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Title: Simply Dope
Review: 1992, a year of top-quality hip-hop comin' out the east coast was the time for a neat duo, Dres and Skoob, namely Das Efx to drop their debut under the guidance of executive producers EPMD. The duo have mad skills, but are not afraid to use hip hop as a way to have fun. The hook for "Dum Dums" will prove that. It is a fun album to listen to through. I love the funky bombastic vibe of "Mic Checka" with that deep groove, twangy beat and verbal flex, and that continues on "Jussummen." I love the melodic Emotions "Blind Alley" sample (often used in east coast hip-hop) on "Klap Ya Hands." The funky sample on "Straight Out The Sewer" provides a raw soundscape for Das Efx to bring the darker street rhymes that they would continue on Straight Up Sewaside a year later. Their debut album is full of fun bouncy boom-bap beats and raw if humorous battle ready rhymes. The "diggity" phrases would be influential in other hip-hop groups of the 90's as well.
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