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		<title>Memphis, Devil Shyt</title>
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		<dc:date>2017-10-23T06:15:22Z</dc:date>
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		<dc:creator>DrNoze &amp; Gho$tFrieza &amp; Jocelyn Anglemort</dc:creator>


		<dc:subject>phonk</dc:subject>
		<dc:subject>DJ Spanish Fly</dc:subject>
		<dc:subject>Devil Shyt</dc:subject>
		<dc:subject>horrorcore</dc:subject>
		<dc:subject>Memphis</dc:subject>
		<dc:subject>DJ Squeeky</dc:subject>
		<dc:subject>Al Kapone</dc:subject>
		<dc:subject>dirty south</dc:subject>
		<dc:subject>Juicy J</dc:subject>
		<dc:subject>Three 6 Mafia</dc:subject>
		<dc:subject>Project Pat</dc:subject>
		<dc:subject>Koopsta Knicca</dc:subject>
		<dc:subject>Dj Paul</dc:subject>
		<dc:subject>DJ Sound</dc:subject>
		<dc:subject>Tommy Wright III</dc:subject>
		<dc:subject>Panoramique</dc:subject>
		<dc:subject>Children of the Corn</dc:subject>
		<dc:subject>Criminal Mafia</dc:subject>
		<dc:subject>Frayser Click</dc:subject>
		<dc:subject>DJ Zirk</dc:subject>
		<dc:subject>Gangsta Pat</dc:subject>
		<dc:subject>Immortal Lowlife</dc:subject>
		<dc:subject>Mr. Sche</dc:subject>
		<dc:subject>Krucifix Klan</dc:subject>
		<dc:subject>Evil Pimp</dc:subject>
		<dc:subject>Lil Grim</dc:subject>
		<dc:subject>Graveyard Productions</dc:subject>
		<dc:subject>Lord Infamous</dc:subject>
		<dc:subject>Niggaz of Destruction</dc:subject>
		<dc:subject>Ten Wanted Men</dc:subject>
		<dc:subject>The Kaze</dc:subject>
		<dc:subject>Dossier Memphis</dc:subject>

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&lt;p&gt;Retour sur l'importante sc&#232;ne du Memphis des ann&#233;es 1990. Suivi d'une s&#233;lection de 18 cassettes pour d&#233;couvrir, ou approfondir, une des sc&#232;nes les plus influentes de l'histoire du rap. &lt;br class='autobr' /&gt; Ce texte a &#233;t&#233; pr&#233;c&#233;demment publi&#233; dans le magazine IHH. &lt;br class='autobr' /&gt;
Memphis, terres brul&#233;es &lt;br class='autobr' /&gt;
Autour de l'ann&#233;e 2010, on a vu rena&#238;tre un int&#233;r&#234;t notable pour la p&#233;riode fructueuse du Memphis des ann&#233;es 1990 et sa d&#233;ferlante de projets estampill&#233;s &#171; devil shyt &#187;. Des journalistes hype aux plus nerd des diggers du (&#8230;)&lt;/p&gt;


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&lt;a href="https://swampdiggers.com/Panoramique" rel="tag"&gt;Panoramique&lt;/a&gt;, 
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&lt;a href="https://swampdiggers.com/Criminal-Mafia" rel="tag"&gt;Criminal Mafia&lt;/a&gt;, 
&lt;a href="https://swampdiggers.com/Frayser-Click" rel="tag"&gt;Frayser Click&lt;/a&gt;, 
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&lt;a href="https://swampdiggers.com/Lil-Grim" rel="tag"&gt;Lil Grim&lt;/a&gt;, 
&lt;a href="https://swampdiggers.com/Graveyard-Productions" rel="tag"&gt;Graveyard Productions&lt;/a&gt;, 
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		&lt;div class='rss_chapo'&gt;&lt;p&gt;Retour sur l'importante sc&#232;ne du Memphis des ann&#233;es 1990. Suivi d'une s&#233;lection de 18 cassettes pour d&#233;couvrir, ou approfondir, une des sc&#232;nes les plus influentes de l'histoire du rap.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;small&gt;Ce texte a &#233;t&#233; pr&#233;c&#233;demment publi&#233; dans le &lt;a href=&#034;http://ihh-magazine.com/&#034; class=&#034;spip_out&#034; rel=&#034;external&#034;&gt;magazine IHH&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/small&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;h2 class=&#034;spip&#034;&gt;Memphis, terres brul&#233;es&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Autour de l'ann&#233;e 2010, on a vu rena&#238;tre un int&#233;r&#234;t notable pour la p&#233;riode fructueuse du Memphis des ann&#233;es 1990 et sa d&#233;ferlante de projets estampill&#233;s &#171; &lt;i&gt;devil shyt&lt;/i&gt; &#187;. Des journalistes hype aux plus nerd des diggers du web, en passant par les m&#233;talleux en reconversion, nombreux sont ceux qui tombent dans le pi&#232;ge mal&#233;fique.&lt;/p&gt;
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&gt;
&lt;figure class=&#034;spip_doc_inner&#034;&gt; &lt;img src='https://swampdiggers.com/local/cache-vignettes/L465xH465/dj-spanish-fly-blue-4501a.png?1506540689' width='465' height='465' alt='' /&gt;
&lt;figcaption class='spip_doc_legende'&gt; &lt;div class='spip_doc_titre '&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dj Spanish Fly
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Cette curiosit&#233; renouvel&#233;e s'est d'abord manifest&#233;e sur Internet autour de rappeurs et producteurs tels que le &lt;strong&gt;Raider Klan&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Bones&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Dj Smokey&lt;/strong&gt; ou &lt;strong&gt;Tommy Kruise&lt;/strong&gt;. De jeunes artistes qui puisent massivement dans les sonorit&#233;s et l'esth&#233;tisme de cette p&#233;riode tr&#232;s marqu&#233;e. En d&#233;composant une grande partie du rap contemporain, on retrouve d&#233;sormais des similitudes manifestes avec les &#233;l&#233;ments caract&#233;ristiques de ce &#171; &lt;i&gt;devil shyt&lt;/i&gt; &#187;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Chez les rappeurs tout d'abord : d&#232;s la fin des ann&#233;es 80, les MC du Tennessee (&lt;strong&gt;Lord Infamous&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Skinny Pimp&lt;/strong&gt;) impressionnent par l'utilisation de flows &#171; &lt;i&gt;double time &amp; triplet&lt;/i&gt; &#187;, aujourd'hui largement reproduits et r&#233;pandus, de &lt;strong&gt;Migos&lt;/strong&gt; &#224; &lt;strong&gt;A$AP Ferg&lt;/strong&gt;, pour aborder des th&#233;matiques assez habituelles pour les amateurs de gangsta rap sombre (la trinit&#233; &lt;i&gt;robbin'&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;pimpin'&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;killin'&lt;/i&gt;) mais en y apportant une dimension horrorcore et satanique tr&#232;s inspir&#233;e par le cin&#233;ma de genre post 1970.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Les histoires rapport&#233;es sont excessivement misogynes, teint&#233;es d'un humour pince-sans-rire et d'une forte pr&#233;sence d&#233;moniaque. La mort, le sexe, la drogue, la prison, les sujets sont durs et, &#224; ce petit jeu, &lt;i&gt;On the run&lt;/i&gt; de &lt;strong&gt;Tommy Wright&lt;/strong&gt;, sorti en 1996, atteint des sommets de noirceur et d&#233;peint avec brutalit&#233; un Memphis des plus sordides (&#171; &lt;i&gt;Killed the baby bitch by suffocating her with a fucking towel&lt;/i&gt; &#187;). Cette fr&#233;n&#233;sie de d&#233;lires morbides est entrecoup&#233;e d'examens profonds des troubles psychologiques des personnages.&lt;/p&gt;
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&gt;
&lt;figure class=&#034;spip_doc_inner&#034;&gt; &lt;img src='https://swampdiggers.com/local/cache-vignettes/L465xH465/tommy-wright-iii-blue-3e6a2.png?1506540689' width='465' height='465' alt='' /&gt;
&lt;figcaption class='spip_doc_legende'&gt; &lt;div class='spip_doc_titre '&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tommy Wright III
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;La description minutieuse de la parano&#239;a et des hallucinations est au c&#339;ur du mythique &lt;i&gt;Da Devil's Playground&lt;/i&gt; de &lt;strong&gt;Koopsta Knicca&lt;/strong&gt;, une &#339;uvre adul&#233;e et ultra-sampl&#233;e encore aujourd'hui,notamment dans son fameux morceau &lt;i&gt;Stash Pot&lt;/i&gt; : &#171; &lt;i&gt;Lock, you in the fucking trunk -While I hit the fucking phonk &#8211;Now I'm going crazy man- All I see is blood&lt;/i&gt; &#187;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;D'autre part, l'influence en terme de beatmaking est &#233;galement colossal : charleston v&#233;loce, 808 glaciale, configuration tr&#232;s lo-fi flirtant parfois avec l'inaudible, utilisation massive de samples vocaux mena&#231;ants r&#233;p&#233;t&#233;s &#224; l'exc&#232;s (&#171; &lt;i&gt;choppin hook&lt;/i&gt; &#187;), d'orgues, de violons et de claviers. Des caract&#233;ristiques que l'on peut retrouver dans le rap mainstream sous inspirations crunk ou Trap. Ces sonorit&#233;s, et sans doute une grande partie du son sudiste moderne, sont &#224; remettre au cr&#233;dit d'un certain &lt;strong&gt;Dj Spanish Fly&lt;/strong&gt;. C'est certainement son tube &lt;i&gt;Smokin' Onions&lt;/i&gt; qui cristallisera, d&#232;s la fin des ann&#233;es 1980, cette signature typique du son de M-Town. Les clubs dans lesquels il joue ne go&#251;tant que peu les paroles explicites autour d'histoires de vols &#224; mains arm&#233;s et de prox&#233;n&#233;tisme de ses mixes, il se met alors &#224; distribuer ses cassettes de mani&#232;re ind&#233;pendante et entraine dans son sillon d'autres DJ's et producteurs locaux hypnotis&#233;s par ses performances radiophoniques du milieu des ann&#233;es 1980 (&lt;strong&gt;Dj Squeeky&lt;/strong&gt; et ses &lt;i&gt;Summa Mix&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Dj Paul&lt;/strong&gt; &amp; &lt;strong&gt;Juicy J&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Al Kapone&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;DJ Squeeky&lt;/strong&gt;, ou encore &lt;strong&gt;8Ball&lt;/strong&gt; &amp; &lt;strong&gt;MJG&lt;/strong&gt; expatri&#233;s pour raisons contractuelles &#224; Houston).&lt;/p&gt;
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&gt;
&lt;figure class=&#034;spip_doc_inner&#034;&gt; &lt;img src='https://swampdiggers.com/local/cache-vignettes/L465xH465/dj-squeeky-blue-776b6.png?1506540689' width='465' height='465' alt='' /&gt;
&lt;figcaption class='spip_doc_legende'&gt; &lt;div class='spip_doc_titre '&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dj Squeeky
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;L'importance des DJ's est majeure dans l'installation de cette sc&#232;ne. Avec leurs studios minimalistes, ils &#339;uvrent &#224; la cr&#233;ation de mixtapes o&#249; l'atmosph&#232;re et l'ambiance priment et o&#249; les rappeurs sont remis&#233;s au second plan. Les flows se multiplient et innovent pour coller aux exp&#233;rimentations des beatmakers. Les rappeurs, toujours plus techniques, proposent de nombreux ralentissements et acc&#233;l&#233;rations, s'aventurent parfois dans des zones inattendues, et multiplient les parties chantonn&#233;es qui tranchent avec les styles plus monotones et directs des rappeurs &#224; succ&#232;s de l'&#233;poque.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Naviguant toujours &#224; contre-courant (&#233;quipement de studio minimaliste, diffusion sur support K7 alors que l'industrie capitalise sur l'explosion du CD) le &#171; &lt;i&gt;devil shyt&lt;/i&gt; &#187; de Memphis n'aurait pu &#234;tre qu'une musique de niche locale. Avec des moyens financiers minimes et sans vraies structures de diffusion, peu d'artistes ont su s'inscrire dans la dur&#233;e. Seule la tornade &lt;strong&gt;Three 6 Mafia&lt;/strong&gt; finira par emporter les dollars et les r&#233;compenses &#224; M-Town et bien au-del&#224; de ses fronti&#232;res.&lt;/p&gt;
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&gt;
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&lt;figcaption class='spip_doc_legende'&gt; &lt;div class='spip_doc_titre '&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Triple 6 Mafia
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Alors que &lt;strong&gt;J-Green&lt;/strong&gt; ou &lt;strong&gt;Lil Loco&lt;/strong&gt; tentent bon gr&#233; mal gr&#233; de maintenir la flamme d'une certaine tradition souterraine, le vent de la Three 6 Mafia souffle toujours plus fort au fur et &#224; mesure que son &#233;quipe se d&#233;leste de ses membres pour policer son image (il ne restera plus que Juicy J et Dj Paul avant dissolution totale, les regrett&#233;s Lord Infamous et Koospta Knicca, Gangsta Boo, Playa Fly et bien d'autres &#233;tant &#233;vinc&#233;s au fil du temps). En se purifiant progressivement de son image diabolique, l'ascension du crew est sans limite, jusqu'&#224; l'obtention d'un Oscar pour la b.o du film &lt;i&gt;Hustle &amp; Flow&lt;/i&gt; en 2006.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Aujourd'hui, l'importance de l'h&#233;ritage du &#034;&lt;i&gt;devil shyt&lt;/i&gt;&#034; de Memphis est incontest&#233;e, avec d'un c&#244;t&#233; la trap qui est le genre roi de la d&#233;cennie, et de l'autre le phonk, dont les ramifications souterraines semblent infinies, fait les beaux jours de la sc&#232;ne underground.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;small&gt;&#8211; Jocelyn Anglemort&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr class=&#034;spip&#034; /&gt;&lt;h2 class=&#034;spip&#034;&gt;Discographie s&#233;lective&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Voici une s&#233;lection d'albums et de cassettes dignes d'int&#233;r&#234;t :&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class='spip_document_605 spip_document spip_documents spip_document_image spip_documents_left spip_document_left'&gt;
&lt;figure class=&#034;spip_doc_inner&#034;&gt; &lt;img src='https://swampdiggers.com/local/cache-vignettes/L489xH492/spanishflyblackradio-e2c2a.jpg?1506540689' width='489' height='492' alt='' /&gt;
&lt;/figure&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DJ Spanish Fly - &lt;i&gt;&lt;a href=&#034;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEeqmlvS_do&#034; class=&#034;spip_out&#034; rel=&#034;external&#034;&gt;Black Radio&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt; (2001)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br class='autobr' /&gt;
Sorti en 2001, Black radio est en fait une compilation des meilleurs titres du DJ sortis pour la plupart &#224; la fin des ann&#233;es 198O. On y retrouve le style sombre, poisseux et ultra novateur de sa musique. Compl&#232;tement inconnu en dehors de Memphis &#224; l'&#233;poque, DJ Spanish Fly est certainement un des musiciens qui a le plus influenc&#233; la musique d'aujourd'hui.&lt;br class='autobr' /&gt;
&lt;small&gt;(Dirt Noze)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr class=&#034;spip&#034; /&gt;&lt;div class='spip_document_604 spip_document spip_documents spip_document_image spip_documents_left spip_document_left'&gt;
&lt;figure class=&#034;spip_doc_inner&#034;&gt; &lt;img src='https://swampdiggers.com/local/cache-vignettes/L500xH500/koopsta_knicca_the_devils_playground_underground-front-large-2-35f13.jpg?1506540689' width='500' height='500' alt='' /&gt;
&lt;/figure&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Koopsta Knicca - &lt;i&gt;&lt;a href=&#034;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2pdtAfbAPU&#034; class=&#034;spip_out&#034; rel=&#034;external&#034;&gt;Da Devil's Playground&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt; (underground tape 1994)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br class='autobr' /&gt;
Sortie sur cassette en 1994 puis r&#233;-enregistr&#233; en 1999, Da Devil's Playground est probablement l'album ultime du genre et l'un des plus populaires et influents encore aujourd'hui. La voix unique, tamis&#233;e, l&#233;g&#232;rement chantonnante de Koopsta et les productions d'un Dj Paul au sommet de son art, donnent un album unique, mena&#231;ant et oppressant.&lt;br class='autobr' /&gt;
&lt;small&gt;(Dirt Noze)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr class=&#034;spip&#034; /&gt;&lt;div class='spip_document_707 spip_document spip_documents spip_document_image spip_documents_left spip_document_left'&gt;
&lt;figure class=&#034;spip_doc_inner&#034;&gt; &lt;a href='https://swampdiggers.com/IMG/jpg/lil_grim_graveyard_productions_-_the_havoc.jpg' class=&#034;spip_doc_lien mediabox&#034; type=&#034;image/jpeg&#034;&gt; &lt;img src='https://swampdiggers.com/local/cache-vignettes/L500xH500/lil_grim_graveyard_productions_-_the_havoc-5a7f7.jpg?1508739654' width='500' height='500' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/figure&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lil Grim &amp; Graveyard Productions - &lt;i&gt;&lt;a href=&#034;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASZ3EwDhags&#034; class=&#034;spip_out&#034; rel=&#034;external&#034;&gt;The Havoc&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt; (1994)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br class='autobr' /&gt;
Cet album sorti en 1994 fait l'effet d'une ombre planant au-dessus de Memphis, laissant l'horreur s'infiltrer et la transformant en ville damn&#233;e. Dialogues avec le diable, magie noire et meurtres sont &#233;voqu&#233;s au travers de flows alternant entre rapides, plus tra&#238;nants, voire chant&#233;s, sur des m&#233;lodies pour la plupart sombres, ou &#8211; plus rarement &#8211; &#224; la limite de pr&#233;figurer le cloud rap. On y trouve le morceau &lt;i&gt;&lt;a href=&#034;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-97qC72XaM&#034; class=&#034;spip_out&#034; rel=&#034;external&#034;&gt;Devil Shyt&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt;, pierre angulaire du genre, dont une partie des paroles ou le sample (&lt;i&gt;The Highways of My Life&lt;/i&gt; des &lt;strong&gt;Isley Brothers&lt;/strong&gt;) ont &#233;t&#233; repris plusieurs fois dans le phonk, que ce soit dans les 90s ou ces derni&#232;res ann&#233;es.&lt;br class='autobr' /&gt;
&lt;small&gt;(Gho$tFrieza)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;figure class=&#034;spip_doc_inner&#034;&gt; &lt;img src='https://swampdiggers.com/local/cache-vignettes/L500xH500/dj_squeeky_-_volume_9-baab9.jpg?1506540689' width='500' height='500' alt='' /&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DJ Squeeky - &lt;i&gt;&lt;a href=&#034;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lg_XEhvf9Ns&#034; class=&#034;spip_out&#034; rel=&#034;external&#034;&gt;Volume 9&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt; (1995)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br class='autobr' /&gt;
DJ Squeeky est certainement un des secrets les mieux gard&#233;s de l'histoire du rap. Il aurait pos&#233;, sur les bases de DJ Spanish Fly, les fondations du style &#171; devil shyt &#187;, et aurait profond&#233;ment inspir&#233; la Three 6 Mafia. On lui attribue &#233;galement la paternit&#233; de la Crunk, et l'homme n'a toujours pas de page Wikipedia. Volume 9 est une de ses K7 du d&#233;but des ann&#233;es 1990 parmi les plus encens&#233;es.&lt;br class='autobr' /&gt;
&lt;small&gt;(Dirt Noze)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;figure class=&#034;spip_doc_inner&#034;&gt; &lt;a href='https://swampdiggers.com/IMG/jpg/al_kapone_-_da_resurrection.jpg' class=&#034;spip_doc_lien mediabox&#034; type=&#034;image/jpeg&#034;&gt; &lt;img src='https://swampdiggers.com/local/cache-vignettes/L500xH500/al_kapone_-_da_resurrection-38b44.jpg?1508739654' width='500' height='500' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Al Kapone - &lt;i&gt;&lt;a href=&#034;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2mJAHt7hwc&#034; class=&#034;spip_out&#034; rel=&#034;external&#034;&gt;Da Resurrection&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt; (1995)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br class='autobr' /&gt;
L&#233;gende souterraine de Memphis &#224; la dur&#233;e de carri&#232;re impressionnante, &lt;strong&gt;Al Kapone&lt;/strong&gt; livre en 1995 son troisi&#232;me album, dont la pochette directement venue d'un cimeti&#232;re annonce d'embl&#233;e la couleur. Pendant 40 minutes, le Parrain de M-Town d&#233;montre ses talents de rappeur sur des violons sinistres et des pianos angoissants appuy&#233;s par moments par des basses et des sir&#232;nes g-funk, rappelant que la mort plane constamment dans le ghetto et qu'il n'h&#233;sitera pas &#224; passer par le meurtre au premier degr&#233; et &#224; enterrer ses ennemis, nous plongeant dans un v&#233;ritable slasher urbain.&lt;br class='autobr' /&gt;
&lt;small&gt;(Gho$tFrieza)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;figure class=&#034;spip_doc_inner&#034;&gt; &lt;a href='https://swampdiggers.com/IMG/jpg/children_of_the_corn_-_the_single.jpg' class=&#034;spip_doc_lien mediabox&#034; type=&#034;image/jpeg&#034;&gt; &lt;img src='https://swampdiggers.com/local/cache-vignettes/L500xH500/children_of_the_corn_-_the_single-a6d13.jpg?1508739654' width='500' height='500' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Children of the Corn - &lt;i&gt;&lt;a href=&#034;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2taHZpdpqz0&#034; class=&#034;spip_out&#034; rel=&#034;external&#034;&gt;The Single&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt; (1995)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br class='autobr' /&gt;
Cach&#233;s derri&#232;re leurs &lt;a href=&#034;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ws0Ju0BX6h8&#034; class=&#034;spip_out&#034; rel=&#034;external&#034;&gt;masques de hockey&lt;/a&gt;, les Enfants du Ma&#239;s ont aiguis&#233; leurs faux et sont venus r&#233;colter des &#226;mes pour le Diable. Ils sont accompagn&#233;s de boucles inqui&#233;tantes dissimulant voix, hurlements, ricanements et autres bruitages de films d'horreur, le tout fondu dans les souffles et les gr&#233;sillements d'un enregistrement probablement fait la nuit &lt;a href=&#034;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caWiITdWnuY&#034; class=&#034;spip_out&#034; rel=&#034;external&#034;&gt;au fond des bois&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br class='autobr' /&gt;
&lt;small&gt;(Gho$tFrieza)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;figure class=&#034;spip_doc_inner&#034;&gt; &lt;a href='https://swampdiggers.com/IMG/jpg/gangsta_pat_-_deadly_verses.jpg' class=&#034;spip_doc_lien mediabox&#034; type=&#034;image/jpeg&#034;&gt; &lt;img src='https://swampdiggers.com/local/cache-vignettes/L500xH500/gangsta_pat_-_deadly_verses-19645.jpg?1508739654' width='500' height='500' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gangsta Pat - &lt;i&gt;&lt;a href=&#034;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZZGeA7q1S4&#034; class=&#034;spip_out&#034; rel=&#034;external&#034;&gt;Deadly Verses&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt; (1995)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br class='autobr' /&gt;
Un des meilleurs projets de &lt;strong&gt;Gangsta Pat&lt;/strong&gt;, artiste talentueux et polyvalent, assurant quasiment tous les r&#244;les sur cet album (rap, &#233;criture, production, arrangements, guitare, basse, mixage...). Ses flows &#233;nergiques et rapides, d&#233;taillant les histoires du ghetto, viennent enrichir une production &#224; mi-chemin entre l'influence de la &lt;strong&gt;Three 6 Mafia&lt;/strong&gt; et le g-funk de la west coast, certains morceaux conservant la noirceur si ch&#232;re &#224; M-Town, d'autres &#233;tant beaucoup plus doux et ensoleill&#233;s. Malgr&#233; l'efficacit&#233; de son gangsta hardcore et un deal en major, &lt;strong&gt;Gangsta Pat&lt;/strong&gt; n'est malheureusement rest&#233; une l&#233;gende qu'&#224; l'&#233;chelle locale et underground.&lt;br class='autobr' /&gt;
&lt;small&gt;(Gho$tFrieza)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;figure class=&#034;spip_doc_inner&#034;&gt; &lt;a href='https://swampdiggers.com/IMG/jpg/immortal_lowlife_-_the_black_fortress.jpg' class=&#034;spip_doc_lien mediabox&#034; type=&#034;image/jpeg&#034;&gt; &lt;img src='https://swampdiggers.com/local/cache-vignettes/L500xH500/immortal_lowlife_-_the_black_fortress-1ac12.jpg?1508739655' width='500' height='500' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Immortal Lowlife - &lt;i&gt;&lt;a href=&#034;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=378LSdcROCo&#034; class=&#034;spip_out&#034; rel=&#034;external&#034;&gt;The Black Fortress&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt; (1995)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br class='autobr' /&gt;
Originellement enregistr&#233; en 1994 et publi&#233; en 1996 sur cassette, puis ressorti en 2012 en version remasteris&#233;e et augment&#233;e, &lt;i&gt;The Black Fortress&lt;/i&gt; est un classique de la sc&#232;ne Devil Shyt. Le groupe, compos&#233; de &lt;strong&gt;Mr. Quicksta&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Pimpminista&lt;/strong&gt; et &lt;strong&gt;Mr. Sche&lt;/strong&gt; (l&#233;gende underground multi-casquettes et v&#233;ritable entrepreneur &#224; la carri&#232;re solo de plus de 25 ans), d&#233;roule pendant 45 minutes des histoires de rue pass&#233;es aux filtres horrifiques, sur des beats sinistres et lo-fi, sorte de &lt;i&gt;Dungeon Synth&lt;/i&gt; &#224; la sauce Memphis appuy&#233;s de rythmiques de TR-808 et de basses que l'enregistrement rend grasses et caverneuses.&lt;br class='autobr' /&gt;
&lt;small&gt;(Gho$tFrieza)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;figure class=&#034;spip_doc_inner&#034;&gt; &lt;a href='https://swampdiggers.com/IMG/jpg/ten_wanted_men_-_wanted_dead_or_alive.jpg' class=&#034;spip_doc_lien mediabox&#034; type=&#034;image/jpeg&#034;&gt; &lt;img src='https://swampdiggers.com/local/cache-vignettes/L500xH500/ten_wanted_men_-_wanted_dead_or_alive-76480.jpg?1508739655' width='500' height='500' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ten Wanted Men - &lt;i&gt;&lt;a href=&#034;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HL13tiI2HCw&#034; class=&#034;spip_out&#034; rel=&#034;external&#034;&gt;Wanted : Dead or Alive&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt; (1995)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br class='autobr' /&gt;
Cet album incontournable de Memphis est le premier du groupe compos&#233; de &lt;strong&gt;Tommy Wright III&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;C-9&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Princess Loko&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Project Pimp&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;T-Dog&lt;/strong&gt; et &lt;strong&gt;Womack Da Omen&lt;/strong&gt;, dont la pochette annonce d&#233;j&#224; la couleur : beats lo-fi concoct&#233;s par Tommy Wright, m&#234;lant rythmiques de TR-808 et samples inqui&#233;tants et d&#233;sarticul&#233;s, sur lesquels les diff&#233;rents rappeurs rivalisent d'ing&#233;niosit&#233; en mati&#232;re de flows vari&#233;s pour &#233;voquer homicides, drogue, vols &#224; main arm&#233;e et autres histoires sordides du ghetto.&lt;br class='autobr' /&gt;
&lt;small&gt;(Gho$tFrieza)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;figure class=&#034;spip_doc_inner&#034;&gt; &lt;img src='https://swampdiggers.com/local/cache-vignettes/L500xH500/three_6_mafia_-_mystic_stylez_-9f635.jpg?1508739655' width='500' height='500' alt='' /&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Three 6 Mafia - &lt;i&gt;&lt;a href=&#034;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EREwIISurr4&#034; class=&#034;spip_out&#034; rel=&#034;external&#034;&gt;Mystic Stylez&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt; (1995)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br class='autobr' /&gt;
Avec ce premier album sorti en ind&#233;pendant, les ex-Triple Six Mafia n'obtiennent pas, pour le moment, la reconnaissance au del&#224; des fronti&#232;res de leur &#201;tat. Indiscutable classique, Mystic Stylez fourmille de basses brise-nuques, de samples hant&#233;s et de paroles inqui&#233;tantes que les jeunes phonkeurs continuent &#224; diss&#233;quer en 2016. &lt;br class='autobr' /&gt;
&lt;small&gt;(Jocelyn Anglemort)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;figure class=&#034;spip_doc_inner&#034;&gt; &lt;a href='https://swampdiggers.com/IMG/jpg/criminal_mafia_-_the_crucifixion_01.jpg' class=&#034;spip_doc_lien mediabox&#034; type=&#034;image/jpeg&#034;&gt; &lt;img src='https://swampdiggers.com/local/cache-vignettes/L500xH500/criminal_mafia_-_the_crucifixion_01-09c7f.jpg?1508739655' width='500' height='500' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Criminal Mafia - &lt;i&gt;&lt;a href=&#034;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDZeACrdsIA&#034; class=&#034;spip_out&#034; rel=&#034;external&#034;&gt;The Crucifixion&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt; (1996)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br class='autobr' /&gt;
Si les membres de ce groupe aujourd'hui tomb&#233; dans l'oubli (&lt;strong&gt;Lil Russell&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Lil Marlon&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Lil Fred&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Mac Keith&lt;/strong&gt;, ainsi que &lt;strong&gt;Lamarcuzz&lt;/strong&gt; aka &lt;strong&gt;Marco Dane&lt;/strong&gt; &#224; la production) ont d&#233;but&#233; leurs activit&#233;s aux alentours de 1992/1993, ce n'est qu'en 1996 avec la sortie de &lt;i&gt;The Crucifixion&lt;/i&gt; qu'ils ont r&#233;v&#233;l&#233; leurs talents. L'album alterne entre morceaux lugubres compos&#233;s de samples de films d'horreur et de &lt;a href=&#034;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAn3waEKnPQ&#034; class=&#034;spip_out&#034; rel=&#034;external&#034;&gt;jeux vid&#233;o&lt;/a&gt;, et titres plus doux et a&#233;riens, flirtant avec le cloud rap.&lt;br class='autobr' /&gt;
&lt;small&gt;(Gho$tFrieza)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;figure class=&#034;spip_doc_inner&#034;&gt; &lt;a href='https://swampdiggers.com/IMG/jpg/dj_sound_tha_frayser_click_-_broken_halo.jpg' class=&#034;spip_doc_lien mediabox&#034; type=&#034;image/jpeg&#034;&gt; &lt;img src='https://swampdiggers.com/local/cache-vignettes/L500xH500/dj_sound_tha_frayser_click_-_broken_halo-91aa4.jpg?1508739655' width='500' height='500' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DJ Sound &amp; Frayser Click - &lt;i&gt;&lt;a href=&#034;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ahhDUg-TLU&#034; class=&#034;spip_out&#034; rel=&#034;external&#034;&gt;Broken Halo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt; (1996)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br class='autobr' /&gt;
Projet notable d'un DJ l&#233;gendaire de Memphis &#224; la carri&#232;re longue d'un quart de si&#232;cle, entour&#233; ici de la plupart des membres de la &lt;strong&gt;Frayser Click&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;strong&gt;Lil Yo&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Nigga Creep&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Mad Maine&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Gangsta Gold&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;MC Money&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Bloody Bones&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Tha Weasel&lt;/strong&gt;...). Samples angoissants ou m&#233;lancoliques, chopped hooks, voix ralenties et paroles gangsta lugubres : on retrouve ici la quintessence du devil shyt.&lt;br class='autobr' /&gt;
Un portrait complet de &lt;strong&gt;DJ Sound&lt;/strong&gt; et de la &lt;strong&gt;Frayser Click&lt;/strong&gt; par &lt;strong&gt;Jean-Pierre Labarthe&lt;/strong&gt;, accompagn&#233; d'un mix de &lt;strong&gt;Jocelyn Anglemort&lt;/strong&gt;, est &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&#034;http://www.swampdiggers.com/DJ-Sound-Tha-Frayser-Click&#034; class=&#034;spip_out&#034; rel=&#034;external&#034;&gt;&#224; (re)d&#233;couvrir ici&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;br class='autobr' /&gt;
&lt;small&gt;(Gho$tFrieza)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;figure class=&#034;spip_doc_inner&#034;&gt; &lt;a href='https://swampdiggers.com/IMG/jpg/niggaz_of_destruction_-_niggaz_of_destruction.jpg' class=&#034;spip_doc_lien mediabox&#034; type=&#034;image/jpeg&#034;&gt; &lt;img src='https://swampdiggers.com/local/cache-vignettes/L500xH500/niggaz_of_destruction_-_niggaz_of_destruction-ffe89.jpg?1508739656' width='500' height='500' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Niggaz Of Destruction - &lt;i&gt;&lt;a href=&#034;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5sPv65HV08&#034; class=&#034;spip_out&#034; rel=&#034;external&#034;&gt;Niggaz Of Destruction&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt; (1996)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br class='autobr' /&gt;
Monument du devil shyt/gangsta du Memphis des ann&#233;es 90 et projet embl&#233;matique du genre, l'unique album du super-groupe &lt;strong&gt;Niggaz of Destruction&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;strong&gt;Tommy Wright III&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Tom Skeemask&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Project Pimp&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Big Boy&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Frezno&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Jesse James&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Lil Dex&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Mac Kyle&lt;/strong&gt;) est pourtant trop souvent m&#233;connu.&lt;br class='autobr' /&gt;
L'atmosph&#232;re oppressante et poisseuse de l'album plonge l'auditeur dans la crasse des ruelles de Memphis, appuy&#233;e par un enregistrement semblant avoir &#233;t&#233; r&#233;alis&#233; au fond d'une cave &#8211; probablement la m&#234;me o&#249; les rappeurs jouent aux tortionnaires. Le ton nihiliste des paroles, &#233;voquant violences, meurtres et vie de gangs, n'a d'&#233;gale que l'ambiance sombre des m&#233;lodies d&#233;saccord&#233;es et des synth&#233;s cheaps noy&#233;s dans les souffles et les gr&#233;sillements, soutenues par des rythmiques de TR-808, le tout enti&#232;rement concoct&#233; par &lt;strong&gt;Tommy Wright III&lt;/strong&gt;. Fondu dans ces productions, chaque rappeur apporte son style par des flows vari&#233;s, se compl&#233;tant entre eux et s'encha&#238;nant la plupart du temps sans interruption. Le court album (32 minutes) s'ach&#232;ve sur un posse-cut mythique (&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href=&#034;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wqK20tPX4s&#034; class=&#034;spip_out&#034; rel=&#034;external&#034;&gt;Fugitive&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt;), assez avant-gardiste tant au niveau des flows que de son instrumental pr&#233;figurant le cloud rap.&lt;br class='autobr' /&gt;
&lt;small&gt;(Gho$tFrieza)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;figure class=&#034;spip_doc_inner&#034;&gt; &lt;img src='https://swampdiggers.com/local/cache-vignettes/L500xH495/tommy_wright_iii_-_on_the_run-c003a.jpg?1634832983' width='500' height='495' alt='' /&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tommy Wright III &#8211; &lt;i&gt;&lt;a href=&#034;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuipGignCwg&#034; class=&#034;spip_out&#034; rel=&#034;external&#034;&gt;On the Run&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt; (1996)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br class='autobr' /&gt;
Le 1-Man gang est un des personnages les plus iconiques de cette sc&#232;ne. Vrai voyou incarc&#233;r&#233; &#224; de multiples reprises, Tommy use de son fast flow et de paroles ultra-brutales pour laisser l'auditeur groggy, souffl&#233; par la noirceur du projet. Rappeur idol&#226;tr&#233;, souvent imit&#233; mais jamais &#233;gal&#233;, ses projets sont aujourd'hui tr&#232;s recherch&#233;s par la nouvelle g&#233;n&#233;ration, atteignant des prix ind&#233;cents sur les sites de vente en ligne. &lt;br class='autobr' /&gt;
&lt;small&gt;(Jocelyn Anglemort)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;figure class=&#034;spip_doc_inner&#034;&gt; &lt;a href='https://swampdiggers.com/IMG/jpg/the_kaze_-_kamakazie_timez_up_-_1998_prophet_entertainment_memphis_tennessee.jpg' class=&#034;spip_doc_lien mediabox&#034; type=&#034;image/jpeg&#034;&gt; &lt;img src='https://swampdiggers.com/local/cache-vignettes/L500xH500/the_kaze_-_kamakazie_timez_up_-_1998_prophet_entertainment_memphis_tennessee-ef9e8.jpg?1508739656' width='500' height='500' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/figure&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Kaze - &lt;i&gt;&lt;a href=&#034;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYcyYIfpI3Q&#034; class=&#034;spip_out&#034; rel=&#034;external&#034;&gt;Kamakazie Timez Up&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt; (1998)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br class='autobr' /&gt;
Sur le meilleur projet de &lt;strong&gt;The Kaze&lt;/strong&gt; (ou &lt;strong&gt;Killa Klan Kaze&lt;/strong&gt;), &lt;strong&gt;K-Rock&lt;/strong&gt; a &#233;t&#233; &#233;cart&#233; au profit de &lt;strong&gt;Project Pat&lt;/strong&gt; pour accompagner les deux autres membres &lt;strong&gt;MC Mack&lt;/strong&gt; et &lt;strong&gt;Scan Man&lt;/strong&gt;, ainsi que le bon nombre &lt;a href=&#034;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI-un8SAUHg&#034; class=&#034;spip_out&#034; rel=&#034;external&#034;&gt;d'invit&#233;s&lt;/a&gt; de la &lt;strong&gt;Three 6 Mafia&lt;/strong&gt; et autres affili&#233;s de &lt;strong&gt;Prophet Entertainment&lt;/strong&gt;. Le ton est plut&#244;t rapide et muscl&#233;, collant aux excellentes productions de crunk stressant et &#233;nergique (lorgnant par moments vers des rythmiques N&#233;o-Orl&#233;anaises) sign&#233;es &lt;strong&gt;DJ Paul &amp; Juicy J&lt;/strong&gt;. S'apparentant &#224; un film de s&#233;rie B, &lt;i&gt;Kamakazie Timez Up&lt;/i&gt; est un concentr&#233; de gangsta mena&#231;ant et grandiloquent peupl&#233; d'histoires de r&#232;glements de comptes, de flingues, de drogues, de r&#233;f&#233;rences au nazisme et teint&#233; d'humour grin&#231;ant.&lt;br class='autobr' /&gt;
&lt;small&gt;(Gho$tFrieza)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;figure class=&#034;spip_doc_inner&#034;&gt; &lt;a href='https://swampdiggers.com/IMG/jpg/dj_zirk_-_underworld.jpg' class=&#034;spip_doc_lien mediabox&#034; type=&#034;image/jpeg&#034;&gt; &lt;img src='https://swampdiggers.com/local/cache-vignettes/L500xH500/dj_zirk_-_underworld-fd778.jpg?1508739656' width='500' height='500' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/figure&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DJ Zirk - &lt;i&gt;&lt;a href=&#034;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofiW2V1QHYk&#034; class=&#034;spip_out&#034; rel=&#034;external&#034;&gt;Underworld&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt; (2002)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br class='autobr' /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Underworld&lt;/i&gt; est une sorte de compilation de &lt;strong&gt;DJ Zirk&lt;/strong&gt;, l&#233;gende de Memphis faisant partie de ceux qui ont forg&#233; le devil shyt. Le projet regroupe certains titres de ses classiques &lt;i&gt;Nuttin But Killaz&lt;/i&gt; et &lt;i&gt;Looken for tha Chewin&lt;/i&gt; (1995/1996), tout en y ajoutant de nouveaux in&#233;dits enregistr&#233;s aux alentours de 2000/2002. On y retrouve, entre autres p&#233;pites, le morceau &lt;i&gt;&lt;a href=&#034;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSHzosSNjbM&#034; class=&#034;spip_out&#034; rel=&#034;external&#034;&gt;Lock Em in tha Trunk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt; qui est un monument du genre, ayant popularis&#233; autant la phrase du titre en tant qu'expression que les cloches de TR-808, tous deux &#233;tant encore utilis&#233;s dans le phonk actuel.&lt;br class='autobr' /&gt;
&lt;small&gt;(Gho$tFrieza)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;figure class=&#034;spip_doc_inner&#034;&gt; &lt;a href='https://swampdiggers.com/IMG/jpg/krucifix_klan_-_da_last_krucifixin.jpg' class=&#034;spip_doc_lien mediabox&#034; type=&#034;image/jpeg&#034;&gt; &lt;img src='https://swampdiggers.com/local/cache-vignettes/L500xH500/krucifix_klan_-_da_last_krucifixin-7b39b.jpg?1508739656' width='500' height='500' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/figure&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Krucifix Klan - &lt;i&gt;&lt;a href=&#034;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lwGWyS6UMs&amp;index=89&amp;list=PL3pplWjYtXaK48_7WPmre5cmLZPXx-4mM&#034; class=&#034;spip_out&#034; rel=&#034;external&#034;&gt;Da Last Krucifixin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt; (2006)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br class='autobr' /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Krucifix Klan&lt;/strong&gt; est un groupe compos&#233; de &lt;strong&gt;Lady Dead&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Playa Rob&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Stan Man&lt;/strong&gt; et surtout &lt;strong&gt;Evil Pimp&lt;/strong&gt;, membre le plus actif, talentueux au micro, auteur de quasiment toutes les prods et disposant d'une discographie solo imposante. Si le Klan est plus r&#233;cent que les piliers de la sc&#232;ne horrorcore de Memphis (sa discographie commence r&#233;ellement vers 2004), ses membres ont utilis&#233; ce recul pour synth&#233;tiser tout ce que le &lt;a href=&#034;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dATjpFX8n7M&#034; class=&#034;spip_out&#034; rel=&#034;external&#034;&gt;devil shyt&lt;/a&gt; comporte (de &lt;strong&gt;DJ Zirk&lt;/strong&gt; &#224; &lt;strong&gt;Three 6 Mafia&lt;/strong&gt; en passant par &lt;strong&gt;Graveyard Productions&lt;/strong&gt;), en le poussant &#224; son paroxysme. Les beats sinistres, lents et hypnotiques sont compos&#233;s de basses lourdes, de snares qui frappent fort et de charleys galopants, auxquels s'ajoutent des m&#233;lodies horrifiques de pianos ou de cloches, fr&#233;quemment sur fonds de nappes de synth&#233;s et de ch&#339;urs hant&#233;s, sorte de &lt;a href=&#034;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMZ2WiEO1tA&#034; class=&#034;spip_out&#034; rel=&#034;external&#034;&gt;cloud sombre et pesant&lt;/a&gt;. On assiste sur ces BO de films d'horreur &#224; des d&#233;monstrations techniques (notamment dans les couplets d'&lt;strong&gt;Evil Pimp&lt;/strong&gt;) avec des flows &lt;i&gt;double time&lt;/i&gt; et &lt;i&gt;triplet&lt;/i&gt;, oscillants entre rapides et nonchalants, tout en y ajoutant un ton monotone, inqui&#233;tant, semblant &#233;maner d'un zombie (principes que l'on a d&#233;j&#224; pu d&#233;couvrir auparavant avec &lt;strong&gt;Lord Infamous&lt;/strong&gt; et qu'on retrouve aujourd'hui chez les &lt;strong&gt;$uicideboy$&lt;/strong&gt;). C'est avec cette aisance que les 4 membres d&#233;roulent leurs contes gangstas, faits de vie dans le ghetto, meurtres, violences, vols, armes &#224; feu, drogue... le tout relat&#233; comme dans &lt;a href=&#034;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksGdtcBW8pE&#034; class=&#034;spip_out&#034; rel=&#034;external&#034;&gt;un slasher m&#234;l&#233; de satanisme&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br class='autobr' /&gt;
&lt;small&gt;(Gho$tFrieza)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;figure class=&#034;spip_doc_inner&#034;&gt; &lt;a href='https://swampdiggers.com/IMG/jpg/lord_infamous_-_legendary_hits.jpg' class=&#034;spip_doc_lien mediabox&#034; type=&#034;image/jpeg&#034;&gt; &lt;img src='https://swampdiggers.com/local/cache-vignettes/L500xH500/lord_infamous_-_legendary_hits-f53f9.jpg?1508739656' width='500' height='500' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/figure&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lord Infamous - &lt;i&gt;&lt;a href=&#034;https://genius.com/albums/Lord-infamous/Legendary-hits&#034; class=&#034;spip_out&#034; rel=&#034;external&#034;&gt;Legendary Hits&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt; (2012)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br class='autobr' /&gt;
Compilation sortie un an avant la mort du l&#233;gendaire &lt;strong&gt;Lord Infamous&lt;/strong&gt;, cofondateur de la &lt;strong&gt;Three 6 Mafia&lt;/strong&gt;, roi de l'horrorcore de Memphis et pr&#233;curseur en termes de rap et de flows (avec &lt;strong&gt;Project Pat&lt;/strong&gt; il est une influence majeure du rap actuel, ayant tous deux d&#233;velopp&#233; et popularis&#233; les flows &lt;i&gt;double times&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;triplets&lt;/i&gt;, ainsi que le rap chantonn&#233;). Le projet regroupe &lt;a href=&#034;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGjBSqWhpbk&#034; class=&#034;spip_out&#034; rel=&#034;external&#034;&gt;d'anciens morceaux&lt;/a&gt; (remasteris&#233;s) comme des plus r&#233;cents, ainsi que &lt;a href=&#034;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZM0pBNVMW0&#034; class=&#034;spip_out&#034; rel=&#034;external&#034;&gt;des solos&lt;/a&gt; figurant sur des albums de &lt;strong&gt;Three 6 Mafia&lt;/strong&gt;, permettant ainsi d'avoir une vue d'ensemble de sa discographie longue et bord&#233;lique.&lt;br class='autobr' /&gt;
&lt;small&gt;(Gho$tFrieza)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&#192; &#233;couter aussi :&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class=&#034;spip-puce ltr&#034;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#8211;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; 2 Low Key &#8211; &lt;i&gt;Test My Nutz&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class=&#034;spip-puce ltr&#034;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#8211;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; 3 Memphis Kniccas &#8211; &lt;i&gt;Kill Em Dead&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class=&#034;spip-puce ltr&#034;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#8211;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; 196 Clique &#8211; &lt;i&gt;Crucifixes&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class=&#034;spip-puce ltr&#034;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#8211;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Al Kapone &#8211; &lt;i&gt;Sinister Funk&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class=&#034;spip-puce ltr&#034;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#8211;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Blackout &#8211; &lt;i&gt;Dreamworld&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class=&#034;spip-puce ltr&#034;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#8211;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Buckshot &#8211; &lt;i&gt;Strapped With Them Thangz&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class=&#034;spip-puce ltr&#034;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#8211;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Crime Mafia &#8211; &lt;i&gt;Evil Corruption&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class=&#034;spip-puce ltr&#034;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#8211;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Criminal Mafia &#8211; &lt;i&gt;Tha Crucifixion 2&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class=&#034;spip-puce ltr&#034;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#8211;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; DJ Paul &amp; Juicy J &#8211; &lt;i&gt;Vol. 2 : Da Exorcist&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class=&#034;spip-puce ltr&#034;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#8211;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; DJ Paul &amp; Lord Infamous &#8211; &lt;i&gt;Come with Me 2 Hell&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class=&#034;spip-puce ltr&#034;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#8211;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; DJ Zirk &#8211; &lt;i&gt;Nuttin But Killaz&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class=&#034;spip-puce ltr&#034;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#8211;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; DJ Zirk &amp; 2 Thick &#8211; &lt;i&gt;Lock Em in da Trunk&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class=&#034;spip-puce ltr&#034;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#8211;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Evil Pimp &#8211; &lt;i&gt;Face the Terror&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class=&#034;spip-puce ltr&#034;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#8211;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Kingpin Skinny Pimp &#8211; &lt;i&gt;King of da Playaz Ball&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class=&#034;spip-puce ltr&#034;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#8211;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Kingpin Skinny Pimp &#8211; &lt;i&gt;Skinny But Dangerous&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class=&#034;spip-puce ltr&#034;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#8211;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; La Chat &#8211; &lt;i&gt;Murder She Spoke&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class=&#034;spip-puce ltr&#034;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#8211;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Lil Corb &#8211; &lt;i&gt;Killa From da Northside&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class=&#034;spip-puce ltr&#034;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#8211;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Lil Fly &#8211; &lt;i&gt;From Da Darkness of da Kut&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class=&#034;spip-puce ltr&#034;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#8211;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Lil Gin &#8211; &lt;i&gt;Shake Junt&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class=&#034;spip-puce ltr&#034;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#8211;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Lil Jule &#8211; &lt;i&gt;Ashes to Ashes&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class=&#034;spip-puce ltr&#034;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#8211;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Lil Noid &#8211; &lt;i&gt;Paranoid Funk&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class=&#034;spip-puce ltr&#034;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#8211;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Lo Key &#8211; &lt;i&gt;Test My Nutz&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class=&#034;spip-puce ltr&#034;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#8211;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Lord Infamous &#8211; &lt;i&gt;Lord of Terror&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class=&#034;spip-puce ltr&#034;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#8211;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Lord Infamous &#8211; &lt;i&gt;Solo Tape&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class=&#034;spip-puce ltr&#034;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#8211;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Low Down Da Sinista &#8211; &lt;i&gt;Coming For Your Soul&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class=&#034;spip-puce ltr&#034;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#8211;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Manson Family &#8211; &lt;i&gt;Heltah Skeltah&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class=&#034;spip-puce ltr&#034;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#8211;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Mr. Sche &#8211; &lt;i&gt;Dark, Buck &amp; Crunk&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class=&#034;spip-puce ltr&#034;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#8211;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Mr. Sche &#8211; &lt;i&gt;Devil Haze&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class=&#034;spip-puce ltr&#034;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#8211;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Mr. Tinimaine &#8211; &lt;i&gt;19-Tini-5&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class=&#034;spip-puce ltr&#034;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#8211;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Mr. Tinimaine &#8211; &lt;i&gt;Memoirs of tha Leprakhaun&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class=&#034;spip-puce ltr&#034;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#8211;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Nigga Creep &#8211; &lt;i&gt;Demons Taking Over Me&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class=&#034;spip-puce ltr&#034;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#8211;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Player1 &amp; Bloody Bones &#8211; &lt;i&gt;Crimerate Skyhigh&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class=&#034;spip-puce ltr&#034;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#8211;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Prophet Posse &#8211; &lt;i&gt;Body Parts&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class=&#034;spip-puce ltr&#034;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#8211;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Riverside Click &#8211; &lt;i&gt;Runnin In Da Wind&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class=&#034;spip-puce ltr&#034;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#8211;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; The Holocaust Click &#8211; &lt;i&gt;The Holocaust Click&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class=&#034;spip-puce ltr&#034;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#8211;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Tom Skeemask &#8211; &lt;i&gt;Solo Tape&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class=&#034;spip-puce ltr&#034;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#8211;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Tommy Wright III &#8211; &lt;i&gt;Ashes 2 Ashes, Dust 2 Dust&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class=&#034;spip-puce ltr&#034;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#8211;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Tommy Wright III &#8211; &lt;i&gt;Runnin-N-Gunnin&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class=&#034;spip-puce ltr&#034;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#8211;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Triple 6 Mafia &#8211; &lt;i&gt;Smoked Out, Loced Out&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class=&#034;spip-puce ltr&#034;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#8211;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Triple 6 Mafia &#8211; &lt;i&gt;Underground Vol.1 1991-1994&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class=&#034;spip-puce ltr&#034;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#8211;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Womack The Omen &#8211; &lt;i&gt;Book of the Dead&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
		&lt;div class='rss_ps'&gt;&lt;p&gt;Artwork : Dirt Noze&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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		<title>Hip Hop Pit Stop : The Slow And Low Sound Of Memphis's DJ Spanish Fly</title>
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		<dc:subject>phonk</dc:subject>
		<dc:subject>DJ Spanish Fly</dc:subject>
		<dc:subject>Devil Shyt</dc:subject>
		<dc:subject>horrorcore</dc:subject>
		<dc:subject>Memphis</dc:subject>
		<dc:subject>Entretien</dc:subject>

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&lt;p&gt;In his continuing journey through regional rap scenes, hip hop scholar Noz heads to Memphis to meet the slow-and-low, 808-bass wizard, DJ Spanish Fly. &lt;br class='autobr' /&gt; It's difficult to imagine what Memphis rap music would sound like without the influence of DJ Spanish Fly. Serving as a house DJ at M-Town Clubs No Name and Expo in the late 1980s and early '90s, Fly spearheaded a generational transition from the disco era towards a slower, more aggressive sound driven by 808 thuds and gangsta themes. His (&#8230;)&lt;/p&gt;


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		&lt;div class='rss_chapo'&gt;&lt;p&gt;In his continuing journey through regional rap scenes, hip hop scholar Noz heads to Memphis to meet the slow-and-low, 808-bass wizard, DJ Spanish Fly.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
		&lt;div class='rss_texte'&gt;&lt;p&gt;It's difficult to imagine what Memphis rap music would sound like without the influence of DJ Spanish Fly. Serving as a house DJ at M-Town Clubs No Name and Expo in the late 1980s and early '90s, Fly spearheaded a generational transition from the disco era towards a slower, more aggressive sound driven by 808 thuds and gangsta themes. His taste &#8211; and his own warped bedroomish raps, tacked onto the beginning of his deep catalogue of mixtapes &#8211; helped to outline a loose mould of bass heavy menace that later day Memphis acts like Triple 6 Mafia, Playa Fly, DJ Zirk and Tommy Wright III would turn into a city-defining underground hustle. The sound spread quickly from there, to trunks around the country by way of hand-to-hand dubs and embedded itself deeply into the DNA of contemporary Southern rap.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Last autumn, I met up with Fly in a North Memphis park, where he pulled up in a big black SUV from which he proceeded to unleash one of his vintage mixes, featuring classics from Too $hort, New Orleanian' legend DJ Jimi and even &#8220;Drop The Bass&#8221;, from neighbouring Nashville clique The Blow Pop Crew (who you might remember from a previous instalment of this column). The rattle of Fly's subs, by tones beamed in from two decades prior, went mostly unnoticed to the kids on the flooded basketball court. But Fly's presence, perhaps more notably, did catch the attention of one of the park's elder patrons : a wandering old head brown-bagging a tall can staggered up when heard the DJ make mention of his moniker. &#8220;I remember you from Club No Name.&#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How'd you get started DJing ?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I was raised in the church. Both of my fathers was pastors, my step-father and biological father too. My step-father, the one who really raised me, he was blind, he was a preacher. So, by him being blind he had to have somebody to guide him around to different revivals here in Memphis, in Ohio, and every Sunday morning he used to go to the radio station and do a little 30 minute set on air. When I got him in there, he'd go into Studio A, and while he's in Studio A, I'm in Studio B with the big DJ sitting back with all these buttons and knobs on the board. I'm like &#8220;Man look at all them knobs ! One day I want to be able to do this !&#8221; So, that inspired me to be a DJ. Then my mom bought me a little record player for Christmas, and I used to be the DJ of the house. We moved back to Memphis [from Illinois], we moved over into the Clementine Apartments. Hip hop came out and I started doing all the hip hop things &#8211; breakdancing, beatboxing, shit like that. I was one of the very few in Memphis doing the hip hop thing. It all started off with &#8220;Planet Rock&#8221;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The True Blue Crew was my first little rapping group. It consisted of me, Ty The Fly, the other DJ. Mighty Rappin Fishbone was an MC out of Chicago and Chili Sauce and probably a couple MCs. It was just a little crew out of Clementine when b-boys came along, and we was graffiti writing on the wall, we was just doing all this shit. It started that I was the DJ and Mighty Rappin Fishbone was the emcee. We just didn't have nothing to do, and that was fun to do. We weren't recording then, recording wasn't big back then, not at all. It was right there at the party. That was the thing &#8211; fuck an album, fuck a mixtape, fuck all that shit. We needed to rock in front of some motherfuckers. Whether on the corner or at a party. We used to set up and just do the shit. For example one time we was throwing a party at a little house and went out, and we sold some blood [to pay] for the little refreshments and stuff like that. We just wanted to make a party. Fuck the money, it wasn't about no motherfucking money then.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;You probably had no idea that there was even money to be made.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Hell naw ! We knew if you DJ'd a party for 40 or 50 dollars, man, you did good as fuck ! Shit, making 40 bucks at 16 or 17 years old for doing some shit you like. But anyway&#8230; I went on to win a contest through the True Blue Crew which got me on as DJ Spanish Fly at the Club No Name and Club Expo.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;When did that start for you ?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I want to say roughly about '87 or '88. I had dropped out of school once I started. I was making a little money so I dropped out in the end of the 11th Grade. I went back and got my GED a little while after that but I can't even remember what goddamn year I would've graduated. I'd have to go look that shit up. Which ever year I was supposed to graduate in, it was like a year before that. I was 17 and you were supposed to be 18 to get in and 21 to drink back then. They was sneaking me in, man ! [Laughs]&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What was the Memphis club scene was like back then ?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The club scene was like&#8230; shit&#8230; crazy ! Because we was all young, really, sneaking in the clubs along with the elderlies. It was a change, it was a transition because they were disco-ing. They wasn't hip hopping, they wasn't &#8211; what we called it &#8211; gettin' buck. &#8220;They ain't gettin' buck in there. They dancing to Dominatrix, they dancing to &#8220;Set It Off&#8221;, &#8220;Jam On It&#8221;.&#8221; They ain't dancing to [Scarface]. They didn't want to hear that shit, because you gonna get cut off the radio talking about &#8220;pushing rocks on the block.&#8221; Or &#8220;suck a motherfucker's dick&#8221; and all that shit. So, it was like a secret, your momma and them didn't want us playing that shit.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I'll be sitting back laughing every time I hear Drumma Boy do something with Drake, or DJ Paul of Three 6 Mafia do something or Yo Gotti do something, because it's just an accomplishment, man.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Who were some of the other DJs back then ?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Let me see&#8230; Sonny D was the DJ [at Club No Name] before I came. I replaced him in some kind of way. He was DJing there, a mixologist straight from Chicago. Then you had Ray The Jay, he was more of a MC, your Dolemite type of DJ. He was playing the disco songs and R&amp;B songs. No hard shit, no &#8220;suck my dick&#8221; shit, no 2 Live Crew shit, none of that shit. Anything that was a hit on the radio, that was his thing. But he'd have you laughing like a motherfucker. You'd hear a motherfucker say &#8220;I'm looking for the type of woman that can suck the bumper off of a 1954 Cadillac.&#8221; Little jokes and shit while the music was going. And they was partying ! He kept a packed floor. That was a different level of the game.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;When did the more vulgar, 808 driven bass stuff become the norm ?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Really back in the day when I [started] doing it. I just sit back now and be like damn, it really is true &#8211; what goes around comes around. Southern music is just doing exactly what it did when I did it but with more motherfuckers. [Motions to his car, from where NWA's &#8220;Just Don't Bite&#8221; is blasting] That's probably what they grew up off for real. They probably was in they momma's stomach ! I swear they remember all that shit.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;That's a long wave too, when you compare it to something like, say, disco. It's been 25 years of that sound. What do you think accounts for such longevity ?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;That's the sound, that's it. Forever and ever amen.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Do you have any specific memories of those club nights ?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I remember one time when LL Cool J was here doing the gangsta walk. He was doing a show at the Mid-South Coliseum and some of them came along, and they was around doing the gangsta walk in the middle of the floor. LL, The DOC, I think they was on the same ticket and they all ended up doing it.&lt;br class='autobr' /&gt;
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How did the gangsta walkin' start ?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Like I was saying about Ray The Jay, he was playing the disco songs and he'd have a dance floor where they'd dance. [Imitates more traditional, disco style dancing] That's what they was doing before us. But, when I'd come up and DJ they'd get buck. They'd start getting around doing the buck dance. Once people found out what I was and I was about &#8211; that shit, the dope shit, the hard music, the 808s and shit &#8211; it was like how is how is these two [groups] of motherfuckers gonna be able to dance at the same time ? Ray The Jay is up there with the daance time, they in a line dancing and these fools want to come through the line like a snake. The people was alright with it but Ray didn't want it. He was the type of DJ who'd run shit in his house. That motherfucker would cuss your ass out. So, these niggas coming up and asking me, &#8220;Fly what time you goin' on ? We gonna start buckin' again. We gonna buck this thing off.&#8221; And then when it was known that it was time to do the buck jump when I come on, that's when it was on because everybody was organised. I came up and you'd just see 'em. A good 300 people could fit on the dance floor, no problem. And they'd go in a big circle, a big wide circle. You could feel the air hit you and shit when they was goin' around buckin'. And if you didn't know about buckin' you'd just go around with 'em ! You gonna learn it, trust me, you'll learn.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Where'd the name come from ?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Just getting buck, like you on a horse.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How did the mixtape hustle start ?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The tapes started back at Club No Name and Club Expo. We used to sell those at the front window or give them away. All the songs that would never have a chance on the radio. That was the number one rule. Which was all the cussing songs. So, it started like that at first. Then ended up with me going to the house, making up my own song and just sneaking it at the beginning like, &#8220;They ain't gonna like my shit, I'm just gonna sneak my little shit at the beginning.&#8221; So I'd go and make a little &#8220;Smokin' Onion&#8221; song and kick it off with my shit DJ Spanish Fly&#8230; Oh Word Productions. Then after that song would be your Geto Boys, your Run DMC, your Mantronix and all them. Little did I know was that they liked my song the most ! All the other songs was bumping too, don't get me wrong. We had stuff that couldn't nobody get. And that's what everybody wants is the hard to get shit. That's why I advise anybody to stay underground if you can. Just for the hell of it, just stay underground. Because everybody wants the underground shit.&lt;br class='autobr' /&gt;
&#8220;Man somebody is making tapes with all this dope shit on there, this shit make you get buck.&#8221; Then I'd come out with a Volume. I was coming out with Volumes all the time but I wouldn't number them so motherfuckers wouldn't know which is which. [Laughs] They were like, &#8220;Man did you make one last week ?&#8221; &#8220;Yeah I got it, here, here, here.&#8221; He'd come back, &#8220;Man I already got that one, Fly !&#8221; So, I had to go and start putting the numbers on 'em.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Now when you made these tapes how many would you have sold of each ?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I probably sold a good hundred. Me, myself. But you had bootleggers. You had corner stores, stereo shops that had DJ Spanish Fly cassettes just there. They'd run them off themselves, I guess. And this was everywhere, man. People used to [take them] to the Mardi Gras in New Orleans and the Freaknik in Atlanta, wherever they'd go, those would be the times that the people would come to the club and get a lot of tapes. Little did we know they was taking them off and people would be like, &#8220;Damn that's that Memphis music !&#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yeah it seems like that kind of Memphis energy has spread a lot over the past two decades.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Yeah, all over the world, and that's what I be proud about. I'll be sitting back laughing every time I hear Drumma [Boy] do something with Drake or [DJ] Paul [of Three 6 Mafia] do something or [Yo] Gotti do something, because it's just an accomplishment, man.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What's the relationship with Memphis music and New Orleans music ?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Well, the only thing I can say as far as that is that there's a song I used to play called &#8220;Triggerman&#8221; [&#8220;Drag Rap&#8221; by The Showboys], and I used to put it on the little mix. New Orleans did a song called &#8220;Where They At&#8221; by DJ Jimi and they sampled the &#8220;Triggerman&#8221; beat behind it. I had been playing it prior to that. I busted the song, it wasn't even hitting. Something had happened with the album, or whatever. Nobody knew what it was. [New York] didn't like it. But I started putting it [on the tapes] and that's the only thing I gotta say New Orleans music got to do with Memphis music. After that DJ Jimi song they came out with numerous songs of that nature.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But I hear a lot of New Orleans stuff on your old tapes. [New Orleans rapper MC Thick's &#8220;Marrero&#8221; plays in the background]&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I made all those guys hot in Memphis !&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How were you finding this stuff ?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Just going up in the record store and buying the records. Back then they didn't let you listen to it. Sound Warehouse on Poplar, they had a few shops around in Memphis that carried albums. I guess you heard about Johnny Phillips, who owns Select-O-Hits, they owned a record shop. He had stores &#8211; Poplar Tunes &#8211; and I would go into each one of them. I was doing the Budweiser No Name Hot Mix on the radio every saturday night and I had to be straight, shit. So, I'm going up in there, buying the records and throwing half of them away. Like I bought the &#8220;Triggerman&#8221; record, I would've thrown it away too, but when I heard that 808 come in at the middle part I was like, &#8220;Oh shit, where the fuck that come from ?&#8221; So, I pretty much made guys hot in this region. It was hard to get them. It wasn't no internet, it was the tape.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Could you have ever imagined your tapes would travel so far ?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Not really. But right now at this point in time, don't nothing really surprise me. Like I told you, I was just having fun. I didn't know what was going on. But I'm proud of it man.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yeah, it's wild that you've got guys halfway around the world posting your old tapes on YouTube.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Yeah, because they looking at me like I'm the creator. I'm not saying this, I just read the internet like you do, but they looking at me like I started this shit. [Laughs]. You hear the people talking about it even here in Memphis. &#8220;Man don't you remember&#8230; don't you remember ?&#8221; I'm like, &#8220;Yeah ? For Real ? I just was having fun.&#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;By Noz on July 17, 2012&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
		
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