Wreckin Cru, The* - Surgery

I remember reading a reference to Dr. Dre's not-so-"G" beginnings in a review of an old Schoolly D record. The writer disparagingly commented that back when Schoolly D was running with a gang in real life, Dre was still rocking wet-look hair and sequined jumpsuits as a member of World Class Wreckin' Cru. (These types of disses are rampant, such as the writer who said Tupac was just an incredibly faggy dancer for Digital Underground who got cast as a badass in the movie "Juice" and then decided to start acting that way for the rest of his life, or Suge Knight's comments about Snoop Dogg being the only rapper he ever knew who "Paid to get in the game.") Anyway, all this just goes to show what kind of influence a single album can have. With the success of Straight Outta Compton, suddenly it wasn't enough to simply make great tracks, or be a great producer (like Dr. Dre). Every California rapper had to "live the life" and prove that he was 10 times harder than any of his rivals. It's too bad that Dr. Dre disowned a lot of his early work. In my opinion, it's some of the best stuff he ever did.

Apparently, Dre amputated his history when he became a “G”. For years, no one wanted to admit the West-Coast’s Electro legacy that included Bobby Jimmy, Egyptian Lover, Arabian Prince, et al. Freak Beat, Dream Team, Macola, Egyptian Empire, etc. Then they got into bass around 1988, right before they brought guns to Yo! MTV Raps. Do Kraftwerk and drive-bys go together (insert heavy breathing ala "Tour de France" here)?

"Seven dayz a week, he's on call
To get the party people up off the wall
You'll fell motivated as he operates
Cuz' party energy is what she generates
He'll prescribe for you, her potent elixir
Two turntables, speakers, and a mixer
He'll rock your party wherever you be.
Calling Dr. Dre to surgery"

This is another one of my fav old skool hiphop/electro tunes, really well produced... love the beats and the rhyming once again... why isnt there anything like this anymore... I really don't know!