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Straight From the Crypt [Explicit Lyrics]
Track Listings
| 1. Quayshaun - Nite of the Soulkid (1993) |
| 2. Deadly Fam - Skillz is Hot (1997) |
| 3. Gza ft Spinbad - Labels (G-Clef remix for Geffen 1994) |
| 4. Quayshaun - Q-Me (1993) |
| 5. Reckanize - Hip-Hop, Don't Stop (produced by G-Clef and 7th Sunn aka Jay Waxx, 1995) |
| 6. Quayshaun - Back Up Off Me (1993) |
| 7. Gravediggaz - The Night the Earth Cried (G-Clef remix for Gee Street 1996) |
| 8. Georgia Jones ft. Storm da Ghetto Mutant - Reason for My Pain (2001) |
| 9. Dr. Ring Ding & G-Clef - Holy Operation (1998) |
| 10. Quayshaun - Who Took the G's? (1993) |
| 11. Onyx - Shout (G-Clef remix for Def Jam 1994) |
| 12. Soul Kid Klik - What is the Essence of a Soul Kid (demo, 1994) |
| 13. Quayshaun - The Creator has a Master Plan (1993) |
| 14. Weldon Irvine ft Spinbad and G-Clef - When I was a Sperm (1995) |
| 15. Blak Spik - Trapped Inside a Bubble (original demo 1992) |
| 16. Deadly Fam - It's a Struggle (1997) |
Editorial Reviews
About the Artist
Joey "G-Clef" Cavaseno was trained under the strict tutelage of some of the last living masters of Jazz Music, such as Doc Cheatham, Illinois Jacquet, Panama Francis, and Arvell Shaw. He stayed in these bands for over a twelve year period, studying, performing, observing, and paying dues, so that one day, he too might lead a great band. While many of his peers scrambled to acquire record contracts before even having played professionally as a sideman for any length of time, he followed the great example of so many reedmen in the orchestra of his idol, Duke Ellington, and stayed as long as he could, soaking up the experience and learning the craft first-hand, in a time where such experiences were all but gone away. In all three of these bands, his talent blossomed and he was given heavy responsibilities oftentimes as a featured soloist, lead alto, straw boss, and musical co-director; often called upon to write musical arrangements. Jazz Music brought him to over thirty countries before reaching the age of thirty.
During the same time period, a revolution in music was happening all around G-Clef's New York, circa 1986-88: Hip-Hop. It was the dawning of a new age in this brazen Black artform, known as the new skool. The huge beats coming out of car systems were becoming more musical and at the same time revolutionary in tonality and timbre. G-Clef heard something in it that attracted his heart, and he followed it, humbling himself 100% to a new type of training: the unlearning of music as he had come to know it! G-Clef did the unthinkable for any accomplished jazz musician of his day, he achieved total submersion into the culture and artform that was Hip-Hop. He joined up with several rap crews in the Bronx area known as Gun Hill, where he trained and mastered all the musical elements of this ground-breaking revolution, experimenting with various drum machines, samplers, 4-track recorders, eventually rhyming as well. He sought to unite this new technology and sonority with his jazz training and eventually scored a deal on Tuff City Records in 1992 with what was beyond a doubt the first Jazz-Rap fusion group, Ghetto Philharmonic. A single was released in 1993, called "Don't Bite the Concept", in conjunction with a video, and was easily the first example of real jazz being played over Hip-Hop beats. This song, depsite its stark newness, did create a buzz within the music industry. Ghetto Philharmonic was invited to perform in the New Music Seminar, where many people in the industry got to hear G.P.'s fresh new approach to hip-hop. Jazz-Rap acts began being signed by all the majors that year and unfortunately, Tuff City released the album very late, in 1994, severely damaging the timeliness of the innovative aspect of this music. Without proper promotion to compete with the majors, the Ghetto Philharmonic album, "Hip-Hop Bebop" while received well by critics, sold poorly. A crew of talent had by now amassed around him and became known as the Soul Kids, some of whom were featured on the G.P. album.
G-Clef, now tied down to his Tuff city contract as an artist, began to produce music for other artists he knew as a possible alternative route to success. But after disappointments reminiscent of many other Rap artists of the day, such as very limited budgets, little to no promotion, lack of artistic control, and missing royalty statements, he felt compelled to construct a plan to forever liberate himself and his peers from the trials of being a slave to the music industry. After shopping demo after demo of his artists, he had scored some near-misses, and even some development deals, but when the dust cleared, still no secure home for his artists.
After his experiences with Ghetto Philharmonic, he had no money, but had made some contacts in the form of other artists and producers he met on shows and various promotional events. He met the Genius/Gza while they were doing radio shows together to promote their respective releases.
Product Description
Soulkid Veteran Producer, G-Clef has dug deep into his crates to compile this special edition release of many of his rarest productions throughout the years. This album is a goldmine of until now, unreleased gems, spanning from 1992 all the way up to 2001, with artists like Onyx to lesser known Soul Kid Klik members like Quayshaun, formerly signed to Epic Records. This is a MUST for any serious underground Hip-Hop collector!
Straight From the Crypt,G-Clef da Mad Komposa,Yalloppin Entertainment / Soulkid Records,R&B/Soul,Rap & Hip-Hop
Straight From the Crypt [Explicit Lyrics]
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Straight From the Crypt
G-Clef Da Mad Komposa Manufacturer: Yalloppin Entertainment / Soulkid Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD  General
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ASIN: B000AB51R6 Release Date: 2005-07-17 |
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Product Description
Soulkid Veteran Producer, G-Clef has dug deep into his crates to compile this special edition release of many of his rarest productions throughout the years. This album is a goldmine of until now, unreleased gems, spanning from 1992 all the way up to 2001, with artists like Onyx to lesser known Soul Kid Klik members like Quayshaun, formerly signed to Epic Records. This is a MUST for any serious underground Hip-Hop collector!R&B Music:
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