Thursday, March 22, 2012

The CD of my Youth

Everyone has one. Everyone has that one or two CDs that remind them of their youth. The CD, that when played, can bring you back to times when being stupid was the norm and money wasn't part of the gig. That CD for me is The Click Down and Dirty. I can sing out loud every song from that EP. And I am talking about the original version and not that bullshit remix Jive Records put out a couple of year after the release. For me the The Click was everything I wanted to know about the Nor Cal gangster. It was all about repping your team and having your brothers' back. Or should I say Sohabs?  I mean what's better than some old school E-40,  D-Shot, B-Legit, and Suga-T? Songs like "Mr Flamboyant" and "Let's Get Drunk"  make today's music look like kiddie stuff. I think I was a freshman or sophomore in high school when I first listened to Down and Dirty. It literally changed my life. I have to give credit where credit is due and Darren Hair was the one that gave me my first listen to Vallejo's finest rap group. As I get older that CD for me was the one. I can't deny A Tribe Called Quest as another inspirational music group, but The Click brought it all together for me. "Ya I am hustler on the go"

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