Dirty Life
X-Con – “Caught Up”
X-Con f/ 1 Luv – “Dirty Life”
X-Con f/ UGK – “Mighty Dollar“
from Dirty Life (First String/Elektra Unreleased, 2000)
X-Con was a rapper from Miami that I am going to lazily compare to Trick Daddy. He was signed to Elektra for about three minutes near the turn of the century and his “Woah Lil Mama” got some minor Rap City/Box burn but the album, Dirty Life was eventually shelved. The Miami New Times called it “The Best Rap Album You Never Heard.” I certainly would not agree, but then I’ve heard a lot of rap albums The Miami New Times probably has never heard. Still there are a few solid country rap tunes here and it’s unavailable elsewhere on the internet. UGK turn up for “Mighty Dollar,” which is why I tracked down a copy in the first place.
July 27th, 2009 at 1:31 pm
Reminds me of that Rated R (also from florida, right?) joint about the club from around the same time.
July 27th, 2009 at 2:58 pm
So what’s the best album I’ve never heard? (braces for snarky comeback)
July 27th, 2009 at 4:45 pm
ha. i actually interviewed this guy when i was on college radio. and i did hear this album becaue i was a college intern promotional represenative or whatever for elektra at the time. its not the best album i EVER heard either. hahaha. there was a x-rated version of the “Whoa Lil Mama” video too. if i remember correctly…it was Tip Drill before Tip Drill
i think he wound up going back to Con status not too long after the album was shelved.
July 27th, 2009 at 8:23 pm
NOZ, any chance you could do a write-up on 3re the Hardaway? One of the best rap groups I remember hearing out of FL at the turn of the century…to anyone who doesn’t know who they are, they’re def. worth checkin out
July 28th, 2009 at 3:42 am
That song with UGK is HEARTY!.. Any chance of one day doing a massive write up of all the songs UGK guest featured on????? Sure there are heaps I’ve never heard
July 28th, 2009 at 8:58 am
“Any chance of one day doing a massive write up of all the songs UGK guest featured on????”
There are hundreds. I would have to dedicate the blog to nothing but.
July 28th, 2009 at 2:48 pm
Mighty Dollar’s pretty good.
July 28th, 2009 at 8:32 pm
Was there any other features(notable) on the album?
July 28th, 2009 at 10:14 pm
JT Money was eventually added to “Hop” but he’s not on my copy. Otherwise it’s just a few unknowns, including members of the incredibly named AWETOPSY. http://www.myspace.com/awetopsy305
July 28th, 2009 at 10:15 pm
I have the 3re the hardaway album around here somewhere, will try to find it.
July 30th, 2009 at 4:22 am
I’ve got copies of both 3re the Hardaway albums…if you need copies of em just let me know. Pimp C production on some tracks on these albums as well!
August 5th, 2009 at 5:29 am
yo noz do u have the tracklist to this album
August 18th, 2009 at 4:47 pm
I actually just picked up 3re’s second album. It’s all right, but I was hoping for some Pimp/Bun guest spots–Bun is technically on “Affiliation II”, but that’s just a rehash of the intro on the first “Affiliation” on their first album.
Like Superb said though, Pimp has like three or four beats on there, so that’s something at least.
August 22nd, 2009 at 4:12 pm
meh, some of the weakest shit to grace cbraps.