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1 1 1 DR. DRE - Nuthin' But A... (Death Row/Intrscp/Priority/Atl) 1 1 1 DR. DRE - The Chronic (Death Row/Intrscp/Priority/AtI) 2 2 2 NAUGHTY BY NATURE - Hip Hop Hooray (Tommy Boy) 2 2 2 NAUGHTY BY NATURE - 19 Naughty III (Tommy Boy) 3 3 3 ICE CUBE - It Was A Good Day (Priority) 12 7 3 THE GETO BOYS - Till Death Do Us Part (Rap-A-Lot/Priority) 5 4 4 ONYX - Throw Ya Gunz (JMJ/RAUChaos) 3 3 4 DIGABLE PLANETS - Reachin' (Pendulum/Elektra) 10 5 5 RUN-D.M.C.- Down With The King (Profile) 5 5 5ICE CUBE - Predator (Priority) 4 6 6 DIGABLE PLANETS - Rebirth Of Slick (Pendulum/Elektra) 6 6 6 2 PAC - Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z... (Interscope/Atlantic) 7 7 7 BLACK MOON - Who Got The Props (Nervous) 4 4 7 BRAND NUBIAN - In God We Trust (Elektra) 23 16 8 LORDS/UNDERGROUND - Funky... (Pendulum/Elektra) 15 11 8 CB4 - CB4 Soundtrack (MCA) 16 15 9 JAMES BROWN - Can't Get Any Harder (Scotti Brothers) 7 8 9 HEAVY D. & THE BOYZ - Blue Funk (Uptown/MCA) 13 10 10 THE GETO BOYS - Crooked Officer (Rap-A-Lot/Priority) 10 10 10 APACHE - Apache (Tommy Boy) 6 8 11POSITIVE K- I Got A Man (Island/PLG) 9 9 11 KAM - Neva Again (Street Knowledge/eastwest) 9 9 12 SNOW - Informer (eastwest) 16 12 12 WRECKX-N-EFFECT - Hard Or Smooth (MCA) 14 1313 BRAND NUBIAN - Love Me Or Leave Me Alone (Elektra) 13 13 13 REDMAN - Whut? Thee Album (Def Jam/Chaos) 15 1414 DIAMOND AND THE ... - Sally Got A... (Chemistry/Mercury) 141414 SNOW -12 Inches Of Snow (eastwest/atlantic group) -- 17 15 L.L.COOL J- How I'm Comin' (Def Jam/RAUChaos) 8 15 15 ABOVE THE LAW - Black Mafia Life (Ruthless/Giant) 12 12 16 DUICE - Dazzey Duks (TMR/Bellmark) 11 16 16 KING TEE - Tha Triflin' Album (Capitol Street) -- 2017 FLAVOR UNIT MC's - Roll Wit Tha Flava (Flavor Unit/Epic) -- 24 17 BLOODS & CRIPS - Bangin... (Dangerous/Pump/Quality) 8 11 18 APACHE - Gangsta B!#ch (Tommy Boy) 17 17 18 ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT - 3 Years... (Chrysalis/ERG) 11 18 19 PAPER BOY - Ditty (Next Plateau/PLG) -- -- 19 ICH - Home Invasion (Priority) -- -- 20 PRINCE MARKIE DEE...- Typical Reason (Columbia) 21 2020 B -LEGIT THE SAVAGE - Tryin To Get A Buck (Sic-Wid-It) 21 21 21 KAM - Peace Treaty (Street Knowledge/eastwest) 19 19 21POSITIVE K - The Skills Dat Pay Da Bills (Island/PLG) -- -- 22 C.E.B.- Get The Point (Ruffhouse/Columbia) 18 18 22 KOOL G RAP & DJ POLO - Live And Let Die (Cold Chillin') -- -- 23 BOSS - Deeper (DJ West/Columbia) 23 23 23 PAPER BOY - The Nine Yards (Next Plateau/PLG) 24 24 24 ABOVE THE LAW - V.S.O.P. (Ruthless/Giant) 22 21 24 DUICE - Dailey Duks (TMR/Bellmark) 252525 WRECKX-N-EFFECT - Wreckx Shop (MCA) 242525 GRAND PUBA - Reel To Reel (Elektra) --.

NEWNIP HOPRELEASESby Kelly Woo FUNKMASTER FLEX - Six Million Ways To ance by the E Double, MC Grand Royal him- was his trademark in the late '80s. Complete Die (Nervous Wreck) self. If you ain't on it, give it another shot, and with some of the dopest metaphors of the That's right folks, Nervous Records is show- if you ain't got it, give Vanessa Levy or Ericayear, this record exemplifies the skills that ing their dedication to Rap by starting their Johnson a call at (212) 924-0020. only Kane and a few others were capable of Wreck division, and its first official release is way back when-the skills so many of today's Funkmaster Flex featuring Nine Double M EIGHTBALL - What The Fuck Is The 8 -Ball lyricists have patterned their styles after. (Re- and Tragedy. Beware Jenny Craig enlistees- (U.M.M.) member "Ain't No Half Steppin," "Raw," and this cut is PHAT! There's not much to say Hailing from South Jamaica, New York, the "Smooth Operator?") Futhermore, Kane's re- other than this one is a sure shot. After all, Flex crew known as Eightball are bursting onto the turn is just one more chapter in a year that has is looping some of the dopest cuts to hit wax, Rap scene and stirring up a major buzz in their already produced projects from other Hip - and with Nine Double M and Trage on the local market. After living the lives of hustlers, hop pioneers and is bound to give us more as mic, we expect this one to shoot right up themembers of Eightball now stress the impor- it continues to unfold. Contact Rejina Brown chart. Don't sleep or you will be choosing one tance of education and are doing something to or Troy (the other Big Daddy) Shelton at (800) of the six million ways to die. Peep out the flip give back to the youth of their communities. 365-4113 ROD EDWARDS side, "Sad And Blue" for more dope beats to Produced by Lyvio-G of FU-Schnickens fame, rock. Contact Drew HA! at (212) 730-7160. this single is neither preachy nor corny, as one EDITORIAL SHOUTOUT might expect. Give it a shot and see for your- DJ Nasty Nes, the original B -Boy of Seattle, is ILLEGAL - Head Or Gut (Rowdy) self. Contact David Walis at (212) 696-2621. back with a new address and phone number. I thought life was pretty tough when I was He's now at 5200 University Way N.E., Suite growing up, but it seems that this next genera- BIG DADDY KANE -How'd You Get A Record602, Seattle, Washington 98105. Call at (206) tion is definitely coming up a lot harder. At 13Deal? (Cold Chillin'/Reprise) 522-3953...Phat shout goes to Chuck Bones and 14, Malik Edwards and Jamal Philips, aka All you jocks who forgot he was one of theand Dan Small of Uptown Entertainment. Illegal, come off as hard as any of their prede- original lyrical terrorists, and thought he had Chuck is currently filling the seat that Mel cessors not only in their delivery but in theircompletely fallen off, please take a bow and Smith has left to cool, but will soon be headin' own writing. With production help from Erick pay homage to the Big Daddy. Finally, afterdown to Cleveland to handle regional duties Sermon and the management of Lisa "Left - experimenting with an image that saw himand head his independent promotion com- Eye" Lopes, there's no telling where Illegalwearing purple and lace and had him at the pany, Gasoline Station. Dan will then become will be heading. Definitely worth checkingtop of the "MC's Who Fell Off" list, Kane has the man in charge. Both of them can be reached out is "We Getz Buzy" with a cameo appear- officially returned to the rhymin' style thatat (212) 568-8255. 'Nuff said. K -WOO April 2, I9931the GAVIN REPORT 15