Was Good Lifer I Smooth 7 talking about the social ills and global ramifications of the rampant sex trade in Southeast Asia when he said this line? You be the judge…
I used to jack cassette singles (cassingles if you’re nasty) from Wherehouses when I was in Junior High. I was pretty good at it too, had my method all down [although I didn’t use a staple remover like one of my homies], until I got caught by the rent-a-cops at Tower Records, which had a way more sophisticated anti-theft operation involving cameras with joystick zoom operators. I got caught stealing what else but the Ill Al Skratch album. How embarrassed I was, for I knew deep down that an Ill Al Skratch album was no good. Anyways, the I Smooth 7 single was one of the better ones I picked up in those days. And for all you snotty ladies (do ladies even read these blogs?) that might call me a scrub for doing this, don’t ever forget all those clothes you stole from the swap meet by wearing them under the outfit you walked in with. You see, I know these things.
The album this song was on, which was entirely produced by one of the most talented producers on the West Coast, and in the game period, Battlecat, was supposedly never released but I don’t remember if that’s the case. Although I Smooth 7 is not the best MC out of the Good Life ever, the beats you can check in these unreleased snippets from Westcoast2K are tight. Check Ab Rude featured on the bonus cut: “Strugglin”, and the shout out to Mass Men on “For Da Love Of the Ghetto”.
