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Things in Tha Hood

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There's so much to be said about this album, but I don't have all the words for it. You just have to pop this in your ride and let it speak for itself. There are so many tight songs on this album that when you play it for the first time, you're going to keep on playing it for about two weeks. The song that most people will remember most from this album is "Caps Get Peeled" feat. MC Eiht (which is a classic joint in my opinion). As a matter of fact, I STILL have the 12" single and all of the remixes for that song, but there are other songs on this album that will keep your head nodding for hours like "Mo' Love", "Digga Bigga Ditch", and "Things In Tha Hood". The bulk of the production is handled by Sedric "Swift" Barnett, but MC Eiht & DJ Slip, Warren G, and The D.O.C. also contribute their talents as well.

There are a few songs on the album that seem like a waste of disc space, but not many. "Pass The Hooter" was the obligatory "g-funk" track that every rapper at the time forced onto their album due to the success of Dr Dre's Chronic LP. And tracks like "Put Your Locs On" and "2-2 The Chest" aren't bad, but they are definitely skippable if you're not in the mood for them. And "You Can Get The D*ck" is plain ol' wack.

Despite their 1st LP being overlooked by just about everyone when it first came out, DFC still managed to put out another album, but they never managed to reclaim the magic they had on this album. I'd reccomend this to anyone because it's still good 11 years after its release (Damn!! That was 11 years ago?!). There are some suspect joints, but the good ones make this album worth owning. Jump on this album if the opportunity ever shows itself.

Standout Tracks: Roll With The Clan, Da Bomb, Things In My Hood feat. Nate Dogg, Hands On My Nine, Caps Get Peeled feat. MC Eiht (My Favorite), Digga Bigga Ditch, and Mo' Love

Flint Michigan's DFC came out with an interesting album in 1994. Backed with production by Warren G, DJ Slip, Swift, among others, you know it will have an inherent G-Funk influence. There are however, a few songs that didn't have the best beats. "Pass The Hooter" was produced by Warren G, and surprisingly, the beat and lyrics were only average! But, there were a few songs with beats and lyrics that are among the best of the best. "Mo' Love" is an absolute classic, with a soulful, laid back Dj Slip and Swift beat, georgeous G-Funk song about showin and gettin love in the hood, a perfect rider song, and one of my favorite G-Funk songs of all time!! "Caps Get Peeled" (prod. by Slip) f/ MC Eiht is a sick hood anthem over another soulful beat! "Roll With The Clan" is another sick rider banger. The title track has a fair beat, but Nate Dogg adds in sick vocals as usual in this track about the vicious cycle called the hood; the lyrics are decent. Overall, a tight album with a handful of bangers, a few classics, yet some dissapointments. The benefits way overweigh the dissapointments though! If you liked this one, I would reccomend MC Breed's Funkafied, also from 1994; that one is hot.

This disc is one that has a mix of different styles of rap, the album also contains both the gentle and hard core lyrics, with the smooth rhymes and the beats and bass that their matched with, along with some help from Warren G and MC Breed this disc is one that won't disappiont anyone who picks it up.

I used to have this album back when it came out in the 90's. I bought it on Amazon in 2006 for $1.75 (CD). Some of these tracks could be hood classics today. Great production from Warren G. I would say this is like MC Breed's Thug Life style album.

After hearing mc breed and dfc before I had a feeling this would be good. Its not a classic, but its still a good album all the way through. It has a few guest appearances from some well known artists. The beats are sounding nice and the rapping is cool too. Theres a few tracks that ain't too good, but most of the album is ok. Its not as good as breeds stuff, but definately worth getting. So make sure you pick this up if you don't have it. Later!

D.F.C. (originally Da Flint Connection but later Da Flint Crew, and here Da Funk Clan) first gained fame for the co-credit on buddy MC Breed's 1991 debut MC Breed & DFC, and after Breed rose to fame as a solo artist, his Flint neighbors tried it themselves on 1994's "Things in tha Hood." This album would appear to have a lot going for it, and I spent a long time trying to track it down, mostly because it's from '94 and features contributions from some of my all-time favorite hip hop artists: MC Breed, Warren G, the D.O.C., MC Eiht, DJ Slip, Nate Dogg, and Bushwick Bill among others.

I have to admit that upon finally getting it I was a bit disappointed. D.F.C. is two rappers, Al "Alpha" Breed (MC Breed's cousin) and T-Double-E. They rely a little too heavily on the star presence of their guest rappers and producers, and their style is nondescript. They're unremarkable as rappers, and the songs tend to operate at an awkward tempo of stale g-funk. Some songs sound like cuts from MC Breed's Funkafied with the unbalanced whiny electronica, while others are just forgettable, uninspired works of musical and lyrical gangsta rap clichés. The second half is plagued by predictable efforts like the weed ode "Pass the Hooter" and "2-2 the Chest." The title track is okay, but I remember a far superior remix that didn't make the album.

Still, "Things in tha Hood" does have enough going for it to make it somewhat worth the while. MC Breed appears on almost half the tracks, and his guests are upbeat and energetic, reflecting the brilliance of his concurrent music, especially on the George Clinton-inspired "Put Your Locs On." The best songs are the West Coast collaborations, especially "Caps Get Peeled" and "Mo' Love," a pair of sunny, thoughtful tracks with Compton legend MC Eiht. "Hand's on My Nine" and "Digga Bigga Ditch" are solid too. Also, the mere fact that it's from '94 does lend a certain spirit that will endear it to many listeners.

D.F.C. returned in '97 with The Whole World's Rotten but has remained quiet since, yet still gets some respect as Michigan rap pioneers. Overall "Things in tha Hood" is a decent yet fairly forgettable offering of Midwest hip hop from 1994. While I wouldn't recommend that listeners go too far out of their way to own it like I did, it does have a few gems that would make it a good collector's item if found cheap.