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Track Listing
1. Billy Skit
2. Breakin' the Rules
3. 4 Alarm Blaze - (featuring Tef/Jay-Z)
4. Blood Sweat and Tears
5. Down 4 Whateva - (featuring O.C.)
6. Facing Off
7. My Kinda Nigga Part II - (featuring Heather B.)
8. I Luv - (featuring Freddie Foxxx)
9. Salute Part II - (featuring Gang Starr)
10. Ride With Us
11. Handle Ur Bizness - (DJ Premier remix)
12. Fly Nigga Hill Figga
13. What the Future Holds
14. Downtown Swinga '98
15. Fame Skit
16. Brooklyn/Jersey Get Wild - (featuring Treach)
17. New York Salute
| Details | | Contributing artists: | Big Pun, Freddie Foxxx, Gang Starr, Gangstarr, Heather B., Heather B, Jay-Z, O.C., OC, Pete Rock, Teflon, Treach | | Distributor: | RED Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
M.O.P.: Lil' Fame, Billy Danzenie (rap vocals).
Additional personnel: Teflon, Jay Z, Gangstarr, Freddy Foxxx, Treach, Big Pun, Heather B, Pete Rock, OC.
Producers include: M.O.P., DJ Premier, Laze E. Laze.
Engineers include: Dejuana Richardson, Eddie Sancho, Winston PHillips, Leo Swift Morris, Dexter Thibou.
If you haven't heard M.O.P., then forget everything you may have heard about hardcore rap music. M.O.P. is the primary representateive of hardcore, with all others trailing in their wake. With two full albums and one EP already earning much respect on the streets, M.O.P.'s FIRST FAMILY 4 LIFE further proves why this Brownsville duo has been around for so long, despite decidedly noncommercial appeal.
FIRST FAMILY 4 LIFE is hip-hop in its truest form, with lyrical realism and head-nodding production. "4 Alarm Blaze," which features Jay-Z and Teflon, raises as much adrenaline as "How About Some Hardcore" did in the Mash Out Posse's early days. Freddie Foxxx drops in on "I Luv," a song that captures the essence of hip-hop, with lyrical beatdowns over a DJ Premier track. Salute.
Industry Reviews
4 stars out of 5 - ...includes another 4 beats from Primo. Other guests run from the solid to the risible...but MOP are too intent on their roared nastiness...
Muzik (09/01/1998)
4 Mics (out of 5) - ...Brooklyn's Mash Out Posse has gained a massive cult following in rap's subterranean circuit....M.O.P.'s latest also presents their most diverse content...
The Source (09/01/1998)
...this Brownsville, Brooklyn duo prove that the key to longevity is growth.
Vibe (09/01/1998)
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