Dres, D-R-E-S, yes I get suckers start,
If it’s all right with you, I’ll rip this here one apart,
Back, Middle, to the front, don’t front,
Wanna a good time, gonna give you what you want

Anyone remember Black Sheep? I have to admit, I used to wear out their first album. DRES and Mr. Lawnge got heavy rotation in the ole Sprint (Yeah, I used to drive a 3 cylinder Chevy Sprint - a story for another day). Most have probably heard “The Choice is Yours” as it got lots of play on MTV back in the day, but the rest of the “A Wolf in Sheeps Clothing” album was pretty good. I think my favorite cut on the album was “Similak Child” (A 180 from “The Choice is Yours”, very mellow, love the dogs barking in the beginning), but “Black with N.V.” was also right up there. Why am I rehashing some dated rap favorite of mine you ask? Well, DRES and Mr. Lawnge are back. Talk about a long absense. Honestly, there are very few musicians, especially rap musicians, that I listened to back in the mid nineties that I would get fired up about today if they were to make a comeback. However, I always thought artistically Black Sheep was a step above some of their counterparts. I mean, how good is:

From the time that she was born,
She was raised to be all that,
Gave her no food,
Purely Similak.

I must say however, I have grown tired of the explicit lyrics. Call me a fuddy duddy or whatever, but I think it shows a lack of creativity and seems like a type of sell out. Anyway, I did download (iTunes) the “Whoodat” single (the clean version) from the new album and think its a great song. Sounds like classic Black Sheep. Anyway, if you’ve never heard of them, at least check out some of the songs I’ve mentioned above.