Flip Squad All-Star Djs (1998) ( )

Product Summary Label: Uni/mca UPC: 00008811181529 Release Date: 11/3/1998 Buy.com Sku: 60141317 Item#: M33G4S Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Things I Do, The - (with Doo Wop/Don Blaq) ~ Flip Squad Allstar DJs 2. Seriously - (with Funkmaster Flex/Canibus) ~ Flip Squad Allstar DJs 3. Turntables - (with Mark Ronson/Debonair/Sha Stimuli) ~ Flip Squad Allstar DJs 4. Members Only - (with Doo Wop/Uneek/Don Blaq) ~ Flip Squad Allstar DJs 5. Only Time You Love 'Em - (with Mark Ronson/The Ghetto Inmates) ~ Flip Squad Allstar DJs 6. It's Da Biz - (with Biz Markie/Kia Jethries) ~ Flip Squad Allstar DJs 7. Fa Reel - (with Big Kap/Papoose/Trigger) ~ Flip Squad Allstar DJs 8. Get Tough '98 - (with Cipha Sounds/Ruler Divine/Spintek/Powa) ~ Flip Squad Allstar DJs 9. Villian Guys - (with DJ Enuff/Jiv Pos/McGruff) ~ Flip Squad Allstar DJs 10. Biz & Candy - (with Biz Markie/Candy) ~ Flip Squad Allstar DJs 11. Because - (with Big Kap/Dessean Supa Star) ~ Flip Squad Allstar DJs 12. Shoo - (with DJ Enuff/Jiv Pos/Doo Wop/Big Kap) ~ Flip Squad Allstar DJs 13. How Ya Like Us Now - (with Mister Cee/Brucie B/Luvburg Starski/DJ Hollywood) ~ Flip Squad Allstar DJs   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Flip Squad Allstar DJs: Funkmaster Flex, Doo Wop, Big Kap, Mister Cee, Cipha Sounds, Mark Ronson, Biz Markie, DJ Enuff. Additional personnel: Don Blaq, Canibus, Debonair, Sha Stimuli, Uneek, The Ghetto Inmates, Kia Jeffries, Papoose, Trigger, Ruler Divine, Spintek, Powa Jiv Pos, McGruff, Candy, Desean Supa Star, Brucie B., Luvbug Starski, DJ Hollywood, Boe, Villa, Mr. Sexxx. Producers include: Doo Wop, Jiv Pos, DJ Enuff, Biz Markie, Mister Cee. Recorded at D&D Studios, Powerplay Studios, Unique Recording Studios and Battery Studios, New York, New York. Personnel: Villa, Mr. Sexxx, B.O.E., Kia Jeffries (vocals). Recording information: Battery Studios; D&D Studios; Powerplay Studios; Unique Recording Studios. Employing eight hip-hop DJs (including Funkmaster Flex, DJ Hollywood, and Mister Cee) and various East Coast rappers (most notably, Lovebug Starski and the goofy Biz Markie), the Flip Squad All-Star DJs are the rap equivalent of a hard bop jam session. Just as jazz saxmen and trumpeters would tend to be especially extroverted at a jam session and show their chops off, the Flip Squad is essentially about rappers showing off their "flow," or rhyming technique. No particular MC dominates the microphone; Biz, Starski, Canibus, McGruff and others take turns rapping and emphasize flow, flow, and more flow. Most of the time, the results are exhilarating, if limited. But a few of the tunes tell a story rather than simply concentrating on technique. "Get Tough '98" and the menacing "Villain Guys" address the dangers of the inner city, while "Turntables" angrily speaks out against materialistic, gold digging women who dis rappers when they're poor but try to seduce them after they've made some money. Some politically correct types will whine that "Turntables" is sexist or misogynist, but in fact, the song is simply telling it like it is. "Turntables" doesn't insult women in general -- only gold diggers. Flip Squad All-Star DJs isn't without late 1990s influences, but much of the material is a throwback to the New York hip-hop of the 1980s. "How Ya Like Us Now," in fact, isn't unlike something the Treacherous Three, Grandmaster Flash or Kurtis Blow would have done 10 or 15 years earlier. Although not essential, Flip Squad All-Star DJs is a spirited effort that seasoned hip-hop fans will find enjoyable. ~ Alex Henderson Funk Master Flex, The Diabolical Biz Markie, Doo Wop, DJ Enuff, Big Kap, Mister Cee, Cipha Sounds and Mark Ronson, a group of street DJs collectively known as the Flip Squad DJ's, have been holding court individually on Planet Hip-Hop for years. With the release of this album, the jocks hit the streets with some super-hot mixes. Guest spots from McGruff ("Villian Guys"), Canibus ("Seriously"), Uneek ("Members Only") and Don Blaq (The Things I Do") offer up a wide stylistic variety. More than a white-hot mix tape, THE FLIP SQUAD ALL-STARS is a combination of the most contemporary beats and the classic sounds of a hip-hop era long gone. "How Ya Like Us Now" finds Mister Cee working the track with old school players Brucie B., Luvbug Starski & DJ Hollywood. Other tracks to check for are "Turntables," "Fa Reel" and "It's Da Biz," where the Diabolical One kicks his famous laid-back flow over a slick track. Musical Guests Canibus The Ghetto Inmates McGruff DJ Hollywood   Technical Info Release Date : 11/03/1998 Original Release Date : 1998 Catalog ID : 11815 Label : MCA Records (USA) Number of Discs : 1 Runtime : 53m : 8s Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00008811181529   Professional Reviews The Source (1/99, p.186) - 3 Mics (out of 5) - "...Throughout the album, each member of the Squad is presented with the opportunity to shine and blaze, and most of them do..."