Speakin' of NorCal rappers on the run recording songs, el hombre tremendo
BigSleep just put ya host onto
this obscure 1992 cassette EP by Filthy Phil called The Manhunt. Story goes Phil was a Richmond turf buccaneer known for popularising the term
Player Haters on wax who shot a cop during a traffic violation to avoid going back to jail, went on the run from the FBI, was featured on the TV show
America's Most Wanted, and recorded an EP whilst he was duckin' the coppers using samples from his TV appearance for the EP's intro.
So far so fascinating for mob music mavens. But does the EP live up to the legend? In the case of Phil's gameshow-concept song
Deadgiveaway, YES! Essentially, it's The $20 AK-47 Pyramid over some dense gangsta-fonk which sounds like a lost Bomb Squad noggin knocker for Ice Cube.
Filthy Phil - Deadgiveaway
(From The Manhunt EP; 1992)
Cool C shoulda hired Filthy Phil's lawyer because Phil was back on home soil and rapping again by
1999. He even dropped a 2002 CD that's somehow even rarer than his two 90s EPs.
this tape is so good, same with Consequences from 1990
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