Your mama's On Crack Rock

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aw, man, it really brings me back. "mama, please stop, cuz they pickin' at me." the saddest ending to a supremely catchy song ever? i used to watch it every day on the video jukebox, but i never got it on tape! and i have vhs tapes filled with video jukebox videos from the same exact time. hair or weave. cars that go boom. i have all the biggies on tape somewhere. but not this one. the biggest of them all. and this copy was taken off of some video jukebox variation as well! i'm convinced that it's the only way you ever would have seen it. anyway:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGWWjVH7ZpA&search=mama%27s%20on%20crack%20rock

scott seward (scott seward), Thursday, 8 June 2006 23:52 (nineteen years ago)

great nostalgia factor with all the songs you could pay to see popping up at the bottom of the screen.

scott seward (scott seward), Thursday, 8 June 2006 23:53 (nineteen years ago)

okay, that is just from the video jukebox. i was confused cuz someone added their tag the right-hand side of ther screen.

scott seward (scott seward), Thursday, 8 June 2006 23:58 (nineteen years ago)

Yeah, weird, I can't believe we just brought this pack up within minutes of each other. Some kind of Philadelphia/Video Jukebox/Youtube synchronicity thing. You are right, this must have come from Video Jukebox or something similar. Now that I see those numbers I remember how it used to work.

It's the saddest little ending.

Rockist_Scientist (RSLaRue), Friday, 9 June 2006 00:13 (nineteen years ago)

Dear God, this song is awesome!! When was this made?

Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Friday, 9 June 2006 01:57 (nineteen years ago)

Yes, I remember that song! "No, not my mama!" "You lyin!" Ah, I miss "The Box." It was the only place you could see 2 Live Crew's "Pop That Coochie," or Sir Mix-a-lot's "Put Em On Da Glass." The DC one even had gogo videos - Rare Essence and the like. I also just remembered a pretty good song that used to play. I forget the group, but it went "Besta lay it down on the ground IT'S A SHOWDOWN/Don't you come around tryin ta clown IT'S A SHOWDOWN." It was kinda like southern rap before southern rap was such a big thing. Oh yeah, I also saw Mystikal for the first time on The Box, years before the southern rap thing blew up.

Abbadavid Berman (Hurting), Friday, 9 June 2006 02:17 (nineteen years ago)

great nostalgia factor with all the songs you could pay to see popping up at the bottom of the screen.

VANILLA ICE - 068 - Ninja Rap

Marmotdeth (marmotwolof), Friday, 9 June 2006 03:51 (nineteen years ago)

this song is very distrubing. i had no idea there was a video for it. thanks for pointing me to this. it's horrifying (sp?)

theghostrobot (theghostrobot), Friday, 9 June 2006 06:08 (nineteen years ago)

EPMD - 048 - Rampage

It's Rodney, pimp! (R. J. Greene), Friday, 9 June 2006 07:08 (nineteen years ago)

i don't believe yay wow etc.

i bought a mp3 player from a guy on the side of the road for like $40 and (cos i'm a fckin dipshit) it has no software (OF COURSE) and so i can just listen to the stuff thats on it (and not put more on pft) and this song IS and fuck thats how i found you guys. and fuck thats why.

its all great so far. (i *wonder* whose it was?(

erinafair (dylan1), Friday, 9 June 2006 09:44 (nineteen years ago)

Love love love this song and I'm going to play it out the first opportunity I get. I think the mighty Pappawheelie flung this song, the big ace bastard. There are two versions aren't there? I'll hunt them out if anyone fancies a listen.

Affectian (Affectian), Friday, 9 June 2006 10:42 (nineteen years ago)

flung this song my way

Affectian (Affectian), Friday, 9 June 2006 10:43 (nineteen years ago)

I also just remembered a pretty good song that used to play. I forget the group, but it went "Besta lay it down on the ground IT'S A SHOWDOWN/Don't you come around tryin ta clown IT'S A SHOWDOWN." It was kinda like southern rap before southern rap was such a big thing.

Oh yeah, it was these guys:

wtf happened to crucial conflict?!

Abbadavid Berman (Hurting), Friday, 9 June 2006 12:24 (nineteen years ago)

This is a rap group I first heard of while watching the Box. I remember seeing their name and the song's name scroll across the menu, and thinking they were both very funny. Little did I know:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CR9qslgKqG0&search=insane%20clown%20posse%20chicken

As for Crucial Conflict, I was under the impression that "Hay" (or "Hey"? I think of it as "hay" since they were dressed as hayseeds) was an actual hit; I thought they were gonna be Chicago's answer to Bones Thugs and Harmony or something, but it never happened. And as for "Your Mama's On Crack Rock," I don't remember ever hearing or seeing it before, but damn. Clearly a work of genius.

xhuxk (xheddy), Friday, 9 June 2006 12:46 (nineteen years ago)

http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:qh9gs30ua3pg~T1

The Dogs were essentially a second-rate version of the 2 Live Crew -- an X-rated, bass-heavy rap group based in Miami. There wasn't anything novel about the group's raps or their beats; however, the group attained notoriety at the time as part of the Joey Boy roster -- one of the definitive Miami bass labels of the early '90s -- and, subsequently, because group member Labrant Dennis was charged with the 1996 murder of a University of Miami football player, an incident which garnered substantial publicity, particularly in the Miami area. In addition to Dennis, the Dogs also featured Keith Bell, Dennis' longtime friend.

The duo's recording career began with "Take It Off," a sleazy song about stripping that became a local hit in late 1989. The following year, Joey Boy released the group's debut album, which featured the group's breakthrough hit. A follow-up album, Beware of the Dogs, came in 1991 and featured two singles, "Do the Nasty Dance" and "Your Mama's on Crack Rock," the latter featuring Disco Rick. These two albums sold well for the independent Joey Boy label, which churned out primarily bass music rather than rap. The group's success was aided by the censorship controversy surrounding the 2 Live Crew at the time, along with the group's freaky live show, which was notorious for featuring semi-nude, if not completely nude, dancers.

Though more releases followed, few consumers took notice as the hype surrounding the 2 Live Crew and Miami bass music -- not to mention the novelty of the Dogs' X-rated raps -- began to wane. Then, in 1996, after the group had dissolved, the Dogs were suddenly thrust into the media spotlight when word spread of Dennis' murder charge. On April 13, 1996, he had beat to death UM reserve linebacker Marlin Barnes and Timwanika Lumpkins with the head of a shotgun. Lumpkins had mothered Dennis' child, and the former rapper apparently murdered her and Barnes out of jealousy. Dennis was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder and sentenced to die, according to Miami Dade County Circuit Court records.

Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Friday, 9 June 2006 14:06 (nineteen years ago)

(AMG bio by by Jason Birchmeier - sorry I neglected to credit above)

Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Friday, 9 June 2006 14:06 (nineteen years ago)

Yay I used to have this cassette! Disco Rick! (actually I think disco rick was around for ages in miami)...maybe pappawheelie would know more.

M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Friday, 9 June 2006 14:15 (nineteen years ago)

Woah, did Dennis get deaded or is he still lingering about on death row? And yes, PW to thread to tell us stories about the bass old days.

Affectian (Affectian), Friday, 9 June 2006 19:37 (nineteen years ago)

Awesome - The Box used to be the only place you could see Geto Boys videos before they hit big w/ "My Mind's Playing Tricks On Me".

I remember ordering Willie D's "Bald Headed Ho's" - now there's a classic!

Edward III (edward iii), Friday, 9 June 2006 19:47 (nineteen years ago)

There's something striking about the girlishness of the mother's voice when she finally speaks. The lighting on the kids faces is often peculiar, which could just be a low-budget thing, but it adds to the atmosphere of the video.

Rockist_Scientist (RSLaRue), Friday, 9 June 2006 20:36 (nineteen years ago)

Found this one a little late. Anyway...

The Dogs in its first run was just Disco Rick. Basically, he's one of the elder creative forces in Miami, predating nearly everyone that's still active after the fall of Disco and the rise of Electro. I've heard stories that he used to work low-level at TK Records before they closed up shop in 1981. I've heard denials of that too. Either way, he had a very good rapport with Henry Stone, owner of TK, Sunnyview, andHot Productions, respectively.

Rick supposedly discovered Gucci Crew II and brought them to Henry. I kinda wonder about this because Amos larkins, who was Henry's ace-in-the-hole producer circa 1985/1986 produced Gucci Bass for Gucci Crew, while Disco Rick produced the remainder of that album and the following. Sounds to me like Paul Klein (Henry's protege at the time) discovered Gucci, had Amos create a hit record, then assign the group to Rick. I've yet to get this story.

After two Gucci Crew records, Rick became frustrated and left. He went to Allen Johnston at Joey Boy records with an idea for a new group. My guess is he probably knew Allen from some sort of Music Specialists Records/TK connection. Anyway, that became the Dogs.

Joe Boy/On Top/JR Records already had an inhouse production team (Clavin & Carlton Mills aka Rock Force), so despiute the fact that Disco Rick had produced severaql hits for Gucci Crew, Rick's group alias was assigned to Rock Force for production it seems. This song reeks of Calvin Mills programming.

Rick became infatuated with the 2 Live Crew case and also some Public Enemy styled politics, so he convinced Joey Boy to let him do a political album under the Disco Rick moniker. that album is easily one of the best-worst albums I've ever heard. My favorite filler track is called "Fuck You". It features a guy saying fuck you to Rick and his crew in a slow lumbering way, to which the crew responds with a quick group "fuck you!". This goes on for the length of the entire song.

Joey Boy was notorious for owning gorup names so that when the members left, they'd just add new members/producers. The Dogs were victim of that.

Calvin Mills began a lawsuit against Joey Boy around the same time Rick left to go work for Luke (Allen left too, leaving the compnay in the hands of owner Joey Armada Jr.). Joey Boy hired DJ Fury as the new in house producer and hired Labrant Dennis and compnay as the new goup. Absolutely nothing in common form the Rick/Calvin days. joey Boy did this for Miami Boys, bass Patrol, Rock Force, and others too.

Rick's next single was attributed to Disco Rick and the Wolf Pack. Their debut single was Wiggle Wiggle for Luke. Leaving Joey for Luke is frying pan to the fire, but whatever. This era of Rick is notable to the new school as being one of the earliest remixes by Frank Ski, supposed inventor of Baltimore Breaks.

Last I heard, Rick is staff at Vision Records (the Miami label founded by Steve Alaimo, Ron Albert, and Howard Albert). Not sure what he really does around there though. Disco Rick is not to be confused with Orlando area artists Disco and the City Boyz.

I'm rounding up the Miami Bass related videos on youtube and creating a channel/playlist called Mr. Wonderful Grocery:

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=73BFAAD2676A1C7A

Mr. Wonderful Grcery was a ghetto bodega in Miami (I think Liberty City area). It's the location of 2 Live Crew's Move Somethin' video, one of the earliest Miami Bass videos.

PappaWheelie 2 (PappaWheelie 2), Wednesday, 21 June 2006 15:52 (nineteen years ago)

I have the suspicion that the guy who DJs the Sunday night show on WJLB (their retro/electro night at some club that I didn't catch) reads ILM. The very next show after this thread was posted, he played Yo Momma's On Crack Rock, I Need a Freak, and a handful of other ILX favorites that have been recently discussed. I've caught him a few other times, and his sets always seem to include anything from the late '70s through early '80s that's been big on ILX recently...
Maybe it's just confirmation bias...

js (honestengine), Wednesday, 21 June 2006 16:16 (nineteen years ago)

Hopefully he plays "Fuck You" by Disco Rick. It'd win me over...

PappaWheelie 2 (PappaWheelie 2), Wednesday, 21 June 2006 16:20 (nineteen years ago)

one year passes...

get down get down
pull your panties down.....

Bo Jackson Overdrive, Sunday, 20 January 2008 01:00 (seventeen years ago)

one year passes...

http://img.groundspeak.com/waymarking/display/8797140d-f680-4e6c-b78b-3684103c6a38.jpg

Admin Lolg (PappaWheelie V), Sunday, 10 May 2009 17:27 (sixteen years ago)

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f185/PappaWheelie/mamasoncrackrock.jpg

Admin Lolg (PappaWheelie V), Sunday, 10 May 2009 17:32 (sixteen years ago)

nine months pass...

Right up (or down) there with the baby daddy song. Those crazy southerners.

Spinspin Sugah, Wednesday, 24 February 2010 04:00 (fifteen years ago)

Just seeing the thread title, before opening it, I thought "oh yeah I remember that song from the Video Jukebox!"

dmr, Wednesday, 24 February 2010 04:17 (fifteen years ago)

video removed due to violation ;__;

dmr, Wednesday, 24 February 2010 04:18 (fifteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38_MwcGDNhQ

Spinspin Sugah, Wednesday, 24 February 2010 05:50 (fifteen years ago)

thanx 2 Spinspin Sugah and DJ Nigthmare

dmr, Wednesday, 24 February 2010 06:00 (fifteen years ago)

not MY mama

dmr, Wednesday, 24 February 2010 06:01 (fifteen years ago)

get down, get down, pull your panties down, bring that ass to me, let me get some pussy...

Ballistic, Thursday, 25 February 2010 23:44 (fifteen years ago)

(I know a bitch!)
What bitch?!
(She's number one!)
Number one?!
(I told the bitch to lick my ass with her tongue!)
Did she do it?
(Yes she did it!)
God damn!

Ballistic, Thursday, 25 February 2010 23:46 (fifteen years ago)

(I told the bitch to lick my ass with her tongue!)

as opposed to with her... ?

/no cobo (jamescobo), Thursday, 25 February 2010 23:57 (fifteen years ago)

pineapple

You know, I could use this. It's very beautiful. And I love the color (Stevie D), Friday, 26 February 2010 00:06 (fifteen years ago)

/no cobo: Lol, someone blogged about that song and pointed out the same thing.

Ballistic, Friday, 26 February 2010 05:14 (fifteen years ago)

licking stick, obv

I'm so 3000-and-8080 (The Reverend), Friday, 26 February 2010 05:19 (fifteen years ago)

some girl in 8th grade was listening to that and about 3 other kids listened to it and were singing the latter song LOUDLY throughout the classroom. it was probably funnier than the song itself

Ballistic, Friday, 26 February 2010 05:30 (fifteen years ago)

ten years pass...

(I told the bitch to lick my ass with her tongue!)
as opposed to with her... ?

― /no cobo (jamescobo), Thursday, February 25, 2010 6:57 PM bookmarkflaglink

pineapple

― You know, I could use this. It's very beautiful. And I love the color (Stevie D), Thursday, February 25, 2010 7:06 PM bookmarkflaglink

pass the cur's dossier (Neanderthal), Sunday, 30 August 2020 21:20 (five years ago)

That's very inappropriate and I am flagging your post. There is no reason to subject board users to repellent imagery from ten years ago.

Furthermore, I request that moderators redact the offensive language from this thread, and perhaps also lock the thread itself, which is full of mostly useless, vile, misogynistic content. I also think it might be prudent to initiate an administrative review of Neaderthal's account, as this demonstrates yet another instance of him so crudely living up to his name.

the burrito that defined a generation, Sunday, 30 August 2020 21:34 (five years ago)

I think that burrito is trying to tell us something.

pomentiful (pomenitul), Sunday, 30 August 2020 21:38 (five years ago)

y'all are great posters, why can't you quit beefing?

- regards,
your mom

sarahell, Sunday, 30 August 2020 21:45 (five years ago)

I'm ticked off! PO'd even!!

the burrito that defined a generation, Sunday, 30 August 2020 21:45 (five years ago)

Did the burrito that defined a generation include beef?

pomentiful (pomenitul), Sunday, 30 August 2020 21:47 (five years ago)

it was beefiful

the burrito that defined a generation, Sunday, 30 August 2020 21:48 (five years ago)


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