Another frequent flyer on the Video Jukebox was Pop That Coochie by 2 Live Crew. At the time, 2 Live Crew was getting a lot of publicity for being so controversial. I remember thinking at the time that they were simply trying hard to sell records to young white boys who were looking for Parental Warning label. It seems kind of silly compared to what is going on today.
Pop That Coochiewas another favorite of my baby boy. I found As Clean As They Wanna Be which was reedited version of As Nasty As They Wanna Be. While the lyrics are still pretty sophomoric, I thought the music was good and the sampling and effects were well done. You have to remember that this was still the early days of Rap music’s approach to the mainstream. I appreciate the effort even though I still think they are marketing to 13 year old boys on the 50 Shades Of Grey channel.
My favorite parts are the intrumental tracks like The Caper and the vintage samples like 12″ Long and Let It Rip. Sometimes the lyrics are funny but for the most part they really work against them. I don’t mean to sound like the royal court scolding Mozart for Figaro but the sexual themes are so amateurish that they have to be meant for people who have never had sex.
I think that I would really love this album if 2 Live Crew didn’t appear on it. The beats are good and DJ has skills but I’m not surprised that they have faded from the collective memory.
Pop That Coochie
The Caper