Lathuns Freak It (the flipside of INOJs single) achieves sufficient bass on track 3 not Magic Mike levels but good enough for me feel my toes twitch and my fingers itch.Įven though Id prefer a rap with my bass Lathuns crooning works, but from there its one syrupy RB song after another back to back. I think in my head I thought this album would have the pounding sound of 1990s artists like 2 Live Crew, DJ Magic Mike and the 69 Boyz. In many ways it is the prototypical song of the Dupri era, although J.D.Ĭharles The Mixologist Roane gives Melvin Rileys original song a modernized uptempo tempo, while INOJ sounds equal parts coy and seductive in a way that with all respect to Ready for the World was never achieved by the original.

I havent seen any memes spring up based on this song, but I wouldnt be surprised. I as such in my stacks, I did easily turn up a copy of the sequel Vol. The song My Boo from the Ghost Town DJs has remained an enduring presence from the album, charting both in 1996 and 20 years later thanks to the popularity of the Running Man Challenge meme. With one album after another going gold or platinum, Dupri kept on expanding and increasing the scoop of his Atlanta based empire, and that rolled right through 1996 where he capitalized on the popularity of bass music with the So So Def Bass All-Stars album. Ironically as Dupri had launched Kris Kross before he had his own label, they were not part of his fledgling roster of artists, though as the producer behind all of their chart topping hits they were still very much under his thumb.ĭupri quickly put together a list of all stars who would benefit from his musical genius, and soon acts like Xscape, Da Brat and Jagged Edge all benefitted from the Dupri touch. II Steve Flash Juon JBack to the Lab Compilation Review.įresh off the youthful hip-hop sensation of his creation named Kris Kross, the 20-something producer was flush with both the cash and the credibility to launch So So Def Recordings, subsequently signing a distribution deal with Sony and Columbia Records. Another Chicago favorite, Wilbur Ware, is on bass, and a young Cedar Waltons playing piano, and with warmth like that, Jordan and trumpeter Kenny Dorham sound great next to each other.ĭon Yute He injects some reggae flavor on Hard Core Wuk but the sound devolves into a silly parody of Toni Basils Hey Mickey.

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