Forgotten Hip Hop ["Jingle Jangle" by the Legion Ft. Dres of Black Sheep]

Mighty Flipside Esq. — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:56:45 +0000

The Legion was a group that only made noise with a couple of singles, a track called Legion Groove, and this gem “Jingle Jangle.” This song is special because it has one of the best verses from a general of the game back then, Dres of Black Sheep. (I honestly think this may be one of his best verses ever!) This is right around the time where Andres “Dres” Titus and William “Mista Lawnge” McLean (Black Sheep) were trying to shed their “Native Tongue” hippie-hop influence and get more hood by doing more appearances in the Keep it Real groups of that time. Dres says in the track “Bounce to This” From Show biz &A.G. “I’m from queens and I roll with Bronx n****s. “I guess he was talking about Showbiz and A.G. and this group, The Legion. Although the Legion was not known for their lyrical prowess or anything really, they had a couple of cool beats, and they were the last of the real New York golden era Hip Hop sound circa 1993.

Knucklehedz (Hot Sh*t you never heard)… “Tom J in the house.”

Mighty Flipside Esq. — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:38:28 +0000

Knucklehedz were a white Rap group Produced by EPMD. Out in the Hip Hop World we know of them from PMD’s shout out “Tom J in the house” from the intro to EPMD’s song Rap Is Outta Control. When the Hit Squad split up in 1993, the Knucklehedz LP Strictly Savage was put on ice. It may have been frozen due to the world not being ready for a white M.C. to drop the “N” bomb. (Hear Tom J get it edited on the second verse of this track). Either way it’s a doap track, even if their raps are outta control….*sure dude*
-mighty FlipSide Esq.-

Hip Hop Lives Now » 1993

Forgotten Hip Hop ["Jingle Jangle" by the Legion Ft. Dres of Black Sheep]

Knucklehedz (Hot Sh*t you never heard)… “Tom J in the house.”