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ARTIST
UGK
TITLE
Too Hard To Swallow
FORMAT
2LP
LABEL
GET ON DOWN
CATALOG #
GET 51323LP
GET 51323LP
GENRE
HIPHOP
RELEASE DATE
4/22/2017
2023 repress. "To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of UGK's first album, Get On Down goes the extra mile, presenting it for the first time ever on vinyl. And 2-LP clear vinyl at that, giving the strutting, funky grooves the chance to really stretch out on your system. Back in 1992, Southern hip-hop was still proving to the world that it could sustain a fan base that was chiefly raised on rap from New York and LA. The Geto Boys and 2 Live Crew had made strong cases by the earliest '90s, and Pimp C and Bun B were ready to make their own. Most of the trunk-bumping bass comes from drum programs and basic sampling on these tunes -- in later years they would build their sound into something even fuller and deeper. Self-produced with additional work from Houston locals Bernie Bismark and Shetoro Henderson, the tracks here are minimal, slow and menacing, which matched their lyrical approach quite nicely. You can hear the beginnings of the group's true greatness in these early lyrical workouts -- several taken from the regional cassette-only EP
The Southern Way
that got them signed to Jive -- with tales of street hustles, relationships and self-reliance in a world stacked against them. They may have been done early-on, but that doesn't mean they aren't crucial to UGK's legacy -- cases in point being the three singles: 'Something Good'; a charismatic update to Bill Withers' 'Use Me Up'; and 'Pocket Full Of Stones' (the latter featured on the
Menace II Society
soundtrack). Beyond the singles, deeper cuts like 'I'm So Bad,' 'Feels Like I'm The One Who's Doin' Dope' and 'Cramping My Style' made it clear to the world that this crew had the attitude and charisma to make even bigger waves in the years to come." Edition of 1000.
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