Almighty & K.D. Ranks "Trenton Where We Live" 12" (1991)
An early-90's regional classic; if you were in Philly/Central Jersey in '91-'92 you had to have come across this joint. I wasn't, but benefited from the tapes a friend would bring back to suburban Chicago from trips back to his hometown of Philly. Keep in mind this was when Poor Righteous Teachers and Tony D had shit locked down, and you've got an obvious anthem that has been largely forgotten:
If you're impatient (and why shouldn't you be?), the mix to check is the Project Mix. The initial horn stabs may sound a bit '88, but the drum break and bassline are most definitely '91. The cut pairs up an MC (verses) with ragga chanting (chorus) effectively; it's simultaneously celebratory and go-for-mine aggressive:
It's time to pick up the tempo, start to let my rhymes flow
Show & prove, as we let the gods know
We stay strapped, and my posse is phat
Almighty & K.D Ranks -- we're puttin' Trenton right on the map
The b-side cut "Lyrics In A This" uses a similar format but can't compete with the love everyone clearly shows Trenton on the title cut. Bump this shit on your next drive through central jersey...includes "Trenton Where We Live" (original, Project mix & instrumental) and "Lyrics In A This" (original & instrumental).
If you're impatient (and why shouldn't you be?), the mix to check is the Project Mix. The initial horn stabs may sound a bit '88, but the drum break and bassline are most definitely '91. The cut pairs up an MC (verses) with ragga chanting (chorus) effectively; it's simultaneously celebratory and go-for-mine aggressive:
It's time to pick up the tempo, start to let my rhymes flow
Show & prove, as we let the gods know
We stay strapped, and my posse is phat
Almighty & K.D Ranks -- we're puttin' Trenton right on the map
The b-side cut "Lyrics In A This" uses a similar format but can't compete with the love everyone clearly shows Trenton on the title cut. Bump this shit on your next drive through central jersey...includes "Trenton Where We Live" (original, Project mix & instrumental) and "Lyrics In A This" (original & instrumental).
posted by djespionage at 8:27 AM
7 Comments:
I have always enjoyed this 12", thanks for the upload and R.I.P. Tony D.
Don't know this track (I'm downloading it while writing the comment) but seeing "Ranks" in the name and PRT (looking for 12" from them too) in the post that smells like Reggae flavored track, hope it will. If yes I'm looking for stuff like that for 90's if any got some...
Plus it seems like "Trenton" is another reference to Kingston's Trenchtown ghetto...
Thanks !
Regional? Was briefly a big tune at the time in Newcastle England!
...Trenton a where we from, from, from....
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