Author Topic: question about ahmad... (Read 423 times)

jeromechickenbone · « **on:** December 13, 2003, 08:41:07 PM »

i came across an ahmad cd today. its the album that has back in the day on it, which is classic, but i was wondering if anybody has heard the rest of the cd and if it is any good or not.

Eazy-E RuthlessG · « **Reply #1 on:** December 13, 2003, 10:43:13 PM »

never heard of this rapper i need to keep up

Agent725 · « **Reply #2 on:** December 14, 2003, 03:11:48 AM »

I dont know about that cd but he has a track on the Jizzm High Definition compilation and its bad ass fuck I would definitly pic it up If I seen it

Suffice · « **Reply #3 on:** December 15, 2003, 12:33:13 AM »

he was in "come widdit" with Ras kass and Saafir

OpTiCaL · « **Reply #4 on:** December 15, 2003, 03:56:23 AM »

Damn Ahmed was a great artist..i still have this album but havent played it for time!

He kinda dissappeared but he has a new project:

4th Avenue Jones
NO PLAN B
[Lookalive/Interscope]

Remember Ahmed? Back in 1994, his one and only hit "Back in the Day" gained widespread radio-play and after that, Ahmed fell off the face of the earth. Although not exactly a one-hit wonder, he had a memorable collaborative track with Saafir and Ras Kass later that year on the "Street Fighter" Soundtrack.

Finally, he's back as the frontman for the soul/R&B and hip-hop fusion group 4th Avenue Jones, and their album No Plab B. The group is a multiracial and mixed-gender affair, with three vocalists, Ahmed, Tena Jones, and Jabu; and four bandmates, Tim on guitar, Phat Albert on bass, Drummy Dave (naturally) on drums, and Gailybird on violins. Although hip-hop fusion groups are a dime-a-dozen these days, 4th Avenue Jones does offer something refreshing. To be more accurate, they bring back a vibe which hip-hop has neglected since Ahmed first disappeared.

Specifically, this Oakland-based crew brings back the stylings of the pre-Death Row Tupac Shakur. The vocal inflections on Jabu and Ahmed have an uncanny resemblance with the fellow Oakland native. The songs don't celebrate street life, it rather reflects its more solemn aspects. Drug slanging is a necessary evil. Street violence does not bring glory. Hip-hop isn't about hoes and dough, "Hip-hop is the way that we cry / Ghetto lullaby," as they state on their opening track "Do-Re-Mi."