- MC Breed passes a way November 23rd 2008 -
I can still remember when that first MC Breed cassette came out – rewind to the summer of ‘91 to Paris Audio when it was in Orchard Park (sorry kiddies only OG heads will remember). The cassette came out on some independent label (S.D.E.G. Records) and from the look of the cover you could tell it was on some low budget/hustle out the back seat of the car variety but that didn’t matter that cause as soon as I heard ‘Ain’t No Future In Your Frontin’ in my homeboys benz that was it, it became the anthem for the summer…everywhere you went you could distinguish that familar Zapp sample intertwined with that horn and you just knew it was legit…still to this day I get nostalgic when ever a DJ spins that local favorite. That song got just as much rotation as some of the certified classics of the early nineties, plus he was from Flint so there was an instant (local) connection to us kids. It took a minute but Breed was eventually recognized by the rest of country as a force in hip hop culture and even the most grimey B.C. kid could only crack a smile when they saw Breed along side 2Pac in that ’Gotta Get Mine’ video knowing that a Michigan dude was getting love from across the country. Eric Breed continued on creating music but the sound became more watered down and mundane and most heads stopped following his career. As the trends changed and the different sounds and styles became more popular, an MC like Breed got lost in the shuffle, but I’ll never forget ’91 and how one local dingy cassette tape out of the Flint became a soundtrack for a bunch loose cannons from Battle Creek. So with the news of his untimely death on a cold November morning take a minute and reflect back to the days of ‘91 when ‘Ain’t no future’…the song that made everyone want “Motorola phone, fat rims and a Kenwood” and give the man his propers. R.I.P.
MC Breed Top 5 of all time complied by yours truly…
1. Ain’t No Future In Yo Frontin’
2. Kickin’ It (check the dope Eddie Kendricks sample)
3. Brother Sister (from the Zebrahead Original Soundtrack)
4. Caps Get Peeled w/ MC Eiht (DFC album)
5. Gotta Get Mine w/ 2Pac (Breed’s 2nd album)
