Track Listing 1. Hiltz is Hot 2. Charles Maggio's Real Last Name is Ash 3. Drown Yr Hamster In Nail Polish Remover 4. New Direction 5. Stockton To Malone 6. Beat That Makes the Native Nod, The 7. Jive Like Jehu 8. Dippin My Dagger In Ink 9. Global Liberation Army - (featuring MC Dinokale) 10. Major Taylor Goes Awol - (featuring Dino-Kale)
| Details | | Contributing Artists: | Dino-Kale, MC Dinokale | | Distributor: | Fontana Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes If the fusion of hardcore punk and hip-hop pioneered by the Beastie Boys has largely been subsumed by the more corporate leanings of rap-metal, it only gives more credence to the existence of groups like the YMD. Coming across like a lo-fi version of LICENSE TO ILL-era Beasties, the young Philly-based ensemble take a no-holds-barred approach with their irreverent genre smashing album EXCUSE ME, THIS IS THE YAH MOS DEF. Unsanctimoniously smashing together kitschy pop culture references with homegrown hip-hop beats, the YMD fuse the brash, bratty invective of punk with the playful exuberance of hip-hop.
Editorial Reviews 3 stars out of 5 -- [H]igh-pitched rapping over rudimentary hip-hop beats that feature sampled snippets of all your '90s DIY hardcore and indie favorites. Alternative Press
CMJ YMD are less hip-hop than punk, attacking their music like two high-pitched hardcore shouters that slowed down their approach just enough to incorporate humor and rhythm.
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