#e-swift

The St. Ides Bootleg compiled most of the St. Ides radio spots which hip-hop and rap radio stations played during the early to mid-Nineties. Produced by E-Swift and DJ Pooh.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Scaj8C0JD4I

Second ‘go’ for me with Tha Alkaholiks; the first being 1993′s “Make Room” which New York’s Hot 97 put on the map. Too bad hardly anyone talks about E-Swift, J-Ro, and Tash these days. As in their west-coast contemporaries like Hieroglyphics, Souls Of Mischief, The Pharcyde, and Dilated Peoples, these California representatives were less about violence and more about technique and complimentary flow. As a bonus: Bob James’ “Nautilus” (’74) and Le Pamplemousse’s “Gimmie What You Got” (’76) make up the single’s essence. Double bonus: J-Ro’s ridiculous line on verse two: “he tried to shoot me with his gun / I caught the bullet with my teeth”. On the cover, it’s a tab instead. Priorities, priorities.

Tha Alkaholiks - All Night

Defari - “Big Up” 95′. E-Swift with the gritty beat.

Xzibit ft. Saafir, Rass Kass - “Plastic Surgery” 96′.  E-Swift on the boards.