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. Muggs f/ Everlast “Gone For Good” (2003)Ģ7.This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. Ice Cube “We Had To Tear This Mothafucka Up” (1992)Ģ5.

Simply Red “Never Never Love (DJ Muggs Master Mix)” (1996)Ģ4. La The Darkman f/ Killah Sin “Heist Of The Century” (1998)Ģ3. Ingrid Schroeder “Paint You Blue” (1996)Ģ0. DJ Muggs VS GZA “Those That’s Bout It” (2005)ġ9.

Wayne Smith f/ B-Real “Under Mi Sleng Teng (Soul Assassins Mix)” (1993)ġ8. Cypress Hill “Hand On The Pump” (1991)ġ4. Manu Chao “Merry Blues (DJ Muggs Remix)” (2001)ġ3. Cypress Hill “I Ain’t Goin’ Out Like That ” (1993)ġ1.

Ice Cube f/ Das-EFX “Check Yo Self” (1992)Ĩ. David Morales & The Bad Yard Club “The Program (S.A. Cypress Hill “How I Could Just Kill A Man” (1991)Ģ. I compiled a grip of must-have Muggs classics for this week’s second Uggh…Nice Watch collection…ġ. The rise of the West Coast underground scene in the ’90s owes a massive debt to Muggs’ unorthadox work, which proved that music that was decidedly not g-funk could still represent Cali correct. The producer’s sample-heavy, New York-influenced beats made the group’s first two album hip-hop classics, and before long he was one of the genre’s most in-demand beatmakers, working with heavyweights like Ice Cube and mentoring newer Soul Assassins artists like Funkdoobiest, House of Pain and a young Alchemist. The massive success of the group, fueled by Muggs’s unique, playfully dark sound, blazed a new trail for West Coast rap.

KDAY’s Julio G introduced him to rappers B-Real and the the Reyes brothers (Sen Dog and Mellow Man Ace), a partnership that led to the formation of Cypress Hill. Originally a native of Queens who moved to LA as a teenager, the ill Italiano got his chops in the late ’80s DJing for short-lived Geffen Records rap group The 7A3 (as DJ Grandmixer Muggs… he’s the one on the left). The influence of Soul Assassins mastermind Lawrence “DJ Muggs” Muggerud on West Coast hip-hop shouldn’t be underestimated.

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