Jordan Michael Houston emerges from the Memphis hip-hop scene under the name of DJ Juicy J. In 1992, he releases a cassette that contains his sixth volume of songs (you can also find it as released in 1993; it's also from 1992 his fifth volume), published as independent.
After the intro, the tape is opened with one of his "classics", the first song he wrote that's known as "Slob on My Knob": simplistic syncopated rhythm, lean and syncopated heavy drum machine, decent delivery with a syncopated style. Follows "Niggas from the Hood Ain't Changed", honest track with a delivery similar to the previous one on simple rhythm, with lean syncopated drum machine, some scratches and a hook with looped dark sample.
In the following choices, Juicy J provides slow syncopated delivery on lo-fi rhythms, up to "Interlude", a ballad track with a simple, slow rhythm and a soulful male sample. "Fuck That Shit (Mix)" is a good mix, with a simple jazzy-funky production based on a classic sample that gives beat to this instrumental choice; the same rhythm is taken up by "Mixing", an excellent instrumental mix with scratches dope, followed by another track that follows the mix, good jazzy-funky piece.
The Memphis artist provides good slow and smooth syncopated delivery on the light funky boom bap of "Eastbay Gangsta" and builds another solid track on a slow, funky light boom bap, with minimal slow drum machine and looped female sample in the background, slow, with a single line looped in the background, before the thanks and the outro.
Pretty interesting tape to understand where Juicy J started one of the most underrated-ignored career in the hip-hop industry, tape recommended for Three 6 Mafia fans.
Rating: 6/10.
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