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Black Sheep: Try Counting Sheep (Caveman Funky Organ Remix)
From Try Counting Sheep 12" [Mercury, 1994]
I went to the DJ Z-Trip show this weekend and the Black Sheep opened up for him. I honestly never thought I'd get the chance to see them live, so I was stoked to see that they were on the bill. I felt kind of bad though cause it seemed like half of the crowd didn't know who the hell the were, and coupled with poor acoustics I could tell that they weren't exactly feeling the crowd, vibe, space, etc. I also found it funny that there wasn't a single black person in the venue (obviously everyone there was there to see Z-Trip). Anyways, they played a bunch of tracks off their upcomming album and to be honest, it didn't sound half bad. The sound crew did a great job of pretty much making every word Dres said indecipherable, but the beats sounded pretty hot-really chill summertime vibes. Obviously reproducing the magic of their debut is impossible, but I can definitely envision their upcomming album to be highly listenable.
So the real point of this post is that I was getting kinda nostalgic during their set, realizing how truly monumental that time period was for hip hop. Right before they closed with "The Choice Of Yours" they sort of did a golden era retrospect, cycling trough Black Moon, TROY, and De La tid bits to get the crowd ready for that nasty bassline. Anyways, here's a track off their debut, flipped and remixed for the Curious George in you.
Labels: Hip Hop


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