Cash Money Records - The Independent Years (1991-1998)

Echo Leader · Post by **Echo Leader** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 3:50 pm

Spotted this over at the Amoeblog. Great article chronicling the bounce years and early, pre bling-era Cash Money.

http://www.amoeba.com/blog/2009/07/eric ... 1998-.html

Cash Money has put out a lot of bullshit over the past eighteen (!!! ), but there are always gems scattered amongst the trash, and a lot of them come from this era. Seems like very few people north of the Mason-Dixon know that Cash Money was putting out records long before "Bling Bling" and "Back Dat Azz Up."

On a related note, a lot of the Cash Money releases that dropped after the era covered in the article are worth listening to once just to hear the Big Tymers' speeches scattered throughout. They're as good if not better than the J. Prince speeches.

"I used to eat Now & Laters, man...now I'm eating alligators, man."

rooski · Post by **rooski** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 4:06 pm

Chopper City and "Drag 'Em in the River" were good at the time (not sure how they aged), but other than those and the speeches pre-Bling Cash Money is nearly unlistenable.

Echo Leader · Post by **Echo Leader** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 4:16 pm

rooski wrote:Chopper City and "Drag 'Em in the River" were good at the time (not sure how they aged), but other than those and the speeches pre-Bling Cash Money is nearly unlistenable.

I don't know about unlistenable...although that shit is pretty rough when you stack it up beside the glossy post-1998 CM releases.

Bounce is definitely an acquired taste, though. Really only works for me in small doses, like Miami Bass shit from the early 90's. Great to bang at a party but not exactly the kind of stuff you'd want to vibe to on the train after work.

multsanta · Post by **multsanta** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 4:31 pm

rooski wrote:Chopper City and "Drag 'Em in the River" were good at the time (not sure how they aged), but other than those and the speeches pre-Bling Cash Money is nearly unlistenable.

That's not a fair assessment. Nor is it at all accurate to write off their entire catalog as bounce.

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rooski · Post by **rooski** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 4:38 pm

Those are some real turds you posted there, champ.

Echo Leader · Post by **Echo Leader** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 4:42 pm

multsanta wrote:Nor is it at all accurate to write off their entire catalog as bounce..

Not what I was going for at all but a valid point. I guess I just assume that when people put early Cash Money on blast it's because they fail to appreciate the subtleties and artistic craft of NO bounce music, so I feel compelled to defend that aspect of the label.

By the way, is that a Pimp C beat on "Release Me?"

Galvatron78 · Post by **Galvatron78** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 4:48 pm

No Pimp Daddy?

Galvatron78 · Post by **Galvatron78** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 4:51 pm

oh and Ms Tee. is the G.O.A.T......the bitch made a song called "Eat My Pussyhole"....now that's gangsta.

Echo Leader · Post by **Echo Leader** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 4:54 pm

Galvatron78 wrote:oh and Ms Tee. is the G.O.A.T......the bitch made a song called "Eat My Pussyhole"....now that's gangsta.

By the way Galvatron, you still gonna upload that Bump City / Jam Pony tape where they diss Sugarhill Express?

blastmaster · Post by **blastmaster** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 8:08 pm

s all around.

nickwoj · Post by **nickwoj** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 10:16 pm

i enjoy a lot of cash money shit but i can see why a lot of cats write it off. why do southern dudes seem straight up retarded sometimes?