Da King & I is one of those groups I wish would've stayed a little longer in the game to make a greater contribution to hip hop, if they released more than one album. 1992's Contemporary Jeep Music is a powerful work, I remember it being one of the stand-out albums of 1992 along with many other works of that time. Izzy Ice is a very talented MC who rips through this album with great rhymes and storytelling ability to the jazz-laced production of DJ Majesty. Although this is the only album they've released since 92, it stands as an example of two creative minds to combine and create great, classic hip hop music. I think this is one of the last rapper/DJ duos to come out that I can remember who had a strong creative impact in the tradition of Gangstarr, EPMD, Special Ed etc.
The video is from an episode of Rap City where they are promoting Contemporary Jeep Music, with the single and video Tears out at the time, the reggae dude who was singing the hook on the remix is there with them. Check out the mind-bending rhymes and slick metaphors of Izzy and Majesty is this clip.
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