GAVIN
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LW 1W RAP Spins Dill
1 NAS - Nas Is Like (Columbia/CRG) 1465+1465
2 PETE ROCK - Tha Game/One Life To Live (Loud) 1443+1443 3 RAS KASS - Rasassination (PatchWerk Recordings) 1393+1393 REVIEWSBF./a Coveney 4 RZA - NYC Everything feat. Method Man (Gee Street) 1382+1382 EVAGREEN TEAM 5 KRS ONE - 5 Boroughs (Jive) 1286+1286 "Gambalah"/"Hazy Mondays" JANE BLAZE (65) 6 INSPECTAH DECK - Rec Room (Loud) 1186+1186 7 NAUGHTY BY NATURE - Dirt All By My Lonely (Arista) (Evagra Records) MASTERMINDS (64) 1120+1120 8 CHOCLAIR - Flagrant (Figure IV) 981 +981 Coming out of North Carolina,this RUFF RYDERS (40) #8 Highest jump this week. Also, my favorite record on the chart. thoughtful, conversational crew spins some basic rhymes against a steady ALL NATURAL (34) 9 BUCKSHOT, 5FT, EVIL DEE - Showdown/Onslaught (Duck Down/Priority) 951 +951 beat backed with eerie, space-age DEADLY SNAKES (30) 10 DEFARI - Likwit Connection (Black Label/Tommy Boy) 947 +947 sounding synthesizers on - 11 THE ROOTS - You Got Me (MCA) 945 +945 "Gambalah," the first single. "Don't 12 EMINEM - My Name Is... (Interscope) 938 +938 sweat the other styles" advises the - 13 TIMBALAND - Lobster & Scrimp (Blackground Ent./Atlantic) 922 +922 MOST REQUESTED threesome, and it's obviously advice - 14 PSYCHO & IRISCIENCE - On Deadly Ground (Blackberry) 903 +903 they've taken-their low-key style is - 15 SAUCE MONEY - Middle Finger U/Pre-Game (MCA) 876 +876 hard to compare to anyone else. 16 HI! TASH - Bermuda Triangle (Loud) 194 +794 Backed with the equally ethereal and MY NAME IS 17 - KARDINAL OFFISHALL - And What (Figure IV) 737 +137 string -section -laced "Hazy Monday," #17 2nd highest jump this week... "And What"! which features more focused lyrics 18 ICE CUBE - Pushin' Weight Remix (Priority) 722 +722 about the consquences of streetlife SOli 19 HALF -A -MIL - Fires In Hell (Penalty Recordings) 704 +704 and misery of prison. Call EvaGra's 20 BAD MEETS EVIL - Nuttin' To Do (Game Recordings) 629 +629 Jason Brooks at (910) 480-6615. 21 SIR MENELIK - Space Cadillac Remix (Rawkus Entertainment) 622 N EMINEM 22 AFU RA - Whirlwind Thru Cities (D&D Rec./Gee Street) 621 +621 BAD AZZ NAS 23 SKEME TEAM - Con Artists (3-2-1 Records) 608 N "Ghetto Star" (Relativity) PETE ROCK 24 ZION I - Innerlight (Goodvibe) 590 +590 Following his successful team -up RZA FEAT. METHOD MAN 25 PRINCE PAUL - More Than You Know feat. De La Soul (Tommy Boy) 588 +588 with Snoop Dogg, "We Be Puttin' INSPECTAH DECK 26 THE DWELLAS - Stand Up (Loud) 572 +572 It Down," Bad Azz carries on the 27 SPORTY THIEVZ - Cheapskate Remix (Roc-A-Blok) 543 +543 legacy of West Coast funk with this 28 NOTS CLICK/XPERADO - Back Up Off Me/Watch Your Step (Official Jointz) 517 N bumpin' track,Maintaining a lavish RADIO SAYS 29 BLACK STAR - Respiration Feat. Common (Rawkus) 513 +513 lifestyle and believing that God is 30 JT MONEY - Who Dat? (Priority) 440 +440 the path, he insists, being a 31 THE ROOTS - Adrenaline (MCA) 412 +412 "Ghetto Star is my destiny!"
32 BUSTA RHYMES - Gimme Some More/Tear The Roof Off (Elektra/EEG) 380 +380 Commercial stations will find that
33 RASCO - Take It Back Home (Stones Throw Records) 364 +364 this nicely bridges the hardcore
34 KOMBO - I Don't Stop (Infini-T Entertainment) 364 N and the positive. 35 COOL BREEZE - Watch For The Hook (Organaized Noize/Interscope) 357 +351
36 OUTKAST - Da Art Of Storytelling (LaFace/Arista) 332 +332 RAP REPORTS ACCEPTED 37 UNSPOKEN HEARD - Better (7 Headz Recordings) 330 +330 THURSDAYS 9 A.M.-4 P.M. 38 SNOOP DOGGY DOGG - Woof (No Limit/Priority) 302 N STATION REPORTING PHONE: PSYCHO & IRISCIENCE 39 INFAMOUS SYNDICATE - Here We Go (Relativity) 292 N (41 5) 495-1990 "Represents the old 40 GHOSTFACE KILLAH - Mighty Healthy (Razor Sharp/Epic Street) 290 +290 FAX: (41S) 495-25130 battle ethic that Hip -Hop grew upon.- -Chris Hodkins, BUSTA RHYMES feat. JANET - "What's It Gonna Be" (Elektra/EEG) CROOKED LETTAZ KDUR-Durango, Co. "Fire Water" (Penalty) 3/11 US ,t'aets lAiorlumge" (Dangerous Music) SLUM VILLAGE -Get This Money" (Interscope) 3/11
REDMAN feat. BUSTA RHYMES - "Da Goodness" (Def Jam) COMMON - "1999" (Rawkus) 3/11
DILATED PEOPLE - "Rework The Angels" (ABB) COUNTBASS -D"Violatin' " (Spongebath Records) 3/11
BLAK FOREST - "Bang Theory" (Skanless) COOL BREEZE - "Creatine" (Interscope) 3/18
PICTUREPARADE Family Affair: Roaming Rogue: Rogish Rogish/Lawless Records Records/Lawless Records sponsored the 1999 Rap were the sponsors of the Awards ceremony, bring- 1999 Gavin Rap Awards. ing three brand-new acts Here, Rogish act S.I.C.'s Deala to perform: S.I.C., Neva comes offstage during the Legal, and Totally Insane. group's performance to make Here members of all a lyrical point to Gavin's three acts and execs Janine Coveney, while new from the label show Gavin marketing consultant solidarity before their Michael Nixon cracks up. performance.
32 GAVIN March 5, 1999