The Most Beautifullest
Keefy Keef – “Cause I’m Keefy Keef“
from Three’s Company 12″ (GMV, 1992)
I think one of the biggest perks of the ‘random rap’ phenomenon is digging up early, unknown cuts from artists who later became established hip hop heavyweights. Keefy Keef, for example is the original alias of Def/Hit Squad affiliate Keith Murray, before becoming the most beautifullest thing in the world and well before the jailtime and the alleged choking incident killed what was left of his career (for more details on that check this post-Def Jam video interview with Keith)
Although his major label debut saw a smoother, fully modernized style, as Keefy Keef he was dropping nothing but late 80’s inspired grimey, underground shit, thanks in part to having one time JVC Force DJ Curt Cazal behind the boards. I’m not completely feeling the posse cut on the A-Side (although it must have been comped/on a mixtape somewhere, judging by how many want lists it shows up on), but the B-Side, “Cause I’m Keefy Keef” is straight fire.
And no, this 12″ is NOT for sale. Sorry to you Japanese/European heads who are frantically writing an email proposal as we speak. But I do have some other nice indie rap 12″s up on ebay – Sparrow (so hot right now!), Labtekwon (who incidentally is putting on a free, painfully under-publicized concert for WRGW in DC tonight), Unique (EDANFASTRAPRARE!!!!), Ministers of Black (slept on trenton/tony d shit) and more.
February 24th, 2005 at 9:44 pm
Yeah this nice. None of that hyper-thesaurusized style he put down on Hostile though! Not even a smidgen of that style on here I guess he smoked one bag before breakfast in these days.
February 24th, 2005 at 10:55 pm
this record isn’t really that hot – aint no energy… your description made it sound like he was doing big daddy kane lyrics of terror type shit over hot NY beats
but thanks for sharing, dont get it twisted – this is my favorite site
peace
February 25th, 2005 at 5:03 am
“I think one of the biggest perks of the ‘random rap’ phenomenon is digging up early, unknown cuts from artists who later became established hip hop heavyweights.”
Yeah I feel ya on this, someone needs to post some DMX material before he got on board Def Jam and changed his whole style and voice like the single “Born Loser” produced by Dr. Seuss that he dropped on Columbia Records in ‘93 or even his infamous demo, which is really dope and completely different from the DMX we know now, he was doing his thing with Ruff Ryders back in the early 90’s for sure…
btw. that Keith Murray joint is hot, but he shined on “The Most Beautifullest Thing”…
February 25th, 2005 at 6:27 am
i have born loser and was planning on posting it in this “series”, but what’s the deal with this demo? who got the hook up? i’m intrigued, to say the least.
February 25th, 2005 at 12:13 pm
Thats a dope beat very reminiscent of the 45 king…Keefy Keef? sounds like he’s got a speech impediment !
Keith Murray was the better choice in name still a dope tune…can you send me the label scan run our groove etchings detailed description …jus kiddin’ mate!
February 25th, 2005 at 3:27 pm
The Keefy Keef A-side, Three’s Company, was on the Muro/K-Prince WKOD double mixtape CD. Hence, it is on every Japanese want list and will go for several thousand dollars when a copy finally finds it way to ebay. So if Noz wants to retire….
As for DMX, I would also like info from MAAD or anyone else on this demo. Born Loser is dope, but I was alos feeling that indy 12″ from 1995 (”Make A Move” or something like that) with “Niggaz Can’t Touch Me Kid” on the b-side. That was a nice cut.
February 25th, 2005 at 4:28 pm
ahh the most beautifullest thing is i shitted. for real a good mc is hard to be. my lasting memory of him is stage diving after giving a short, wack ass concert. no one was there to catch son.
thx
February 25th, 2005 at 7:31 pm
noz is the fuckin man…. nuff said… cocaine blunts is straight FIYYYAHH!
February 26th, 2005 at 6:42 am
that beat is dope…the track is a lil long, but I’d LOVE TO HAVE THIS ON WAX! :)
respect on a tight site.
February 26th, 2005 at 9:15 pm
The first song on his Demo Tape was the song where he shouts out every block in Yonkers, it had a nice beat to it and there were others including the singles he used to play at gigs, can’t recall them, but a friend of mine had a dub of his demo and real fans of his should have his earlier stuff, I might be able to get a hold of it if I ask around, I’ll try…If ya buy his Autobiography book, E.A.R.L., it has a lot of info about the stuff he did in the very early 90’s and pics as well…
http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/006018826X/ref=sib_dp_pt/104-1593609-1231168#reader-link
February 27th, 2005 at 12:52 am
that’s sick. i didn’t even know he had a bio. let me know if you’re able to turn up those demos… thx
February 27th, 2005 at 10:07 am
Thats keef -still i think his best work was on the r-kelly home alone track.
February 28th, 2005 at 3:44 pm
I think it’s interesting this rocks the same beat that’d later get flipped for “The Nod Factor” but it’s done better than what Skills got to rock with.