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Blah Blah Blah

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Blah Blah Blah is one of the most underrated and slept on albums ever to come out of NY, period. DJ PF Cuttin & MC Out loud became known for their single "Danger" which immediately blew heads away back in 1995/1996. It became so well known in hiphop circles back then, DJ Premier decided to do a remix of the track. BUT, as soon as the album dropped nobody paid it any attention, which seemed absurd. This made me curious, leading me to presume that maybe the album was inconsistent and 'Danger' must have been the only tight track on the album. So I gave it a listen... Man, was I in for a shock. From track 1-13 there is not one weak track on the album! You will find some of the best mid 90's beats on here with the typical dark/heavy bassed and even original samples on this album! And of course, MC Out loud comes 100% correct in an attempt to ensure his debut didn't flop. Tracks like the amazing title track "Blah Blah Blah", provide heads with an elegant piano loop leaving you junkies fiending for more. Leading on to such tracks as "Danger pt 2", which is equally as brilliant as the orginal, and "Pain I feel" you will find the album posesses a satisfying consistency that ensures that you are not reaching for the skip button. Unfortunately Blahzay Blahzay will always be known as "one hit wonders" because of sheer ignorance from hiphop fans which seems to be a fear for one too many artists nowadays. So, make up for it and give this album a peep, and realise that Blahzay Blazay are not the inconsistent "one hit wonders" they have became to be known as. PEACE

Lyrics - 9/10
Beats - 9.5/10
Originality - 8/10
Replay Value - 10/10
Style - 10/10

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These guys are what real HIP-HOP is all about, good lyrics, extremely good agressive bass, good amount of scratching... the DEAL. These guys have a true love for HIP-HOP and not money.

I love this style. I spin hip-hop and this is the stuff you wanna play, big, nice beats, smooth rhymin', and a real individual sound. I've liked Blahzay for a while, I heard them guesting on tracks by Triptik & Massive Töne in Europe, but I couldn't find the album for ages. I heard it first a few months ago and loved it and I finally got it on vinyl today!! and I couldn't be happier.

Blahzay Blahzay's only album, 1996's "Blah Blah Blah," is an awesome, consistent album of great east coast hip hop. Blahzay Blahzay, consisting of rapper Outloud and producer PF Cuttin', were kind of the last of the line of the great New York DJ/MC duos (see Eric B. & Rakim, Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock, Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth, Kool G Rap & DJ Polo, Gang Starr). Although they sound nothing like these acts, they have such a focused and consistent sound like they do because the rapper and DJ have such a great chemistry. The production on this album is just awesome. The beats are really fresh and creative sounding, they sound rugged and tough yet are incredibly polished. There's a little nostalgia to them but for the most part they still sound awesome even ten years later. He crafts his hooks with lines from classic rap tracks in a style not to far from DJ Premier. As a rapper Outloud is really cool to listen to. He comes across as rough without being a gangster or too threatening. He bashes the sucker MCs and clowns like a classic New York battle rapper, but his storytelling and metaphors set him apart. His creativity is best shown when he becomes a little more abstract. "Blah Blah Blah" is classic east coast material, an awesome, totally underrated album that I highly recommend.

After an enticing intro, the album begins with the title track. This song has great production with a chaotic sounding piano line and thumping beats. Outloud lets loose, assserting his superiority. "Danger, Pt. 2," curiously placed before its predecessor on the tracklist, has a cool beat and raw lyricism. "Don't Let This Rap S... Fool You" is standard east coast battle rap, an awesome track. The more upbeat "Pain I Feel" is catchy. "Posse Jumpa" has simple production and angry verses. Lyrically the highlight is "Good Cop/Bad Cop," a conceptual gem where Outloud recounts a police brutality from the cop's perspective. "Sendin' Dem Back" and "Long Winded" are verbally more simple and sound awesome musically. The nice "Jackpot" precedes the final track, this album's classic single "Danger," an east coast anthem. The beat is superb and the lyrics match it.

"Blah Blah Blah" is a unique sounding album that I recommend to the utmost for fans of east coast hip hop. Musically and lyrically it is phenomenal. Unfortunately, like far too many great 90s acts, Blahzay Blahzay was one and done and were never heard from again after dropping this classic. This is one of the most slept-on classics from New York, it got no credit even immediately after its release. This is great music, I highly suggest a purchase.

I'm not going to pretend that I know why this album was poorly promoted and thus slept-on and who might have been responsible for it. But I will tell you that this is one of the best hip hop albums of 1996 and is one of the most underrated albums of 1996 next to Chino XL's Here To Save You All.

The duo consists of PF Cuttin and rapper Outloud. The production is dope from start to finish and Outloud's flow is fantastic. The guy really has skills. Tracks like Blah Blah Blah, Dont Let This Rap S*** Fool You, Pain I Feel and Long Winded prove my point perfectly.

Danger was an instant banger and Danger part 2 feat Smoothe The Hustler, La The Darkman and Trigga is tight too. Good Cop Bad Cop is a well told story of two cops with two different mentalities and Sendin Dem Back is dope too.

As far as flaws there are none. This album is one of the few slept-on releases that deserve the title classic. If you love hip hop and you are sick of the rubbish that get airplay on the radio nowadays then you need to get acquainted with this album pronto.

Standouts: BLAH BLAH BLAH, DANGER PART 2, DANGER, SENDIN DEM BACK, DONT LET THIS RAP S*** FOOL YOU, POSSE JUMPA and LONG WINDED.

Everyone should read UNSPOKENHEARD's review....Straight truth. I couldnt have said it better myself. Blahzay put out a tight album that never got the credit it deserved. Im from NY and back in 96 I heard Danger on an underground station and immediately bought the album. It was all good. I never understood why he never became more famous.

Now mind you, I am writing this review about ten years late. But I stumbled across this album and had to put my two cents in. I actually got this album on it's relase date, I remember the single had all of NYC on smash the entire summer. I played this album three or four times a day for months. I lent out my original copy, lost it, bought another one and it contiued to spin. This was one of my favorite albums of 96 trailing only "It Was Written" (The God Nasir Jones), "All Eyes on Me" & "Don Killuminati" (Tupac Shakur). I haven't listened to this album in about eight or nine years, and I am currently buying it again. I know the sound has changed a lot since these days. Back then, it was about creativity, now it's about marketing. But this album was in heavy rotation in NYC back in 96 and I would do these cats a dis-service by not giving them their props for putting out a semi-classic. I can't give it classic status only because you look at the other albums I cited from 96, it's not in that class, but if you loved 90's hip hop, you are playing yourself by not copping this here...

This album is okay, but the track " Danger" is red hot. Any true Hip Hop head should have this in their library. BK stand Up!!!

I had never heard of BlahZay when I bought this album. A friend of mine told me that he had read a review of it, and they said it was good. So I copped the album. I don't regret it.

"Blah Blah Blah" has slammin beats, and the lyrics are phat on almost every song. I definately like this record. This is real hip-hop. Buy "Blah Blah Blah". I promise you that you'll never regret it.

as both underrated hardcore classics for the real hip hoper still living in the late 90's, a great collection of tracks and cool stylist rhymes...

peace,