音樂(lè)卻是徹徹底底的G-Funk風(fēng)格,1996年,團(tuán)隊(duì)發(fā)行了首張專(zhuān)輯——Real Trues Paying Dues.這張專(zhuān)輯的唯一主打“Gangsta Strut”是一首百聽(tīng)不厭的匪幫圣歌,采樣了早期節(jié)奏布魯斯大師Gil Scott-Heron的“Angel Dust”,這首歌與以往只是宣揚(yáng)自己所謂“匪幫背景”,但是“只知道賊吃肉,不知道賊挨打”的“偽Gangsta”形成了鮮明的對(duì)比,Mass 187在這首歌中以客觀的角度對(duì)其匪幫生涯進(jìn)行了更深一層的敘述和反思,這也引起了“Payday”唱片公司的注意——一個(gè)以主要發(fā)行如Jeru The Damaja,Showbiz & A.G.等東部Hardcore Rapper單曲聞名的音樂(lè)廠牌,最終,Payday贏得了與Short Stop Records共同發(fā)行這張單曲的機(jī)會(huì)。
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可惜的是,1996年正處于Hip-Hop界百家爭(zhēng)鳴局面最為激烈的年代,Real Trues Paying Dues像石沉大海一樣被淹沒(méi),變成了至今為止最被人忽視的經(jīng)典Hip-Hop專(zhuān)輯之一,1997年,Mass 187推出了他們第二張正式專(zhuān)輯Krooked City,雖然這張唱片與Real Trues Paying Dues同樣出色,但畢竟還是因?yàn)榉N種原因再一次石沉大海,時(shí)隔三年后,團(tuán)體又帶著One Eighty Seven Thugs于2000年付出,但是,這早已經(jīng)不是他們所認(rèn)識(shí)的那個(gè)時(shí)代了。
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Biography
by Jason Birchmeier
Mass 187 began promisingly enough with the 1996 hit single "Gangsta Strut" yet never bettered this initial success, quickly being overshadowed by countless other Texas-based rappers following their initial lead. The group debuted in 1996 with Real Trues Paying Dues, which made them one of the first Texas rap acts to approach national impact. Even so, Mass 187 never did attain national impact and instead fell into obscurity for a while, resurfacing years later in 2000 with One Eighty Seven Thugs.