BLACKMALE SEALED MINT HIP HOP 12"KEEP MOVIN' LET'S GO

ITEM: MULTI-TRACK 12" EXTENDED REMIX DJ DISCO MAXI RECORDSTYLE: HIP HOP DANCE RAPCONDITION:VINYL: VG+ OR BETTERCOVER: VG- stock Ruff House sleeveRARE ORIGINAL PRESS!Blackmale - Keep Movin' / Let's Go Label: Ruffhouse Records Catalog#: 7 75516-0 Format: 12" Country: US Released: 1989 Genre: Hip Hop Credits: Engineer - Joe 'The Butcher' Nicolo Producer - Tracey Cobb Notes: "Keep Movin" listed as DOPE SIDE."Let's Go" listed as HYPE SIDE. Tracklisting:A1 Keep Movin' (Vocal) A2 Keep Movin' (Instrumental) B1 Let's Go (Vocal) B2 Let's Go (Instrumental ) -discogs.com Review by Alex Henderson In the 1990s, the Philadelphia-based Ruffhouse records became a major player in rap and urban contemporary thanks to the Fugees, Cypress Hill, Kris Kross, and others. But in 1989, Ruffhouse had yet to secure a distribution deal with Columbia or put out any gold or platinum albums. Ruffhouse was still being distributed by Enigma, and it was still a small mom-and-pop operation — what a difference several years can make. One of Ruffhouse's pre-Columbia, Enigma-era releases was Let It Swing by Blackmale , an East Coast duo that has been compared to Eric B. & Rakim and Special Ed. Unlike some of the CDs that Ruffhouse released after hooking up with Columbia, this 1989 release wasn't a multi-platinum smash. But it's still a decent, if less than mind-blowing, example of late-'80s East Coast rap. Anyone who was seriously into hip-hop at the time could easily tell that Blackmale was from the Northeastern part of the United States; there are no traces of West Coast gangsta rap or Florida bass music (both of which were becoming increasingly popular in 1989) on Let It Swing. The minute rapper EZ Tee starts to flow on "Body Talk" or the amusing "You Sorry B*tch," you can tell that he is a Northeastern MC. And Tracey Cobb's producing is as Northeastern-sounding as Tee's rapping. Obviously mindful of New York producers like Marley Marl and DJ Mark the 45 King, Cobb favors the sort of sampling/scratching/drum machine approach that New York and Philly hip-hoppers were known for at the time. Let It Swing is a likable footnote in the history of Ruffhouse records. - allmusic guideAdd me to your favoritesforred hot sales bulletins and sneak previews of upcoming products. Combine Items to Save $$$ ---©A Sound Deal