Lower Life Forms "Open Invitation" (1997)
I have to preface this by saying I know I've seen this around somewhere in the last few months, although I'm pretty sure the flipside "Independents Day" was featured (as opposed to "Open Invitiation", which is the cut to pay attention to on this twelve):
I'd describe "Open Invitation" as typical '97 NYC-centric indie shit, "typical" in this case being high praise. The track is tight, laced with some ill piano rolls and play-the-back percussion. This joint is mostly about lyrics, though, and indie-as-fuck lyrics at that..."indie-as-fuck" in this case meaning "show me your credentials":
Name three old-school DJ's that spun in the Bronx
Name New York night spots where hip-hop once rocked
Name the year of the first rap album you ever purchased
and the year you started rhyming (ay-yo son, they gettin' nervous)
This could come off as some pretentious "I'm NYC, you're not, so fuck off" bullshit, but the opening MC gets to the point pretty quickly:
No knowledge of history, or proper protocol
That motor stalls at the starting line from curvatures in the spine
The Lower Life Forms for years been chippin' a hole in the wall
Not so you rookies could desecrate it all
The chorus emphasizes the title of the song: "You can use my mic, the invitation is open." Another cut by a group prescient of the title wave of wack-ass crews gaining massive support, attempting to go down battling...you gotta respect the sentiment. Includes "Open Invitation" (vocal and instrumental) and "Independents Day" (vocal and instrumental).
Lower Life Forms "Open Invitation" 12"
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I'd describe "Open Invitation" as typical '97 NYC-centric indie shit, "typical" in this case being high praise. The track is tight, laced with some ill piano rolls and play-the-back percussion. This joint is mostly about lyrics, though, and indie-as-fuck lyrics at that..."indie-as-fuck" in this case meaning "show me your credentials":
Name three old-school DJ's that spun in the Bronx
Name New York night spots where hip-hop once rocked
Name the year of the first rap album you ever purchased
and the year you started rhyming (ay-yo son, they gettin' nervous)
This could come off as some pretentious "I'm NYC, you're not, so fuck off" bullshit, but the opening MC gets to the point pretty quickly:
No knowledge of history, or proper protocol
That motor stalls at the starting line from curvatures in the spine
The Lower Life Forms for years been chippin' a hole in the wall
Not so you rookies could desecrate it all
The chorus emphasizes the title of the song: "You can use my mic, the invitation is open." Another cut by a group prescient of the title wave of wack-ass crews gaining massive support, attempting to go down battling...you gotta respect the sentiment. Includes "Open Invitation" (vocal and instrumental) and "Independents Day" (vocal and instrumental).
posted by djespionage at 9:43 PM
2 Comments:
THAT'S A CLASSIC DC HIP-HOP RECORD.THESE TWO DUDES WISE D AND DJ DIALTONE ARE FROM BURKE,VA right OUTSIDE OF WASHINTON,DC.
THEY ARE PAYING HOMAGE TO NYC BEING THE BIRTH PLACE OF HIP-HOP.THIS IS NO STRICTLY NEW YORK SHIT(although every other state can get away with that except NYC for some dumb reason).
THESE CATS SHOW MUCH LOVE TO HIP-HOP CULTURE AND SINCE IT'S FROM NEW YORK...THE SOUTH BRONX..THAT'S WHY IT SOUNDS PRO-NEW YORK.BUT LIKE GURU (boston transplant) SAID "Give the credit where it's due". LOWERLIFE FORMS DO JUST THAT.
THIS IS TRUE HIP-HOP!!!!
PEEP OUT "TEAM DEMOLITION"(The allstar DC/VA)HIP-HOP GROUP THEY BECAME. DIRTY GUSTO IS THE ILLEST RECORD OUT OF THE DC AREA EVER!!!!
THIS IS ONE OF MY FAV SINGLES OF ALL TIMES.
DJ DAVITO
www.myspace.com/DavitoRomello
thanks for the knowledge, davito
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