{"product_id":"various-artists-nasty-wrap-1996-cd","title":"Various Artists – Nasty Wrap! (1996) (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"\u003eBesides the upper-middle-class frat-punks-in-rap-clothing shtick of the Beastie Boys and emissary\/producer Rick Rubin, who both gained a legitimate, earned respect in the rap community, there were very few white kids in rap’s first decade who spoke the poetry of the street with compassion and veneration for the form. That is, until The Cactus Album. Matching MC Serch’s bombastic, goofy good nature and Prime Minister Pete Nice’s gritty, English-trained wordsmithery (sounding like a young Don in training), 3rd Bass’ debut album is revelatory in its way. For one, it is full of great songs, alternately upbeat rollers (“Sons of 3rd Bass”), casual-but-sincere disses (“The Gas Face”), razor-sharp street didacticism (“Triple Stage Darkness,” “Wordz of Wizdom”), and sweaty city anthems (“Brooklyn Queens,” “Steppin’ to the A.M.,” odes to day and night, respectively), with A-plus production by heavyweights Prince Paul and Bomb Squad, as well as the surprising, overshadowing work of Sam Sever. The duo may not have come from the streets, but their hearts were there, and it shows. The album embodies New York life. Not every single idea plays out successfully — Serch’s Louis Armstrong impression on “Flippin’ Off the Wall…” is on the wrong side of the taste line, and “Desert Boots” is a puzzling Western-themed insertion — but they are at least interesting stretches that add to the dense, layered texture of the album. The Cactus Album was also important because it proved to the hip-hop heads that white kids could play along without appropriating or bastardizing the culture. It may not have completely integrated rap, but it was a precursor to a culture that became more inclusive and widespread after its arrival.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFORMAT: \u003cspan style=\"color: #226cdd;\"\u003eCompact Disc\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONDITION: \u003cspan style=\"color: #226cdd;\"\u003eMint Condition \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGENRE:  \u003cspan style=\"color: #226cdd;\"\u003eRap \/ Hip Hop \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUPC:\u003cspan style=\"color: #226cdd;\"\u003e  019011850122\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLABEL:  \u003cspan style=\"color: #226cdd;\"\u003eWrap Records\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNO. OF DISCS:  \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #226cdd; font-size: small;\"\u003e1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #226cdd; font-family: Calibri;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"sc_main\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri;\" id=\"RTE68\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #226cdd; font-family: Calibri;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e TRACKLIST:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1 Kilo– She's Got Me Eatin' Pussy 5:20\u003cbr\u003e2 Kwamé– Free Clinic 2:40\u003cbr\u003e3 MC Breed– Aquapussy 4:10\u003cbr\u003e4 MC Shy-D – Back To Decatur 5:37\u003cbr\u003e5 Willie D– I Wanna Fuck Your Momma 3:16\u003cbr\u003e6 Sweetenlo– Puz E Whipped 4:30\u003cbr\u003e7 U Know Who – Bring Dat Booty On 4:30\u003cbr\u003e8 Criptanite– Keep Ya Dick Out Da Booty 2:18\u003cbr\u003e9 DJ Smurf – Drippin' 4:34\u003cbr\u003e10 UNLV– Lesson III 4:24\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Urban World Australia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45118630265027,"sku":null,"price":29.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/8212\/2691\/files\/va_nasty_swrap_cd.jpg?v=1773379239","url":"https:\/\/www.urbanworld.com.au\/products\/various-artists-nasty-wrap-1996-cd","provider":"Urban World Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}