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My Money is on Moola Gang…
Loading ...If there ever was a gang that I would want to affiliate myself with, sign me up with Moola Gang; Pennsylvania’s most promising rap group who’s betting on staking their claim in the music industry. 
If there ever was a gang that I would want to affiliate myself with, sign me up with Moola Gang; Pennsylvania’s most promising rap group who’s staking their claim in the music industry. What they’ve done on their most recent project titled, I’m Heavy Hunny Vol. 1, is taken samples from hip-hop and R&B classics and developed them into their own version of modern hits.
Among them are my two favorites, one stemming from the 1996 classic “Fugee-La” from the Refugees and the other from Jay-Z’s 1998 summer blockbuster “Best of Me,” featuring Mya. The latter of the two is entitled “Carolina Blue Kicks” and is easily one of my favorites. Here you’ll find something for the club bangers to raise their glasses to when the beat drops.
Moola Gang clearly has a precise understanding of what makes a great album. On each track I was pleasantly surprised by the effortless flow that’s usually missed on many other artists. But with Moola Gang its evident that they’ve studied their classics and learned early on how to master what works for them.
And what are some of the elements that work best, you ask? Just sit back and give yourself to track number 10 titled “Al Green.” The name itself is a throwback to the great vocalist Mr. Green himself. What I was especially surprised at was how much restraint they showed here on what could have easily been an ass-smacking romp in the hip-hop hay complete with your arbitrary sexually explicit assault (read rape) on your audio senses. Luckily they were more demure in their approach and presented what was pure unadulterated thug love-making music.
Up next on our list of faves was “Vintage;” an appropriate title for track sampled from a Jay-Z classic “Can I Live” from his 1996 breakthrough Reasonable Doubt album. “Vintage” has that top-down, easy-riding out into the sunset type of feel or music that you coast along the shoreline to in the middle of summer.
Overall this was a great album. I get the feeling that this is one of those instances where they’ve already established who their hardcore, underground fans are which is undoubtedly expected to rapidly grow with time and exposure. Although they may not have attained broad based commercial success, I don’t see where it will be a problem for them to achieve it. They have all the characteristics to earn a spot on BET’s 106 and Park top ten countdown list. Attention to all record labels: If any of you are looking for the next talented rap group to hit stardom, then I would surely put Moola Gang in the bank.
MoolaGang – I’m Heavy Hunny Vol 1
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