Some more West Coast love...
After getting hit off with a link to Rappin 4tay's album Don't Fight The Feelin' and revisiting the music that helped define my pre-teen years I decided to revisit another West Coast album that I played the fuck out of: True Game by Mad CJ Mac.
Being located on the East Coast created a bit of a problem in getting ahold of this album. Unlike the 4tay album, which had two moderate hits, the Mad CJ Mac album didn't have the radio exposure to get a widespread release on the East Coast. The reason I even knew about it was because I was addicted to BET's Rap City. If I wasn't glued to the videos I was jerking my meat to Big Lez and let's face it, even though she was dumber than a box of turds (anyone remember when she hit the Stretch and Bob Show and asked "What moves are people like Puffy making in the underground" and they laughed in her face?) she was the black version of the dumb white blonde and her stupidity made her even sexier.
Anyway, what captivated me the most about this album was how mature the subject matter was. While Death Row artists were shooting up the strip and the Wu was bringing the motherfucking ruckus, Mad CJ Mac was telling the world about the harsh realities of the prison system and how it functions as a billion dollar business. To that end, a justifiably mad CJ Mac expounded on how laws were passed to oppress the poor and vulnerable to keep the prison business profitable. As a young white boy who would grow into a teen and later into a man who had too many run-ins with the law to accurately recount, my anger toward the police became better focused because of this album. If only my actions and behavior durring those years were as advanced as my mindstate...
Mad CJ Mac brought his own brand of thinking-man's rap to the table but don't think this album was a complete downer. There are a lot of enjoyable tracks suitable to ride to and of course their is also Mac's infamous dis to Spice One on the track "Powder Puff." For all of you people on the East who only bumped Dr. Dre and Tupac in your West Coast rotation, please do yourself a favor and download this album. It is really one of the best in the genre for its period.
Mad CJ Mac- True Game
After getting hit off with a link to Rappin 4tay's album Don't Fight The Feelin' and revisiting the music that helped define my pre-teen years I decided to revisit another West Coast album that I played the fuck out of: True Game by Mad CJ Mac.
Being located on the East Coast created a bit of a problem in getting ahold of this album. Unlike the 4tay album, which had two moderate hits, the Mad CJ Mac album didn't have the radio exposure to get a widespread release on the East Coast. The reason I even knew about it was because I was addicted to BET's Rap City. If I wasn't glued to the videos I was jerking my meat to Big Lez and let's face it, even though she was dumber than a box of turds (anyone remember when she hit the Stretch and Bob Show and asked "What moves are people like Puffy making in the underground" and they laughed in her face?) she was the black version of the dumb white blonde and her stupidity made her even sexier.
Anyway, what captivated me the most about this album was how mature the subject matter was. While Death Row artists were shooting up the strip and the Wu was bringing the motherfucking ruckus, Mad CJ Mac was telling the world about the harsh realities of the prison system and how it functions as a billion dollar business. To that end, a justifiably mad CJ Mac expounded on how laws were passed to oppress the poor and vulnerable to keep the prison business profitable. As a young white boy who would grow into a teen and later into a man who had too many run-ins with the law to accurately recount, my anger toward the police became better focused because of this album. If only my actions and behavior durring those years were as advanced as my mindstate...
Mad CJ Mac brought his own brand of thinking-man's rap to the table but don't think this album was a complete downer. There are a lot of enjoyable tracks suitable to ride to and of course their is also Mac's infamous dis to Spice One on the track "Powder Puff." For all of you people on the East who only bumped Dr. Dre and Tupac in your West Coast rotation, please do yourself a favor and download this album. It is really one of the best in the genre for its period.
Mad CJ Mac- True Game
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