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Where's The Party At?

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Cash Money and Marvelous were a dynamic duo that were the victims of poor marketing and timing. Marvelous has a flow that is a cross between early L.L. Cool J and The Fresh Prince. Marvelous has a great flow and D.J. Cash Money was one of the best of late 80s. It is unfortunate that most mainstream rap fans will remember Parents Just Don't Understand over ugly people be quiet. If you were sleep when these guys were making noise know that they need to be heard.

A HIP HOP CLASSIC. Why is this so slept-on? This is amazing!!! Cash Money has mad skills on the wheels (check out the early DMCs) Remember him beat juggling LL COOL J on MTV? Flippin the crossfader with his NIKES!!! Dude is fresh! Anyway, go back and check it out. It'll give you that good feelin we all used to get when hip hop was in its prime.

Classic old school party album. A great listen that brings back the old school hip hop days of the late 80's and early 90's.

This was one of those CDs from back in the day that any collector of old school hip hop should have in their collection! It takes me back to a time when hip hop was about more than the size of my rims, how many hoes I have and how much dope I sling in tha hood! I was in high school when this album came out and a budding rapper myself,and I can remember rockin' this tape eveywhere I went! It was the originality of the songs that separate early hip hop from what we hear today. Songs such as Ugly People Be Quiet,Find An Ugly Girl, A Real Mutha For Ya and Play It Kool are the hits here, and they represent an originality thought process artists had to have back then. Today, rappers put their own spin on what is basically the same subject. Though they didn't have longevity, Cash and Marvelous put out a quality album that true old school hip hop fans like myself can turn to when we need an escape from the same ole-same ole of today's hip hop world. I can't give this CD 5 stars, but it is very solid and the song Ugly People is a classic. Coupled with the dying art of cutting and scratching and that old school party vibe, Where's the Party At? is a must have. Damn, I miss those days!!

In 1988, Philly-raised DJ Cash Money garnered an unprecedented amount of respect and acclaim with his devastating skills on the turntables. He went on to win DMC titles such as the "Greatest DJ in the World". Alongside Cash Money was the very skilled rapper - Marvelous; who sounds like a cross between early Will Smith and LL Cool J. In fact, the album reminded me quite a bit of DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince "Rock The House" (1987). Like that record, this is an explosive and entertaining ride of tomfoolery and hilarity that never lets up.

It's definitely apparent that Cash Money & Marvelous have all the tools to execute an excellent party album, and they don't tread much (if at all) into other territory. The skills on display here are excellent. Cash Money throws down some serious cuts, juggles, and ill scratch techniques. Some of the time, Marvelous acts as the hype-man for Cash Money much like The Fresh Prince has done for DJ Jazzy Jeff on their albums. And Cash Money is arguably as dope as Jeff. However, despite their solid connection, much of the album remains to be the same formula throughout, and some of the cuts never gel into cohesive songs. My two favorite cuts are "Time Is Up" and "A Real Mutha For Ya" (which happens to sample the same loop as EPMD's "Let The Funk Flow" recorded the same year). The devastating turntable cuts would be the comical "Ugly People Be Quiet" (both mixes), "The Mighty Hard Rocker" & "The Music Maker" (among others). Another favorite would have to go to "Play It Kool". "Marvelous' Drawers" was also a funny tune.

Overall, this is a solid album all around. And apparently fairly slept-on. Is this essential hip-hop listening? Not necessarily; but longtime fans of hip-hop and it's golden age will find it to be a very worthwhile find. Even if the content is primarily narrow in focus, the masterful skills they brought to hip-hop are undeniable.

This is a Classic!!!!!!!!!!!! When it first came out in the late 80's it was only avilable on tape, but now that it was re-issued on cd I pre-ordered it. What more could you ask for Cash on the cuts and Marv on the rhymes. Cash is one of the best Dj's ever to grace the turntables. Ugly people be quite, Times up and The mighty hard rocker showcases Cash $ skillz. I once had a cash$ mixtape back in the day were he and Marv were doing "If you find a ugly women" live at a party here in philly and it was nice to hear it on there offical album.

This CD is the true essence of HIP-HOP. I have been looking for this CD forever. Now that I have found it, It's on!