H.W.A.`s "LiViN` iN A HoE HouSe"...

 Re~uPP`d, originally posted 12.04.2008...

Ahhhhhhh yesssssssssss! The very classy H.W.A. better known to the Hip Hop world as Hoes With Attitude...LoL, I kid you not my friends. I can still remember as a teen seeing the cover art for the album & thinkin` to myself, "I`ve just gotta hear this!" Keep in mind my hormones were doing 150% of the talkin`. I mean as a horny lil` young buck how could ya not like this cover? It features 3 chicks with one of `em rockin` next to nothing showin` her ass turned away from ya only to have each of the other 2 chicks palming an ass cheek?.....LoL, CLaSSiC!!!

Anyways at what was clearly an attempt to capitalize off of the controversial buzz that N.W.A. was receiving at the time, this female trio was formed in early 1989. The group consisted of members Jazz, Baby Girl & Diva a.k.a. Go-Di. They released their debut album titled "Livin` In A Hoe House" on the indy label Drive-By Records back in 1990, a year after the group was formed. Mostly produced by Dangerous D & Ronnie Vann, the album was driven by the singles "Little Dick" & "Eat This". Unfortunately for the group it didn`t do too well commercially, but they did start to get recognized for their X~Rated raps...

 It`s not really all that surprising, but eventually N.W.A. member Eazy-E took notice & scooped them up signing `em to his Ruthless Records label in late 1993 early 1994. H.W.A. dropped their first 12 inch single with Ruthless Records in 1993 titled "All That (Juzt A Little Action)", then a remix 12 inch single for the same track in 1994. They followed up those 2 singles with an EP titled "Az Much Ass Azz U Want" that same year. After that the group released another 12 inch single in 1994 titled "I Ain`t No Lady". Overall the singles & EP weren`t really all that well received & the group disbanded a lil` while after that. Baby Girl went on to release a solo album in 1997 titled "Holla At Me, I`ll Put It On Ya", but as for the other 2 members I have no idea what they`re up to now~a~days...

 Their album "Livin` In A Hoe House" is alright, it`s nothing ground~breaking but it`s not all that bad really. There`s no punchline rappin` here & obviously there`s a good chunk of X~ratedness, but honestly after seeing the album`s cover you can`t really be too shocked & surprised. Something to note as well is that the CD version includes 3 'bonus' tracks & they are the Tairrie B DiSS track "To Live Or Die", the N.W.A. DiSS track "The Conflict" & then finally "Baller Baller". The cassette version of the album only has 10 tracks; the Pimp Side (Side A) has 5 songs & then the Hoe Side (Side B) has the other 5. I still find it kind of funny that these girls DiSS`d both N.W.A. & Tairrie B, but somehow still ended up on the same label as those that they were DiSS`n. Anyway, enjoy H.W.A.`s debut it`s a lil` on the rare side I`ve been told...

H.W.A. - Livin` In A Hoe House

Label: Drive-By Records

Released: 1990

1. To Live Or Die {Tairrie B DiSS}*

2. Funk Me

3. Eat This

4. Livin` In A Hoe House

5. 1-900-BITCHES

6. Freaky Daze

7. Gangstrology

8. Tight

9. Trick Is A Trick

10. The Conflict {N.W.A. DiSS}*

11. Nasty

12. Baller Baller*

13. Little Dick

* = CD Bonus Track

SoLiDFiLeS LiNK...

N`JoY...

AZ`s "L.O.D.B. (LaST Of A DYiNG BReeD) MiXTaPe"...

To me AZ has always been an emcee that hasn`t received the ReSPeCT that he truly deserves! Especially after he dropped one of the iLLeST introductory verses EVER on "Life`s A Bitch" from Nas` classic debut album "Illmatic" back in 1994. A year later he dropped his debut album titled "Doe Or Die", it didn`t do well sales~wise but to most critics it was a great album. He followed his debut up with the 1998 album titled "Pieces Of A Man" which was pretty much a commercial disappointment. It was on point lyrically, but the beats that were mostly provided by the Trackmasters just didn`t really do AZ`s bars any justice. Fast~forward 15 years later (& plenty albums both major label & independently released) even though he`s remained the underdog lyricist he`s still rockin` the mic & is actually workin` on "Doe Or Die 2" the sequel to his debut album. He`s lookin` to cook up a gem of an album too seein` as how this may be his last, so he`s reached out to a good list of producers. Some kats on that list include; L.E.S., DR Period, Pete Rock, Statik Selektah, Buckwild & Baby Paul of Da Beatminerz fame...

To tide his fans over until his 9th studio album "D.O.D. 2" drops he has put together the mixtape that`s hosted by DJ Mr. FX titled "L.O.D.B. (Last Of A Dying Breed)". It features a few new joints, some unreleased joints & plenty of older joints that most of his fans should recognize. After the mixtape`s lil` intro things open up with "We Movin`" which is one of the newer tracks that`s off "D.O.D. 2" produced by Statik Selektah. It`s a solid joint that shows us that AZ hasn`t lost a step lyrically;

"They keep askin` how is his shine lastin`?

I`m too ahead of my time to be a has~been"...

 Now I`m not going to review this mixtape track by track because I`m running a lil` short on time, but I will tell ya that between the newer joints, the unreleased joints & the previously released joints you`re definitely in for a good listen so go `head & check it out for ya`self! Oh yeah something to note, the original mixtape had only 21 tracks but the version I posted here has 22 on it. There`s no bonus cuts though, all I did was separate the lil` interlude that was before the "`86 [Rmx]" & made it it`s own track so that way you can get right into the "`86 [Rmx]" without any delays by skipping over the lil` interlude since it`s nothing spectacular anyway. Go on & enjoy...

AZ - L.O.D.B. (Last Of A Dying Breed) Mixtape

Released: 2013

Label: N/A

1. L.O.D.B. [Intro]

2. We Movin`

3. Interlude

4. `86 [Rmx] {ft. Raekwon & Altrina Renee}

5. Body Rock {ft. Twista & Dwele}

6. Thank You {ft. DJ Doo Wop}

7. Go Getta {ft. Ray J}

8. Life On The Line {ft. Jimi Kendrixx}

9. Royal Salute

10. Professional Style {ft. Alchemist}

11. The Format {ft. DJ Premier}

12. Exhibit AZ

13. Make Believe

14. How Ya Livin`? {ft. Nas}

15. Gimme Yours {ft. Nas}

16. Rather Unique {ft. Pete Rock}

17. Life`s A Bitch {ft. Nas}

18. Firm Biz [Rmx]

19. Firm Biz

20. Superstar

21. Magic Hour {ft. CL Smooth}

22. Doin` That {ft. Jha Jha}

 

 

SoLiDFiLeS LiNK...

A few of the tracks featured on this mixtape:

N`JoY...