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Sellin’ Cocaine As Usual
Young D Boyz – “Sellin’ Cocaine As Usual“
from Sellin’ Cocaine As Usual EP (River-T, 1994)
An absolute banger courtesy of Khayree, who at the time was lacing mob bangers for his Young Black Brotha click. For this he delivers an characteristically somber beat. And the D Boyz live up to their name (and logo, which is a charmingly bootleg image of a scale with the “BOYZ” as the platform) by, uh, selling cocaine as usual.
The other night we were trying to figure out the first record to glorify the sale of cocaine on record. This isn’t it, but it is a really good song about selling cocaine. And right now I’ve got a paper to write.
25 Comments, Comment or Ping
Aurich
Khayree is the man. This is from his best era, when he was doing beats for Illegal Business.
May 2nd, 2005
todd
a friend of mine was trying to figure out the first record to glorify the sale of cocaine on record when he was reviewing the first clipse record (well, first released clipse album anyway). we couldn’t figure it out, so please share your findings!
May 2nd, 2005
J.Lee
Khayree did beats for Vanillla Ice? What the fuck? That discography is incomplete though. It doesn’t have any of the Young Lay or The Mac stuff. Anyway…Vanilla Ice?! Wow, dude is probably paid.
May 3rd, 2005
woo
this song is hot, havent listened to it in awhile, i like the remix better
http://s19.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3213R4VKTKKD32Y9N5YC20YKUF
nice choice though
May 3rd, 2005
woo
as for coke song, n.w.a – dopeman? 1987… i guess thats a starting point anyway
May 3rd, 2005
woo
grantp and me came up with some more…
curtis mayfield – pusherman 72
ice t – im your pusher 88
ice t – hustler 91
and for anti coke
grandmaster flash – white lines 84
too short – girl 85
sorry if some of the dates are wrong…
May 3rd, 2005
Christian
I just read somewhere that white lines originally was pro coke, but the record label told them to put on that “don’t, don’t do it”. anyway, this D Boyz track was dope (sorry for the pun..)
May 3rd, 2005
noz
>ice t – im your pusher 88
>n.w.a – dopeman
>curtis mayfield – pusherman 72
i don’t think any of these song glorify it. yes, they’re first person narratives about drug dealers but they all pretty much are all told in a cautionary manner
May 3rd, 2005
noz
“The most ironic thing about doin ‘White Lines’ is, I was doin this anti-drug message, but was snortin the shit as I was doin it. That was the most ironic thing about doin ‘White Lines.” – melle mel via May 3rd, 2005
Hardcore
the most craziest thing about this IS I COOK THIS SHIT INTO CRACK NIGGa
May 3rd, 2005
jose g. r.
r.b.l. posse’s “remind me” from a lesson to be learned 1992
“chris got me up about 11 o’clock,he said we gotta go to harbor to sell off our rocks,
ain’t got no time to play captain save-a-ho, just exchanged a few numbers so we can g,o…”
r.i.p. mr. cee
and then on…
don’t give me no “bammer weed”
“oh no…, straight hen-dog on mine,
with a little dab of coke and a nigga doin fine…”
YOU MIGHT HEAR DRUGS AND VIOLENCE ON THIS TAPE BUT DON’T LET IT INFLUENCE YOU, SO PEEP GAME…
May 4th, 2005
jose g. r.
the dopest song i’ve heard about dope lately has to be from kokane’s new album Mr. Kane pt.2 on “intro/pinky ring hook up” about kokane taking a trip down to mexico to pick up beinte kilos de coca y 10 de mota… if you haven’t heard this you haven’t heard shit, cuz it’s kokane not lemonhead.
May 4th, 2005
33third.com - Vinyl Records -
aah this takes me bck. I read that quote about Melle Mel doing Coke… Sort of surprising, but then again…
May 4th, 2005
drewg addict
Best “selling cocaine” rap song:
“Back To The Igloo” The Klondike (1989)
May 7th, 2005
Ted
Crack It Up-Funkmaster Wizard Wiz (87?). Wasn’t Dr. Superman “cocaine insane?” That’s like 1978.
May 9th, 2005
Rev Mallard G Brash
Some Dope Dealin Favs of mine:
Cocaine Biznizz-MC TWIST
Nickle Slick Nigga-Kokane(Who Am I)
Scarface(Geto Boys Album) Life in the Fast Lane
Peter Man-Convicts
My Summer-Ice Cube
You Gotta Let Your Nuts Hang-Geto Boys
Power-OG Style
Dopeman-NWA
New Jack Hustler-Ice-T
May 10th, 2005
noz
“Cocaine Biznizz-MC TWIST” is this a different song from S-M-O-K-I-N-G C-O-K-E?
May 10th, 2005
Rev Mallard G Brash
Yes it is different. It’s the 2nd track off of Bad Influence, track 6 is S-M-O-K-I-N-G C-O-K-E.
I also forgot another classic Dr Dre and Snoop-Deep Cover.
May 10th, 2005
noz
i only have the 12″, been meaning to snag the lp. but are you telling me that, on the same record he has a song AGAINST cocaine and another glorifying it’s sale?
May 10th, 2005
Rev Mallard G Brash
Cocaine Bizni$$ is more of a cautionary tale. There’s also another cautionary tale called Dope Story. The one thing that impressed me about the album is MC TWIST is a one man show, he wrote all the lyrics, produced all the beats and did all the DJ cuts, so he says. I don’t know if he did anything after Bad Influence.
May 11th, 2005
B-Cause
Tony Francis is that fuckin’ DUDE!!!
“Slippin’ Into Darkness”
May 16th, 2005
jason
I need the album young d boyz sellin cocaine as usual and cant find it. Anyone with any information on how to get this album please send it to me. I grew up on this and no longer have it or can find it.
Jan 24th, 2006
Matt DC
For you guys searching for the Straight Game album, I had a tough time finding a copy after my friend turned me on to it… if you need some help finding it let me know at zakman )@at@( california.com
Thanks
May 25th, 2006
JD
yo,
this is John Dillinger from Vallejo and want y’all to know I did 4 songs on this record, Brotha Luv did 4 songs and so did Dwayne Crosley.
Kayhree saw the genius in an attempt to unite various sides of Vallejo thru the different rap producer camps of summer 93…
my personal feelings is this is one of the most slept on rap classic albums ever. but alot of folks in the biz hated on this album and these guys, what a shame….so it goes.
bless JD
Oct 23rd, 2007
jay-tee
Ayo for Yayo – Andre Nickatina
Jul 5th, 2008
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