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Too Hard to Swallow

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this is da cd that put me on 2 UGK way back n da dayz. i mean way back when da song "Tell me something good" was laced with da ISLEY BROTHERS "Summer Breeze" sample loop( not available on this cd, it was a local tape release only ). this cd contains what i believe 2 b the greatest dopeman song ever created 2 this day " POCKET FULL OF STONES". i know u probably heard it on da "Menace 2 Society" soundtrack but this cd contains the pure and uncut version. and da song "COCAINE N DA BACK OF THE RIDE" is da first song i ever heard someone give a shout out 2 "LOUISIANA", much luv 4 dat. although "Tell Me Somethin Good" appears twice on the cd, Pimp C remix is definitely somethin u can smoke treez 2. i cannot give enuff props 2 UGK 4 what they've done 4 da dirty south, and everybody from da" South "should have this sh!t n they house/car. b 4 Master P, b 4 Scarface, there was U G mf K.

ugk ....what can i say? i bought as many of their cd's as i could afford! i can't take 'em outta the player!

These boys been doing they thing for what, 15 years now. I didnt know about this album until recently. I was very familiar with Ridin Dirty tho. I thought that that was there first album. Hearing this album that came out 3 years earlier impressed me even more. They laid down the groundwork for Southern hip hop that was based on Blues, Soul, and G Funk. This was back in the early 90's when Southern hip hop and West Coast were basically talking to each other both being heavily influenced off each other. These guys along with 8 ball & MJG, Triple Six, Outkast, Goodie Mobb, and the Geto Boys are the only groups that can be called Dirty South Legends.

UGK is by far the best rap group out there. This CD was made in 92, but it still could be played today. Something Good, Short Texas, Cocaine in the Back of The Ride, and I'm so Bad are the best, but the rest are better than any song Crap Money or No Talent Records has ever done. Pimp C and Bun B, puttin it Down 4 Life

Way before Ludacris, David Banner, Lil Flip, No Limit Records, Cash Money, & all that other so called Southern Rap was the underground kingz...and to this day they're still the kingz of the Underground and the South. Way ahead of their time and can never be outdone. This record along with "Super Tight" & "Ridin' Dirty" are must haves.....you've been missin' out if ya ain't heard! Smoke Fat, Listen Loud, Peace

THE BEST DUO EVER IN RAP. WITH THE SICKEST FLOWS. IF YOUR A DIRTY DOWN SOUTH LOVIN RAPPIN MOFO. THAN YOU PROLLY HAVE THIS CD CAUSE ITS A MUST HAVE!!!

These 2 are just 2 Trill, what more can I say. Don't buy it. If you do, you won't be able to put it down. The virus is catchy.

Definitely the best rap group in the south (yes I think they're better then the Geto Boyz & Eightball and MJG). Only 11 songs, but most of the songs are long. It's from 1992 and I still rock it in 2005. Guests are on a few songs and each member has a solo or 2. Most of the lyrics are either dirty or about cocaine. It has 2 classics, 2 I skip and 2 are ok. Production is good on most songs and handled by Bernie Bismarck, Pimp C & Bun B on all the tracks. A Must have southern rap album that paved the way for many to come from Texas.

#1 - 8
#2 - 9 (Pimp C f/ D.J. Bird -- about being played -- good beat)
#3 - 8.5 (the song that made a name for them -- about cocaine -- also on Menace II Society)
#4 - 8 (f/ Blue Light -- about cocaine)
#5 - 6 (another one about yae yo)
#6 - 5.5 (slow beat)
#7 - 7.5 (great beat -- Bun B f/ Ininity -- it be better w/o her verses)
#8 - 8 (Pimp C solo)
#9 - 7.5 (dirty song by Pimp C)
#10 - 10 (CLASSIC w/ great beat -- Bun B solo)
#11 - 10 (Classic dirty song w/ great beat by Bun B)
#12 (remix of #1 -- beat is a little worse on this one)

BUN B -- Bernard Freeman -- b. 1973 -- Port Arthur, TX
PIMP C -- Chad Butler -- b. 12/73 - d. 12/4/07 -- Port Arthur, TX

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UGK has been doin' their thing since the late 80's, and since then UGKworked hard representing the South Texas rap scene. In the mid-late 90's, they finally gained some mainstream attention with 1996's Ridin' Dirty, a classic showcase of their skills. 1992's Too Hard To Swallow is one hard bangin' album. Most production goes to the late, great Pimp C with Bun B and Bismark adding some here and there, creating a deep, syrupy, southern fried soundtrack to spit over. "Pocket Full of Stones" is an early crunk classic with a deep rollin' funky beat and thick bass. Many may remember it from the 1993 soundtrack Menace II Society. "Pocket..." was also remixed with a sweet beat and censored lyrics in 1993 (Included on 2002's Side Hustles comp.) and there was a dope part 2 on 1994's classic Super Tight... Many of the other songs here also deal with slanging and using drugs like "Cocaine in the Back of the Ride," and "Feel Like I'm the one Who's Doin' Dope," and those jams have a hard core, dramatic soundscape for the rough lyrics. Those styles of beats would become standards in the early crunk movement that would soon ensue. The title track takes a more mellow approach but still with hard lyrics. The beat is similar more to twangy pre-early-G-Funk. "Use Me Up" is mid-tempo funk with lyrics dealing with being used (or in Pimp C's words "pimped") by women. There are dirty songs like the horny "976-Bub B." One misstep which could be easily skipped over is "Cramping My Style" with an overused and derivative Isley Brothers "Between The Sheets" (1983) sample, and as for the guest Infinity, I am not crazy about her verse. I would have to say that "Pocket Full Of Stones" and "It's Too Hard To Swallow" are my favorite 2 here. Fans of true gangsta style rap and hard core lyrics will definitely love this joint that came out in an era well before gangsta rap was watered down with RnB diva hooks and club beats. It took quite a while before UGK ever got mainstream attention, which they clearly deserved much earlier.

This Album started my unconditional love your UGK. If you want to know UGK Start Here and work your way up to date. These P.A.T. Legends, made timeless country rap tunes. They made it feel ok and cool to be from the country, from Texas, and from the SOUTH!!! That is why they are my favorite Rap Group. Respect to Pimp C and that boy Bun B the lyrical genius.

100!!!!