Class A Felony

The first post technically was made in 90-91 and was supposed to be released before the Blacksheep Album, we were signed at the same time with Ultra Magnetic and Bobby Konders 1990.  Unfortuntately, Lord Dumar the MC- my homeboy, my friend was murdered 11-18-91 and had to go through the redtape with mercury records.  I begged and pressured them to release the album because it was finished and I needed people to hear Dumar.  The Hip Hop World deserved to hear Dumar.  I get teary eyed when I think about that situation but I will get into it some other time.  Let's talk about the music.  First song I'm not the herb.  This was the first song we made after Dumar came home from jail.  He did a year and half cause some other motherfucker put drugs behind his radio and of course with a name like Class A Felony, he definitely wasn't gonna tell on the bitch ass nigger.

The song consisted of the sample Save Their Souls by Bohanan.  I used this before any other producer.  I actually was using it for MC Uptown-  Tommy Boy Records but we had a fall out about money, so was not giving him anymore music, and I have a demo of The 40 Dogz on it.  They were a lcoal group around my way that I developed.  But anway, myself and Dumar actually cleared that sample.  Our lawyer, Josh Grier tried but Hamilton Bohannon really didn't have good things to say about the industry.  So me and Dumar got 20 dollars in quarters went to a phone booth, yeah a phone booth nigga- I didn't have long distance on my house phone and Dumar didn't have a phone.  We had a 20 minute conversation and convinced hm to listen to the song before he decided, and call us back.  He asked for about 5000 bucks and writer's credit and it was a done deal.  He didn't like hiphop but loved Dumar's voice and commended me on the way I used that little piece of his record.  I scratched Blow Your Head by James Brown through out the whole record while Dumar crushed the vocals like the Jugganot he was.  There was also a remix which I didn't like but Mercury wanted it.  It was done by Chy Skillz from Onyx but it wasn't Class A Felony built so you know.  I'll post some other time.  Hyped Up, in the credits, they only give 45 King producer rights but really we did it together.  I supplied the meat- Blood Sweat & Tears sample.  More and more Mark provided  extra toppings- The guitar riffs and the horns.  That was our song with a nme brand person and what a nambe brand DJ Mark the 45 Fuckin King, my man.  Oh by the way Mark was very influential in us signing with Liza Cortes and Mercury Records Peace to Dave Gossett. R.I.P. Lord Dumar aka Poppa Du.