I picked this joint up from Hiphopsite.com back in late 1997 when I was buying a lot of vinyl from this site because they had such good deals and always threw in lots of cool merchandise like T-Shirts, stickers and other cool stuff. I was interested in this 12" because of the artists featured in the group; Mikah 9, Abstract Rude, Aceyalone and the drummer of rock group Third Eye Blind Adrian Burley. Obviously I had enjoyed the lyricists work as part of Project Blowed, The Freestyle Fellowship and Abstract Tribe Unique. This group of artists along with other musicians created a dope fusion of Hip-Hop, Jazz and Funk.
This was the first 12" released by Haiku D'Etat and they did go onto release two albums; Haiku D'Etat (1999) and Coup De Theatre (2004). This 12" features three joints and an instrumental. All three tracks are backed by live musicians with all three lyricists dropping verses alongside a female vocalist.
The title track is called Los Dangerous and features a nice saxophone over the Deep Cover bass-line with a guest Reggae vocalist dropping the hook. Each emcee drops a nice little verse providing their own take on the early morning police raid which is such a staple of the gangsta rap genre. Its a nice take on the Deep Cover classic and for good measure they throw in an instrumental too. The B-Side is a more mellow affair with a nice bouncy joint called Kaya. It has a nice uptempo beat with some suitable singing for the hook. I'm sure there is some xylophone in there somewhere with some Jamaican influenced lyrics promoting an Irie lifestyle. The second track on the B-Side is called Still Rappin' and is a very nice ode to persevering with the career choice of rapping. Its a mellow upbeat jam with a nice chorus. Check the Link below for the vinyl rip (apologies for a few skips)
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