Against all odds, producer Easy Mo Bee was able to overcome being a member of Rappin’ Is Fundamental to become THE sound of 1994, as he helped usher the Bad Boy label into the hearts of minds of rap fans everywhere, before the excess of the Shiny Suit era and Puffy’s insistence on stamping his name on everything drove him away. Undeterred, Mo Bee continued to bless everyone from Tupac to LL to Big Daddy Kane with his distinctive tracks. From his earlier soul-based sound through to his future shock excursions, Easy Mo’s sound is always brimming with atmosphere and bombast without ever overpowering the rapper.
Download: A Salute To Easy Mo Bee
Track listing:
01 ‘Machine Gun Funk’ – The Notorious B.I.G.
02 ‘U Phucked Up’ – Blaq Poet
03 ‘Pink Cookies In A Plastic Bag’ [Remix] – LL Cool J
04 ‘Another Victory’ – Big Daddy Kane
05 ‘Words From The Genius’ – The Genius
06 ‘Jeeps, Lex Coups, Bimaz & Benz’ – Lost Boyz
07 ‘Flava In Ya Ear’ [Easy Mo Mix] – Craig Mack
08 ‘Cuz It’s Wrong’ – Slick Rick
09 ‘Rest In Peace’ – Big Daddy Kane
10 ‘Take It Back’ – Wu-Tang Clan
11 ‘Temptations’ – 2 Pac
12 ‘Everything Remains Raw’ – Busta Rhymes
13 ‘Shades Of Black’ – Rakim
14 ‘Life As…’ – LL Cool J
15 ‘Reprogram’ [Easy Mo Bee Remix] – Channel Live
16 ‘Let’s Make A Toast’ – Easy Mo Bee feat. Flipmode Squad and American Cream Team
17 ’40 And a Blunt’ – Das EFX
18 ‘Whoa’ [Easy Mo Bee Remix] – Black Rob
Nice selections and a dope mix as usual Robbie. Only comment and while I love them both, instead of the 2 BDK cuts, why not J Rock – Get Rek, from his Streetwize LP, instead of Another Victory? Victory is one of my BDK favorites, but having the Daddy’s Home b-side opener is a great call and most likely overlooked by many, and Get Rek rocks a similar tempo and is born from a similar era. For those that don’t know, check it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWmR-agEyxs. Ignore the youtube description, liner notes confirm Mo Bee’s involvement. This is not a complaint, just a thought. Keep the salute series coming. So much dope material for the masses. Thanks
Good on ya, Robbie!
well written.and selected.
@blake: Both J Rock tracks were in the running but missed the final cut.
nice !!! gonna rock this with the bass up!
moe b really had a nack to keep it minimal with high dynamics.
whoa, pink cookies,flava in your ear,another victory,jeeps n bimmers, and machine gun funk on repeat all day!!!!
Moe Bee had the ill futuristic B-Boy ish. Sean John should have done better by him. BTW, Mo was doin’ his thing in ’94 but that year belonged to Premo…
Been Rocking with Mo Bee sense Big Daddy thing!!!
SUPER ILL one of my favorites, Loved the R.I.F Album too and the GZA first album on Cold Chillen ( A must hear for HIP-HOP Heads really dope album)
SALUTE MO BEE!!!!!
Soul with gangstaar from the now or never lp, cmon son
Easy Mo Bee is an unsung hero of rap.
Word to @oskamadison: Future B boy music in 1993
Rest in Peace by BDK is !!!!!!!!
And don”t forget King Just – No Flows on the Rodeo
Thanks for reminding me chalee chace now I’ve gotta dig out that King just album. That song was cool. …