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Da Dirty 30

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By now you've probably read tons of reviews scouring the net for that undiscovered Hip Hop gem. You've been digging in the crates, asking friends for recommendations, trying to find that one album that reminds you of why you fell in love with Hip Hop to begin with. For those of you fortunate enough to be reading this review - congratulations - this is the album you've been searching for. Every now and again you come across an album that hits you track after track - Nas's Illmatic, Biggie's Ready to Die, The Beatnuts self-titled debut come to mind among a handful of others. Somehow this album never hit it big and fell off the radar before word of mouth had a chance to bring it to mass audiences. 7 years later this album is still inexplicably obscure. But true NY Hip Hop heads consider this masterpiece one of the most slept on albums of all time. The production is top-notch (some chill trax mixed with straight-up party bangers) and flows seamlessly with tight story-telling rhymes. Unfortunately, similar to most Hip Hop albums from '97, there are a number of annoying interludes making this unplayable front to back without reaching for the skip button. However a total of 20 trax says you won't care once you realize that 18 of them are pure Hip Hop bliss. It doesn't get much better than this. Believe me, all your friends who are into Hip Hop will be burning copies and asking you how you ever found out about this one. It's that good. Cru may never get the recognition they deserve but you and your boys will bond over this album forever. And that's what makes a classic a true classic.

For those of you that are scratching your head wondering who CRU is here's my 4-1-1. Personally i think they sound somewhere between the Lost Boyz and A Tribe Called Quest. They came out in 1997 and their reppin' the Bronx. They came out with a bang with their tracks "Pronto", "Just Another Case", and "Bubblin'". Hot 97 (NYC hiphop station) promoted this group in 'Battle of the Beats' CRU sang the opening theme for it... Dirty 30 came out and this group dissapeared unnoticed and that is very very SAD.

Other than this album the ONLY other CRU appearances were on "Relax & Party remix" by Ivory. Violator Volume 1 had "Ohh Wee" by CRU, which was a fun jumpy party track. I peeped a couple MP3 sites for CRU songs and came across "What Cru is number one" and "Odd Couple".. but other than the mentioned songs I've yet to hear from these guys... and its sad to see a good hiphop group vanish because dormant hiphop heads... The rhythm blunt CRU had potential.

anyway about Dirty 30, I think there's enough tracks in this CD to have your neighbors complaining about the noise. Practically every track has a nice beat to bump and Yogi and Chadeeo sound nice together over the mic. The 3 members had a great chemistry together and there's alot of shiners throughout the whole CD.....only downside to this whole CD is that some rhymes are very simplistic...but it doesn't really hurt the CD at all...

On a side note though... even though they had a lot of playful songs, "Armageddon" seems a bit foreshadowing. The approach in that particular song is also playful, but it's talking about the 'DESTRUCTION OF HIPHOP'. I dunno what they were up to at the time, but check out all that garbage contaminating the radio waves now.... it kinda got me wondering...

anyways just peep this CD if you listen to CRU or not. You'll probably be satisfied either way...

I'm Out... Mind Power!

This is a hot album period.
The only down side to it that it has to many tracks on it i never get past 16 or so.
I would have rather seen them to cut the album in half and release the two halfs as albums on their own.
Then Cru listeners would have had something to look forward to.
But my greatest question is where is CRU? What are they doing?
The only thing i know is that Jogy joined puff daddy's production team. I hope that one day he will rap and produce a solo joint of his own. Or even beter a new CRU album. Peace

To make things clear at first I think this album is a misunderstood masterpiece.
It's bulging with gems. There are hardly any bad tracks with exeption of 'Up North', due to its use of that played out 'Paupers Paradise' sample of Stevie Wonder.
The lead single was 'Just Another Case' feat. Slick Rick, pure Hip-Hop bliss.
The production of this album, handled by Yogi, who also MC's, is solid troughout, full of subtle background noises. Yogi's voice is similar to (Q) Tip's but he's got his own relaxed style. Chadeeo's voice is higher pitched and more agressive sounding. Mighty Ha is more like a hypeman for the choruses, with a style that sounds like a cross between Ol' Dirty Bastard and Nine. The album is very diverse, with tracks ranging from hardcore to playful. This album was released on Def Jam but I think they really didn't know how to promote it or something because it bombed.
Still, if you like your Hip-Hop creative and wild, check this. Warning: track 29 seems to skip but it's supposed to be like that! (Hence the title: Dirty 29)

This album is off the hook; there's one problem though. My version of the album jumps when it gets closer to the end of the album. i think it's because there are too many tracks on the CD. Wait till the next album next time guys, don't pile too many songs on one CD.

The Cru comes with ill lyrics and def beats. The song pronto dropsis really nice. If your lookin for the right CD, this is mos def the one.The Rythme Bluntz Cru

I was just browsing on the web for some cd's to buy and i came across CRU. Id never heard or seen of CRU b4 then i saw it in a music store so i bought it. It was perhaps the best cd iv heard in a long time, most of the songs are realy good with tight beats like "That S**t". I didn't know it but id already heard "Bubblin" before on a DL mixtape...i think.I like "lisa Lipps" Mighty Ha shows u with his humourous lyrics and Fredro Starr / Sticky fingaz like voice, which personally i think sounds great, his voice seems to really go with most of the beats. You'll hear some odd sounds on this cd, like "Live At The Tunnel" featuring The Lox which has a strange generator kind of noise on some parts of the track and "Goin' Down" which has a reversed sounding feel like "Drop" by The Pharcyde. If you don't like dis cd then you've probably not heard good one. I realy enjoy listening to it and i think that "Loungin Wit My Cru" has a real chilling vibe which i could really dig, although some people might hate it. I would definately reccomend dis cd to any hip hop fan, buy it while you can, coz even though this cd was probably disguarded by most hip hop listeners evry mc in CRU shines. I don't think they'll release another album i think they would of by now, shame.

I had never heard of this album until I ran across it in "Listmania!" The reviews were good, and I was not disappointed! Bangin beats and really nice flows throughout. There are a bunch of skits (which are completely stupid gangster BS) but other than that, A really nice album full of guest appearances (Jadakiss, Slick Rick, Black Rob etc.) Good gritty, late 90's hardcore hip hop from NYC, this stuff gets me pumped for playing basketball.

Very little is known about this trio consisting of producer/MC Yogi, Chaddeo and hype man Mighty Ha, one thing for sure....is if you didn't purchase this album during the first year that it was released, it is a very hard find now(I actually heard a rumor that's it's no longer manufactured). This trio did enjoy the success and spoils of a major label(Def Jam) and Yogi actually enjoyed some accolades as an in house producer for Bad Boy in the late 90's. Anyway, back to this album...entitled Da Dirty 30...which actually is about half of actual songs and half skits. However, all production is handled personally by Yogi himself and in my opinion each track is better than the next. Yogi and Chaddeo share the mic on mostly all of the actual tracks....with hype man Mighty Ha(who bears a striking resemblance to the late Big L)contributing on a few songs. A few guest appearances by the likes of the legend Slick Rick and Black Rob make this a solid release. Even though, I despise an album with a lot of filler...the skits aren't that bad...the hilarity contained in the skits is refreshing at the times...especially the "Hoe 2 Society" which actually reenacts the "Menace To Society" scene where Caine is being questioned by the detective over the events of the liquor store murders....with Yogi playing the part of the detective to an unsuspecting female accused of too many "d**k suckings". With that in mind, if you have this already, you know what I'm talking about....if you don't have it and this review sparked your interest....good luck in attempting to find this.

Do you see this album? Get it because this joint right here is the definition of HipHop.