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Best Ballers Out, or B.B.O., also known as The B.B.O. Crew, B.B.O. Enterprises or B.B.O. Niggas were a Harlem based group composed of (then Murda) Maseגs brother Blinky Blink (who would later be known from Harlem World), Napizm, White Bread, Beef Tha Thief, Futuristic and manager Chuck Black. (Real names according to the credits on their EP: T. Gilford, M. Foster, K. Leigh, G. Jones, G. Burgess and T. Saunders.) They had ties to DJ S&S, the Niggaz For Life crew and The Children of the Corn(er), first getting shout outs from the likes of Mase and Big L starting around ג93, their song from ג96 Get Rude may have been inspired by Maseגs ג93 track of the same name (V2 / VBR). Sometime starting around ג97, shortly before the group disappeared, they had ads up in The Source promoting what would have been their debut album: Across From 125th St., which of course never dropped. By the end of ג98 they had basically all but vanished completely.

Check out the blog for links to:

(1996) B.B.O. - Get Rude / Dayz Lik This / Pose a Threat 12" / VLS
(1997) B.B.O. - DJ Capone Freestyle
(1997) DJ S&S - So Hot ft. B.B.O.
(1998) DJ S&S - Beat of the Day (Throw Ya Hands Up) ft. B.B.O. 12" / VLS

And if anybody has the full DJ S&S So Hot / Clap Your Hands 12" / VLS or any more information about B.B.O., be sure to say something.

I know that Futuristic was the producer, that the executive producers listed are T. Gilford and M. Foster and that their EP was recorded at Harlem Pride Studios but that's about it.

Thun · Post by **Thun** » Tue Mar 23, 2010 12:56 pm

For anyone who hasn't peeped yet, my blog is up and running (http://www.theactualfactsblog.com) six posts deep (pretty involved posts, thought) with more on the way. Post links are continuously updated in my sig, but in case you're afraid that the blog is somehow not hip-hop related or what have you, here's a breakdown:

Supernatural Delight - this is centered around a song by the Future Sound called "The Function" and my sense of when dancing and peacefully partying fell out of fashion in hip hop : http://theactualfactsblog.com/2010/03/0 ... l-delight/

That Real Live Bunch From Jersey - I discuss Real Live, Chino XL, and PRT and a certain kind of Jersey-specific rap sensibility: http://theactualfactsblog.com/2010/03/0 ... om-jersey/

Blackboard Jungle - this is about racial identity formation in an urban school environment and centers around YZ's "When The Road Is Covered With Snow" and Leaders Of The New School "Teachers, Don't Teach Us Nonsense": http://theactualfactsblog.com/2010/03/1 ... rd-jungle/

The Queens Street Life Revisited - positing Meyhem Lauren's "7,000 Thoughts" as the rightful heir and innovation upon Queens traditions of bleakly contemplative lyrics: http://theactualfactsblog.com/2010/03/2 ... -thoughts/

I'll be posting in a variety of formats, from shorter lyrical analyses to longer critical essays to pieces that are more akin to creative writing, and then pieces that incorporate all of these approaches. While I will not write exclusively about rap, it figures into virtually every piece in some way. Please check it out and let me know what you think.

djjeffresh · Post by **djjeffresh** » Fri Mar 26, 2010 12:59 pm

http://djjeffresh.com/2010/03/26/best-o ... -yelawolf/

aREAL · Post by **aREAL** » Fri Mar 26, 2010 1:10 pm

http://arealdope.blogspot.com/2010/03/r ... -1997.html

Maybe some people can help name the tracklist?

step one · Post by **step one** » Sun Mar 28, 2010 6:04 pm

just posted Akinyele, Doo Wop, Lord Tariq, Fat Joe & Pretty Boy Floyd 'Gotta Go Down'

http://djstepone.blogspot.com/2010/03/d ... tariq.html

think someone was asking about it in the request thread not too long ago.

TheBigSleep · Post by **TheBigSleep** » Mon Mar 29, 2010 11:30 am

Itגs time for some more literal Phila flava. Before Stoupe the Enemy of the Mankind began to work almost exclusively for members of Jedi Mind Tricks and Army of the Pharaohs (with exceptions for artists like Canibus, Guru and Reks) he was starting out with groups like Soulcraft, Doublespeek and Neso in the mid to late nineties.

http://philaflava.blogspot.com/2010/03/ ... f-90s.html

aREAL · Post by **aREAL** » Mon Mar 29, 2010 11:31 am

TheBigSleep wrote:
Itגs time for some more literal Phila flava. Before Stoupe the Enemy of the Mankind began to work almost exclusively for members of Jedi Mind Tricks and Army of the Pharaohs (with exceptions for artists like Canibus, Guru and Reks) he was starting out with groups like Soulcraft, Doublespeek and Neso in the mid to late nineties.
http://philaflava.blogspot.com/2010/03/ ... f-90s.html

Great post, that Neso 12" is really dope. Typical Stoupe production! Love it. Thanks for the post and thanks to Kevin for sharing it.

TheBigSleep · Post by **TheBigSleep** » Mon Mar 29, 2010 11:56 am

Word, people have been askin' about Neso online for years now so it only made sense to make a post about it.

And yeah, this literally wouldn't have happened without Kevin Beacham, so props are most definitely in order.

Thanks for checkin' it out man.

AlienNationRadio · Post by **AlienNationRadio** » Mon Mar 29, 2010 1:30 pm

We just put up a PEACE track and a song from DK Toon off of his "Folk-Hop Blues" mixtape.

http://www.aliennationradio.net/

Verge · Post by **Verge** » Thu Apr 01, 2010 12:07 am

I just threw up the VLS for Terminator X's Juvenile Delinquintz:
http://philaflava.blogspot.com/2010/03/ ... enile.html
...to go with Teddy's Terminator X post from yesterday:
http://philaflava.blogspot.com/2010/03/ ... hands.html

YouTube · Post by **Philaflava** » Thu Apr 01, 2010 2:26 am

dude from Juvenile left a comment too.

Thun · Post by **Thun** » Thu Apr 01, 2010 12:45 pm

Philaflava wrote:dude from Juvenile left a comment too.

Am I crazy? Where?

djjeffresh · Post by **djjeffresh** » Fri Apr 02, 2010 5:25 pm

http://djjeffresh.com/2010/04/02/best-o ... -dam-funk/

Verge · Post by **Verge** » Wed May 05, 2010 9:16 pm

The homie Patrock is finally back updating his blog again. There's a solo record from one of the cats from "Deep In Da Circle" over there:
http://boombapboombox.blogspot.com/2010 ... jones.html
and 3 records from The Shark:
http://boombapboombox.blogspot.com/2010/05/shark.html

And Thun updated his blog with a piece on Nucci Reyo who's a newer rapper from Jersey and he's a lot better than his name sounds like he would be:
http://theactualfactsblog.com/2010/04/2 ... awakening/

I've been falling behind on a lot of the other blog updates lately, but there's plenty on those two to entertain you for a minute.

Verge · Post by **Verge** » Mon May 10, 2010 4:17 am

Rocksteady 1993 16th Anniversary, Bobbito hosts, Organized, Beatnuts, etc..
http://thekoolskool.blogspot.com/2010/0 ... -1993.html

Thereallex · Post by **Thereallex** » Sat May 22, 2010 5:21 am

Anyone knows what happend to time4sumaksion ? was the best 12' blog, and vanished......

aREAL · Post by **aREAL** » Sat May 22, 2010 7:09 am

Verge wrote:Rocksteady 1993 16th Anniversary, Bobbito hosts, Organized, Beatnuts, etc..
http://thekoolskool.blogspot.com/2010/0 ... -1993.html

ddaaaam! thank you for linkin

aREAL · Post by **aREAL** » Sat May 22, 2010 9:42 pm

http://arealdope.blogspot.com/2010/05/f ... -1995.html

rt7 · Post by **rt7** » Sun May 23, 2010 8:05 am

found this blog featuring latest and current limited releases

http://www.myteedjthor.blogspot.com

IRISH_CRAIG · Post by **IRISH_CRAIG** » Wed May 26, 2010 4:35 pm

off topic I know but

http://yourmomisclubbin.tumblr.com/ is a noteable blog

well, its a tumblr, buts its jokes

aREAL · Post by **aREAL** » Thu May 27, 2010 10:54 am

http://arealdope.blogspot.com/2010/05/b ... -1993.html