Throughout the years, Muggs has collaborated with the Clan, who loom as kindred spirits to the Queens-bred producer who came west at 14. It’s inconceivable today that something so merciless and haunting could ever get airplay on MTV and BET, but in early 1997, Muggs and the masterminds of the Wu-Tang Clan scored a minor hit with ‘Third World,’ a paranoid sci-fi fantasia that remains as re-playable as the day it was released.
Dre’s every move, Muggs took his sonics into an entirely different direction, exchanging syrupy fluidity for gutter funk. While many of his Left Coast peers were aping Dr. Not to mention, it’s tough to imagine an NBA jump ball without this track.Ĭirca 1993, few songs owned Los Angeles radio like Funkdoobiest’s ‘Bow Wow Wow.’ Flipping George Clinton’s ‘Atomic Dog’ into something wholly new, Muggs’ beat represents his early style at its zenith: stripped down and gritty, with head-nodding drums and funk and soul samples. This song will be played in Boston until leprechauns take over the Earth. Admittedly, Everlast’s rapping is largely forgettable, but Muggs’ blend of Bob & Earl’s ‘Harlem Shuffle’ with Johnny Cash’s ‘Daddy Sung Bass’ and a sax squeal courtesy of Jr. Laugh all you want about the absurdity of a bunch of ersatz Boston white rappers, Muggs probably made more money off this one song than most producers make in their lifetime. So, consider Muggs’ appearance Wednesday night at the Low End Theory both a co-sign from the legendary producer and a tacit nod at how much of an influence he’s had on the last 20 years of production. Choc, spent much of the two-hour session praising their contemporaries for the way they’ve expanded the genre’s aesthetic. Admittedly, the artists that frequent the weekly club at the Airliner in Lincoln Heights incorporate a vast array of influences, but their DNA reveals a hip-hop influence in spirit if not sound.Īccordingly, when Gaslamp, Nobody and Daddy Kev recently took over DJ Muggs’ ‘Soul Assassins’ radio show on Shade 45 (download link available here), Muggs and his co-host, the venerable local DJ Mr.
The roots of Flying Lotus, Gaslamp Killer and the rest of the Low End Theory crew are often glossed over in the rush to annoint them as vanguards of an avant-garde beat generation. This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links.
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