The 90’s Rap Scene is Back
LA artist The ’87 Stick Up Kids with “Born to Role.”
Straight from the Los Angeles rap scene and into the ear buds comes The '87 Stick Up Kids. Their recent single “Born to Role” features a horn heavy beat that inspires obsessive head nodding. The single features fellows L.A. emcee Micah James, who opens the song with solid flowetry. Rapping over a beat remixed from Diplo, the group offers a taste of what rap used to be in the 90’s. The ’87 Stick Up Kids consists of four long-time friends Deacon, Nash, Squish and Rockwell. Deacon and Nash are the emcees of the group, Squish does the producing, and Rockwell does the deejaying along with co-producing. Their influences include some classics; Wu-Tang’s 36 Chambers, Nas’ Illmatic, De La Soul, Public Enemy and the most evident in “Born to Role,” the Beastie Boys.
The single also happens to be the group’s first video that also adds their song “Stoops and Basements.” You can tell when it switches over when you start feeling like you are about to be abducted by aliens. The video was direct by Kwesi Thomas and features a dope 87 Stick Up Kids cereal box and plenty of Impala love. Seems like the group has love for L.A. based clothing brand The Hundreds as well. It also serves as a solid debut for the gang with hopefully more goods to come soon. Make sure to check out the MySpace to listen to the few other tracks they have to offer.
Watch the video here.
Posted by Andrew Macnider on Mar 11, 2009 @ 7:00 am
