Thursday, April 14, 2011

90's Jams #18: Souls Of Mischief "'93 Til Infinity" (1993)

So here it is.. Probably the greatest backpacker hiphop sample of alltime, and possibly the best West Coast beat, period. Yeah, that's correct.. These dudes are West Coast. It's easy to forget that sometimes, especially considering this was released within the pinnacle of gangsta rap's popularity, when the extreme warmth of a beat like A-Plus's production of "'93 Til Infinity" was so entirely in the opposite direction, sonically closer to Jungle Brothers or Tribe than Dre & Snoop. "Warmth" is kind of an understatement.. It's such a loving embrace, a continuous breeze of summery and wholly welcoming chill vibes. It sounds chill, so they made a song about chillin' ("We gonna up you on how we just chill...") complimented by a plethora of playful two-syllable rhyming schemes. The awesomest summer days always come to an end, but "'93 Til Infinity" could stay stuck in your head for weeks, and be welcomed for every last minute of it. Ridiculously infectious.

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