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Das EFX
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Product Details

  • Audio CD (April 7, 1992)
  • Original Release Date: April 7, 1992
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: East/West Records
  • ASIN: B000002JP2
  • Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #64,583 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Diggity Dead Siggidy Serious, October 6, 2005
By Carltouis Stevenson (Angeles Mesa, Los Angeles) - See all my reviews
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This duo founded by EPMD by the name Das Efx had so much originality that it actually may have hurt a more prosperous career as the entire industry began mocking their style. The debut, Dead Serious is comprised of nursery rhymes and a stutter step flow that originated from this LP. Maybe thought of as a gimmick, but this was East Coast hip-hop in its purest form. Filled with simple funk samples that acknowledged the flow. The fulfillment is in the orthodox lyrics by Crazy Drazy and Books.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Copied but never duplicated, May 17, 2004
Das Efx was one of the most immitated artists in the early 90's.
Lyrically and style wise they were as original as it comes.
Even there look was unlike any other. There are a few filler songs on this cd. But They want efx, Microphone checker
and Straight from the Sewer are 3 classics.Even the videos
for each of these songs stand the test of time in there originalty.

And if your tired of rap songs and videos looking and sounding
like commercials for whatever products these new artists are endorsing. Then You will love Das Efx. From the parka jackets to the gas masks there is nothing pretty about these cats. This
is music for men made by men before all these artists catered
to females (ll.cool j) .

All in all this is a classic album. That no real hip-hop fan
should be without.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Dasheikz2Centz: I Diggity Make The Wonder Twins Deactivate. Whoooey!!, October 6, 2005
By DASHEIK "THA STREET" (DA BRONX, , New York United States) - See all my reviews
How could u give this album anything but 5 stars, mics whatever. This is the most original and imitated group and album of all time! IZ u STUPID?!! Man! I played this album over and over and over... These dudes should definitely be in the Hip-Hop Hall Of Fame! And don't listen to fools that say some of these tracks are wack. There are no whack Das Efx songs anywhere in the world. Buy this one. Definitely.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Dope
1992, a year of top-quality hip-hop comin' out the east coast was the time for a neat duo, Dres and Skoob, namely Das Efx to drop their debut under the guidance of executive... Read more
Published 8 months ago by G-Funk 4ever

5.0 out of 5 stars Brooklyn to T-Neck
I was in the Navy when this album dropped and I had just come off of 6 months overseas in Europe and when I got state side and turned on the radio They Want Efx (Remix) was... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Shawn Rule

5.0 out of 5 stars Out From The Stiggity Sewers
Das EFX weren't the biggest hip-hop group to ever come out. Usually, they would be best known for their contribution to the chorus of Ice Cube's "Check Yo Self". Read more
Published 12 months ago by Bill Lumbergh

4.0 out of 5 stars Please no sausages mom
I bought this album when I was younger and really began to appreciate the humor in their rap. It wasn't gansgta and hard just up tight and lickity split. Read more
Published 17 months ago by getgo

4.0 out of 5 stars It's Diggity Das EFX (Rating: 9 out of 10- -4.5 stars)
Dang, I remember back in the early 90's when I was just a kid when the radio used to blast "Mic Checka" by Das EFX. That single reached #1 on the Billboard back in '92. Read more
Published on June 29, 2007 by Chandler

5.0 out of 5 stars GOTTA GIVE THEM PROPS FOR INSPIRING SHARKS LIKE BONE DID LATER ON
look here, i have heard so many different views about diggy das that it is not even funny. now yes, when you hear it now, it does sound a bit corny, but if it sounds like this,... Read more
Published on January 29, 2007 by Martin L. King

4.0 out of 5 stars 4.5 stars!!!
The perfect party LP. Funky raps with a high influence on wordplay to come. A LOT of MC's used their style but no one does it like they do. Read more
Published on September 11, 2006 by Jimmy Garcia

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
Its hard to believe that they made this so many years ago. This is so original that it is hard to believe that anyone came up with it. Read more
Published on August 5, 2006 by Music Master

5.0 out of 5 stars It's hard being before your time...............
However, Das should be getting residual checks from everyone who bit pieces of their iggetty style, such as Snoop,Kriss Kross, Fu-schnickens,Lords of the Underground and countless... Read more
Published on June 24, 2006 by The Specialist

5.0 out of 5 stars Das EFX - Dead Serious
This album is REAL definition of hiphop no doubt. Dead diggity serious! Nice old school style beats with the type of old school sound with Das EFX rippin them hott lyrics over the... Read more
Published on March 15, 2006 by Wu-Tang_Assassin

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