gast!’s HipHop Classics - The Devil Made Me Do It

April 30th, 2008 by gast!

Paris

Two years after Public Enemy's groundbreaking and militant album "It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back" was released Paris (real name Oscar Jackson) dropped his overwhelming debutalbum "The Devil Made Me Do It" for the second time, this time via Tommy Boy records. Combining the rage of (early) Ice Cube with the social consciousness of Public Enemy, the lyrics were sure to grab the attention of the (then socially aware) HipHop audience. The title song's video was banned from MTV and a legend was born. (Paris hasn't changed a bit as you can see on the site of his own label "Guerrila Funk" where the discussion on black awareness continues till date.)


The sound of the album is dark, grim and ugly with much bass and an emphasis on the lyrics. Combined with some fierce uptempo tracks, guitar samples, live scratching and an angry, very angry Paris. Angry with white America, uncle Tom negroes, Young MC, Kid-n-Play et al.

Black radio shame pop rap's to blame
Program your playlist to sound the same
With a disco tempo cliche intro
Wack rap tracks for commercial shows
Mindless music for the masses has to take
time away from the REAL rap master
So I stay cool for community airplay
while ratings slip for the shit that you play

In addition, the leaflet explained the becoming of the BPP to a young and eager gast! (who could spell the ten point program at that time). Highly influential shit, parental discretion is advised!

Grab it here!

MP3 / 256 Kb

1. Intro – 0:40
2. Scarface Groove – 4:35
3. This Is a Test – 2:47
4. Panther Power – 3:58
5. Break the Grip of Shame 3:34
6. Warning – 1:07
7. Ebony – 3:56
8. Brutal – 3:53
9. On the Prowl – 1:10
10. The Devil Made Me Do It – 4:12
11. The Hate That Hate Made – 1:09
12. Mellow Madness – 4:50
13. I Call Him Mad – 4:17
14. Escape from Babylon – 5:18
15. Wretched – 3:32
16. Break the Grip of Shame (The Final Call) (Bonus track) – 8:06
17. Devil Made Me Do It (Poach a Pig Mix) (Bonus track) – 5:44