Throwback Thursdays

What up, Peoples. This Bug is back again with a question for you. Remember when Hip Hop was not yet a saturated market? It was so rare, so raw in its developmental stages- that we coveted the smallest iota of it when it appeared. We clung to it... and with good reason. I can recall taping music off the radio because you would only get an hour or so of Hip Hop on the airwaves. Unlike today where there are entire stations devoted to it now. That alone is an overstatement considering what passes for Hip Hop on the radio these days. Back then you relied on your own personal tapes for an extended dose.

Anyway, I am was easy to please. There was something so elating about seeing a UMC's poster on the wall of Martin Lawrence's apartment. It warmed my heart. I can remember seeing it and thinking, 'Yes. That's real Hip Hop right there. He gets it. Respect.' I had a freestyle of theirs on tape around the same time Blue Cheese dropped. Even that was taped from The Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Show late one Thursday night. Ah...Boogie and the Barber. Those were the days. Gimme a sec. (blotting tears)

Well, if anyone knows the story of the rise (if you can call it that) and utter collapse of Wild Pitch Records- you will understand why Haas G and Kool Kim hold a special place in my heart. I don't care what differences occurred between them- that label did most of the artists dirty. I'm just glad they released Fruits of Nature in 1991 as I was beginning to delve into the essence of true Hip Hop. This song always made me happy. It's spacey, trippy even. And you gotta love the bridge. It's so whimsical. Sidebar: Am I the only one who wonders what happened to that ugly blue cheese puppet with the gold teeth after this video was shot? And if you thought they were just silly, flash-in-the-pan rappers with nothing of substance to say, think again. Kool Kim has reinvented himself as none other than controversial underground emcee NY OIL. Click here to see what he's been up to since the days of my favorite salad dressing. Peace.