Wednesday, 16 December 2020

Remember remember Nickatina & Jacka?

AKA damn it's been a decade since My Middle Name Is Crime and the EP from whence it came?

Andre Nickatina & The Jacka - We Miss You Furl
(From My Middle Name Is Crime EP; 2010)


Never been able to decide whether I wish Nickatina & Jacka had rhymed over this beat or it's most evocative as it is as a wordless ode to lost ones. Probably the latter since it made for hecka emotive backing music to those Jack History Month videos which Thizzler did a couple of years ago. I ain't too familiar with We Miss You Furl's producer K-Maxx but maybe I should since he was also behind my fave track on the EP where Andre & Shaheed went full tag-team on some Erick & Parrish Making Blapz type shit.

Andre Nickatina & The Jacka - Square Crows
(From My Middle Name Is Crime EP; 2010)


"Down for the count like Dracula's people" was such a hot line that Jacka used it on Square Crows and Loyal To The Mob. Great simile, Jacka pushed heat like a chimney sweep.
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12 comments:

  1. Anonymous16 December 2020 at 19:20

    Girls Say remix was dope too

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  2. Ben16 December 2020 at 20:39

    How is the whole album? I never even knew this existed.

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  3. Kelvin Mack10zie16 December 2020 at 21:14

    Anonymous, that remix rules.

    Ben, it's an EP. Definitely worth checking.

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  4. Ray Garraty17 December 2020 at 07:26

    You celebrate this EP but refuse to celebrate his later collab albums. Weird.

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  5. Kelvin Mack10zie17 December 2020 at 10:01

    1. This is more of a Nickatina release than a Jacka one.

    2. Nickatina is 1000% a better rapper than Dubble-OO, M Dot 80, Lee Majors or most of the guys Jack collaborated with between 2011 to 2014.

    3. The 3 best songs on this EP body anything on the aforementioned collaboration albums, and My Middle Name Is Crime was a big single for the pair of them.

    4. The 2nd collaboration album with Laroo was the biggest disappointment for me personally because I really like the first one.

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  6. Yohan17 December 2020 at 10:30

    This EP is a gem. Listened to it earlier this year on my quest to listen to all notable 1980/1990/2000/2010 albums/eps and was surprised by how good it was. I agree with your picks for best songs. I think the opener is my personal favourite.

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  7. Kelvin Mack10zie17 December 2020 at 10:55

    "To be completely honest, I only see piranhas"

    Title track was/is an anthem for sure.

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  8. Fred17 December 2020 at 19:12

    Nice one, I need to track the whole thing down as well.

    Imagine if they had done a whole other EP with the Filmoe Coleman Band as backing music, I can see them going back & forth on that one:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_3t8kBIkI0

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  9. Kelvin Mack10zie17 December 2020 at 19:32

    Good point.

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  10. AK18 December 2020 at 09:34

    "My Middle Name Is Crime" is such an over-the-top excellent album title.

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  11. Jmil84319 December 2020 at 20:58

    What was the name of the Jacka & Laroo collab album you like?

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  12. Kelvin Mack10zie19 December 2020 at 21:25

    Neva Be The Same - 20 Bricks Season One.

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