Author Topic: Volume 10- Pistol Grip Pump (Read 249 times)

King Tech Quadafi · « **on:** February 17, 2006, 03:54:14 PM »

i love this song, no doubt its a classic

anyone have any info on this vol 10 character? wtf is he?

Eihtball · « **Reply #1 on:** February 17, 2006, 04:01:45 PM »

Here's his AMG biography:

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Part of Los Angeles' Heavyweights Crew, which included Freestyle Fellowship, Medusa, and Ganjah K, Volume 10 was part of the West Coast's vibrant underground rap scene in the '90s. Like many Los Angeles MCs, Volume 10 honed his skills during battles at the Good Life Cafe, but set himself apart as an MC able to balance both thuggish violent imagery and skill-heavy open mike styles. After a guest spot on Freestyle Fellowship's Inner City Griots in 1993, he released his debut full-length, Hip-Hopera. The album spawned a hit single, Pistol Grip Pump, which would later be covered on Rage Against the Machine's Renegades. 10 also appeared on the Project Blowed compilation in 1995, considered by many to be one of the underground's defining moments. A second solo CD, Psycho, appeared in 2000 on 10's own Pump Productions.

I love "Pistol Grip Pump", too. I remember they played that song at my junior prom in high school, even tho it's a song about heat. Guess that shows you how popular it was back then...kinda surprised his album never even went Gold considering the success of the single.

BOX5 the best poster on this site yell · « **Reply #2 on:** February 17, 2006, 04:38:25 PM »

HIS ALBUM WAS TIGHT,but what many people don't know is he dissed ice cube in pistol grip pump "i hang with my dogs man fucc a gorilla", he said cube stole his style in "wicced" and cube did change his shit up and sound like 10 when he said "nappy head...nappy chin" some shit like that,good life was the days yell

R-Tistic · « **Reply #3 on:** February 17, 2006, 07:53:55 PM »

Yeah...I met this cat named Smoq (used to be named Cram Nevitz) who told me who he was. I remember they played that song a WHOOOOOOOOLE LOT back in 1993 when it dropped, and the song came back after Kam sampled it and after T-Boz and Mack 10 had sampled it. When clown dancin was hot, this was one of the top 5 songs you'd see them dance to. I heard about him dissin Cube and him bein part of the underground scene in L.A. Also, it's interesting that the black fraternity Alpha Phi Alpha uses this song as their official step song around the country.