Thrasher Magazine September 1993 — Page 29
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guess group, and that's no accident. "A big
focus of our group," says Cris, "is to
bring the DJ back. Real hip hop is a
DJ cuttin', breakin' and MCing"
you can interpret it as being simi
lar," says Cris. "But if you look deep
into the project, there's things as far
as rawness and styles in terms of
using horns and stuff, that's different
Even if you get into the lyrics, the
reggae influence is a completely
different flavor."
Nowadays, everyone from Dr. back to day one," he says, "And as sounds poised for noddin
Dre to Yo-Yo to Funkdoobiest is for Mad Flava, we're definitely
singing the praises of the chronic. Of weed influenced, and that's not even
course, credit must be given to on the bandwagon flavor."
Cypress Hill for not only extalling the
many virtues of the dank, but for hav
ing the guts to say fuck all y'all up
onstage, often passing the coveted
blunt around so that a few fans who
are lucky enough to be down front
can take a hit.
However, getting high onstage or
in the studio isn't something new,
as Cold Cris, originally from New
York, tells it, "Weed and hip-hop go
The Dallas-based band consists
of rappers Cold Cris, Kasaan and
Hype Dawg, with DJ Baby G working
the turntables. Although Hype
Dawg, who hooked up many of the
phat tracks on Boss' album, over- Mad Flava also distinguishes
saw production on the group's debut itself by giving their DJ total free
From the Ground Unda, their sound dom. And why not? Baby G was the
undeniably belongs to that Cypress Disco Mix Competition champion
Hill/House of Pain family of of 1990. His skills are featured as
grooves: languid, bottom-heavy prominently as any rapper in the
A few groups today utilize the
skills of a turntable wizard, but most
prefer the convenience of the DAT
machine for their beats. It's a trap
Mad Flava vows to avoid, "I think
motherfuckers have got fed-up with
that popcorn shit that was popping
around '89, 90, 91," says Cris. "Now,
you see the real crews getting paid.
It's like the underground is becoming
mainstream."
-Rap Lady G
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