the crash crew

over two years ago we had the slum brothers special up and were questioning if the solo record by a guy called reggie reg was by the same reggie reg known from the slum brothers crew. some time later handjob informed me that it was a different mc spittin on there. actually an mc of the crash crew fam.

so here i come with a little nugget called the real hip hop. pressed up in '96 on mind bending music, which also released a few chris styles 12"s. the crash crew debuted in '82 and consisted of reggie reg, barry b-stro, g-man, shubee, ek mike c and dj darryl c (rip). on this mid 90ies indy comeback you'll get 'em all back on the mic. even dj darryl c has his lines. additionally you'll hear an uncredited female emcee.

i really feel this record and advise you to keep your eyes open! other than most other pictures on the net, my copy is purple and not blue. i'm not sure about which pressing came first. maybe we should compare the run-out-grooves!

THE CRASH CREW 12" '96

1. THE REAL HIP HOP
2. CHAMPAGNE FLIGHTS

pz,
akutt

the slum brothers

"reggie reg, my style is mad fat,
plus i can make denzel look like craig mack,
i'm all that, when i rap to basslines and fat tracks,
the ni**ers are wack they need to step the f**k back"

yeah it's the slum brothers! nowadays most indy heads are aware of this crew from jersey with mc reggie reg aka reginald dempsey and his characteristical rhymestyle. unfortunately i once again do not have much background info on this crew.

interesting thing; besides the three releases most people heard of, there are three more records related to them. the first one is a 2nd press of the '96 12" stop fronting. this came out two years later in '98 on scientific recordings, which already released fool's paradise. note that the sides are switched on the rerelease.

then, there are two more releases by an mc reggie reg. apparently this guy is from jersey as well but somehow he has a different rhymestyle than the reggie reg we knew from the slum brothers. i only got the one release of the two and can't say i'm 100% sure that this is the same guy. i think that's lakim shabazz mentioned on the label as producer for "nj connection".

all things considered, i still stick to "regular niggers". i love that track since the day i first heard it.

SLUM BROTHERS 12" '95

1. SURE SHOT
2. 6 MILLION MC'S

SLUM BROTHERS 12" '96 1ST PRESS

1. STOP FRONTING
2. REGULAR NIGGERS

SLUM BROTHERS 12" '98 2ND PRESS

1. REGULAR NIGGERS
2. STOP FRONTING

SLUM BROTHERS 12" '97

1. FOOL'S PARADISE
2. ?

REGGIE REG 12" '9x

1. PRESENCE OF THE PAST
2. NJ CONNECTION

enjoy!

pz,

akutt