- 1994, August 2 : unexpected album by an unknown duet of Brooklyn/Harlem, entirely produced by LoRider & The LG Experience, LG being the producer of "Out On Bail (Original)" and the young brother of Easy Mo Bee.
- "Where My Homiez ?" was a huge hit back in the summer of '94, released in June 7 in a single... But the album version, released two months later, is a remix version with a similar beat to "Runnin' From The Police (Original)", which supposedly produced by Easy Mo Bee in October 1993 for 2Pac, and was then about to be released in Thug Life : Volume 1...
Tracklist - Discogs Page - LISTEN
- They Got Love For Us (Intro)
- Where My Homiez ? (Come Around My Way)
- This Is For My Homiez
- I'll Take Her feat. Brian McKnight
- Chill With That
- Where My Homiez ? (Dub Version)
- Creep Wit' Me
- Get Dough
- The Brooklyn Uptown Connection feat. LRC, Zoundwavez & Mark Sparks
- Classic Shit (Ill's Solo)
- Summertime (It's All Good) (Al's Solo)
- I'll Take Her (Brian's Flow) feat. Brian McKnight
Bonus Tracks : - Don't Shut Down A Player (Original) - New Jersey Drive Vol. 1 - Listen
- Chill With That (Easy Mo Bee Remix) - Chill With That 12'' - Listen
- Dr. Feelgood feat. Greg Nice, MOP & Nine - Summertime 12'' - Listen
- Don't Shut Down A Player (Remix) - Don't Shut Down A Player 12'' - Listen
- Chill With That (Minnesota Party Remix) - Chill With That 12''
- Mic Check 1-2 feat. Shaquille O'Neil - B-Ball Best Secret
Rap - Big Ill (I Lyrical Lord) & Al Skratch
Produced By The LG Experience & LoRider.
Recorded at The Soundtrack Facility.
cover of the original single (cassette version)
"Where My Homiez ? (Come Around My Way)" Original Version Music Video.
The beginning of this album is kind of strange with "Where My Homiez ? (Come Around My Way)" followed by "This Is For My Homiez" which has different verses but a same "come around my way" hook. And as track 6# "Where My Homiez (Dub Version)" - last track of Vinyl A-side. "Get Dough" has some reminiscent elements from "Where My Homiez" too...
Let's say that voices of Big Ill and Al Skratch have also some little reminiscing tones from B Real, Black Moon and MOP... Both give a good classic Boom Bap vibe.
But, the most remarkable thing for us is the track 3# which has an almost similar beat to 2Pac's three original versions of "Runnin' From The Police" (for Out On Bail / for Volume 1, cf. Exodus (Thug Music sessions) / for One Million Strong, cf. Rarities : Radio & Soundtracks). These 3 versions have the same beat produced by Easy Mo Bee (LG's old brother) and feature Biggie, Stretch, Dramacydal and a ragga hook (respectively Lil' Vicious, Brown Man and Radio).
At the released time of the album (August, the 2nd), 2Pac's song had not been published yet (only in 95 in One Million Strong compilation), but it was included in Thug Life : Volume 1 Promo... Could it decide Interscope to remove the song from the album or was it only linked to the raw lyrics against the police ?
What happened ? Could LG Experience have asked his brother Easy Mo Bee for the beat in the first half of '94 ? The third single, "Chill With That" was released in 1995, with a remix made by Easy Mo Bee... What confirms that LG very likely didn't steal his brother's beat. Easy Mo Bee presumably gave it to him. Maybe even 2Pac gave his agreement for this gift...
2Pac still thought to have "Out On Bail" and "My Block" in his Lost Tracks album circa September of 1995. So he wasn't that angry against them even if he won't work again with them, Easy Mo Bee being the main sound identity of Biggie's first album.
The LG Experience is the younger brother of Easy Mo Bee. In 1990, you can hear his voice in "Grand Puba, Positive & L.G." hook for Brand Nubian One For All. But he really starts to produce for in 1992 for Double XX Posse, Positive K and also two tracks for Sister Souljah's album 360 Degrees of Power, the Public Enemy partner 2Pac always wanted to rap with... Same year, he also produces two songs for Zebrahead Soundtrack : Kool Moe Dee's "Good Time" and MC Serch's "Puff The Head". This compilation saw the first appearance of Nas, Dee Tha Mad Bitch and BOSS, alongside MC Breed, AMG...
The next year, he will produces an intro and a song ("Pour un nouveau massacre") for the French group Suprême NTM (N.T.M. = Fuck Your Mother) for their second album 1993, J'appuie sur la gachette (In 1993, I pull the trigger). The following year, also for the French female rapper Saliha and "Daddy's Home" for Big Daddy Kane's album of the same name.
One of his most well-known work will be the remixes of Nas' "One Love" of Big L's "Put It On" in 1995. Same year he will also remix Naughty By Nature's "Holdin' Fort" with his partner LoRider. He also gives "Out On Bail" instrumental to French group Suprême NTM for "Qu'est-ce qu'on attend (pour foutre le feu)" (what are we waiting for switch the fire).
In 1996, he will participate to The New Groove (Blue Note Remix Project Vol. 1) alongside his brother Easy Mo Bee, Guru, The Roots, Large Professor, Diamond D...
In 1998, he will keep on produce for Big Daddy Kane, NTM, and also two tracks for Canibus first album, including the key song "Niggonometry".
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| 3rd single |
Chill With That single features a radio remix version by... Easy Mo Bee ! But a definitive thing to add to their album is the B-side of the 4th single of the album, Summertime, the song "Dr. Feelgood" with Greg Nice, MOP & Nine. They will also be featured in Doo Wop's Live 1995 Live Freestyle alongside Busta Rhymes, Guru, Keith Murray, Q-Tip, DJ U-Neek and Wu-Tang.
In 1994, the duo will also record "Mic Check 1-2" with Shaquille O'Neil (they quote "Come around my way" in the first verse). The song is also produced by LoRider & LG Experience for B. Ball's Best Kept Secret compilation and for Shaquille's 2nd album Shaq Fu : The Return (November 8) - with Warren G produced songs, Method Man and Rza, Redman, Keith Murray and Erick Sermon featurings and producing. First single of Shaq's album is "Biological Didn't Bother", produced by LoRider & LG Experience and a Warren G G-Funk Remix as a B-side and video !
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| New Jersey Drive Soundtrack single, 1995 |
Next year, they will give the song "Don't Shut Down A Player" to New Jersey Drive Vol. 1 soundtrack (released in March 28 of 1995). In that same compilation, you can find Total & The Notorious B.I.G., Heavy D & Easy Mo Bee, Keith Murray, Coolio & Wino and the Bay Area team Young Lay, Mac Mall, Ray Luv produced by Khayree (same than in "Amerikkkaz Eatz Itz Youth", cf. Stay True). They will also be featured in J Quest's "Up & Down Remix" for his album The Quest Is On, and in the mega song "The Points" for Panther soundtrack (May), alongside Big Mike of Geto Boyz, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Buckshot, Busta Rhymes, Coolio, Jamal of Illegal, Redman and The Notorious B.I.G. !
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| Second album in 1997 |
In 1996, they will be featured in Gina Thomspon's album Nobody Does It Better. That same year, they also record a second album also mainly produced by LG Experience : Keep It Movin' (1997, Mercury), with Kid Capri & Melachi of Group Home at the intro and another featuring of Greg Nice for "Me & My Click" ! probably recorded not far from the One Nation sessions !
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