Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Posse Cuts Pt. 3: Red Hot Lover Tone- 4 My Peeps

What is most interesting about this particular post is that Red Hot Lover Tone isn't just another one of the plethora of NY rappers who fell back into relative obscurity after the mid nineties. He started out as, and remains one half of production super-group The Trackmasters (a.k.a. Poke and Tone) who are responsible for some of the biggest records in and outside of Hip-Hop. Most notably working with artists as diverse as G Rap, Will Smith, Michael Jackson, Nas, Destiny's Child snd J-Lo.On this, Tone's second and last album as an MC he enlisted the assistence of DITC alum Buckwild and Diamond (i don't know if it's coincedence that he sounds uncannily like Big L) on a more than a handful of tracks, as well as calling in verses from Big Daddy Kane, Greg Nice and Charlie Brown (Leaders of the New School). Released to little or no fanfare in 1995 on Select Records, #1 Player featured posse cut, "4 My Peeps" twice on the one album, with the original produced by Buckwild and a remix by Tone himself.Featuring Biggie killing it in his hoodie and timb's hey-day and a "Firing Squad" era Lil Fame and Billy Danze, this track hits the mark from start to finish. Though it states Organized Konfusion on the track listing only Prince Poetry shows up putting in a sterling effort none the less.Enjoy!Red Hot Lover Tone- 4 My Peeps ft. Biggie Smalls, M.O.P. and Organized Konfusion. Stay tuned for part 4.

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