The independent label Chopped Herring collects six tracks recorded between 1989 and 1991 by Scientific Shabazz and produced by Su-Preme and puts them together in the EP "Blow Em Up Bazz". These twenty-five minutes demonstrate Shabazz's natural mic ability while he was still part of the Red Hook Mad Mob crew, alongside Su-Preme, among others, before he became part of Sunz of Man, to then separate permanently from Su-Preme and start a solo career amidst an unlimited series of obstacles and problems.
This EP wouldn't have been a game changer had it come out twenty-five years earlier, in any case it's admirable. Hard rap over hard beats, typical of the period in the hip-hop scene, Bazz drops bars with a cool flow over solid, cohesive production from Su-Preme the Mechanic. Chopped Herring showcases these lost songs in Bazz's catalog while also offering an alternative version of one of his most famous singles, "Party Wit a Tec". The disc is paired with the other EP released in the same period by the label which features the other two members of Mad Mob and future members of Sunz of Man, Hell Razah (under the name of Rampage / Rated X) and 7th Ambassador in "Death to the Head". 6/10.
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