That genre was coined by the now defunkt G.I. Joe Killaz. You see, they murdered all the Joes, and then Cobra Commander retired taking his explosive analogue dancefloor weaponry with him. Destro and The Baroness still blast out there laser rhymes but without the Joes to battle they’re now broadening their lasergun rap empire and calling themselves The Killaz.
The point of all this is that Pauly Crush just sent me a mashup with filtered synth attacks of the Bloody Beetroots sliced with west coast gangsta rap. At first the combination sounded a bit scrambled. After a couple listens though the genres felt more cohesive and it found its way into my robotdisco arsenal.
The only rap I listened to was in grade 8 when I bought some cassette tapes in the Rap Traxx series. That’s it really. It’s funny that now at thirty, I’m exposed to a vast spectrum of music in pop culture and I see it as a turning point late night entertainment. If it weren’t for mashups and remixes aimed at the dancefloor I wouldn’t hear any of it.
MP3: Pauly Crush – Nill From Compton (Dr. Dre vs. Bag Raiders remixed by KNIGHTLIFE) | [direct download]
http://www.myspace.com/paulycrush
BONUS MP3: G.I. Joe Killaz – Cobra Forever | [direct link]
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March 21st, 2008 at 9:56 am
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April 7th, 2008 at 5:31 pm
about that pauly crush mashup with dre and who you say is the “bloody beetroots”.
that is definitely not the bloody beetroots. it’s bag raiders ‘nil by mouth, remixed by “KNIGHTLIFE”
you know, just an FYI.
April 7th, 2008 at 6:10 pm
OOOOOOOOOOOOH. How embarrassing. Thanks for the tip I don’t know how I effed that up.
April 22nd, 2009 at 2:38 pm
no bad…
April 22nd, 2009 at 9:22 pm
Seriously. Pickup the album. It’s such a good time all the way through. Great at parties too!
December 18th, 2009 at 12:40 am
They say gangsta rap is dying. I tend to disagree, it’s just changing forms and merging with new styles. What we’re doing is a prime example. Check out Kryptik – V.I.P Ft. Crooked I, just google it, I don’t wanna spam a link. if far