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The Hit Squad Tour Video Pt 1

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This is definitely one of the illest clips I’ve ever seen. First off, EPMD talking about what they saw in Das Efx before signing them and why they have so much confidence in them. Then, interview footage with Das Efx and a super fidgety but silent Redman in the house.

The real gem here is all the concert footage. Das’s stage show looks very thorough from the looks of it. This show was in Buffalo in 1992 from what I can gather, and the crowd is not only gigantic but VERY amped. Can you imagine a bunch of girls getting down to the Pete Rock Jussumen Remix in a club today? Damn. That and the cross section of hip-hop fashion at the time. Mad rugbys, denim jackets, timbos, etc were in full effect.

Toronto and Buffalo are in such close proximity that tons of us used to just roll there for our gear shopping and the occasional arena show. Lots of these acts never made it North of the border so i’m glad that Rap City made the trek down to cover this show since a tour of this kind with all of these acts would never happen again. Maybe at Rock The Bells, but there’s no way that the crowds will have the same kind of energy and I highly doubt Das Efx will ever start their show emerging from life sized sewer grates on stage.

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4 Responses to “The Hit Squad Tour Video Pt 1”

  1. kaeweezy Says:
    August 11th, 2008 at 3:02 pm

    From the looks of it, Redman is fidgety in the interview due to his weird sinus problem (which also lead to him with the tissue in his nose on The Source cover).
    He keeps tilting his head back, while searching his pockets (presumably for some Kleenex)…

  2. kaeweezy Says:
    August 11th, 2008 at 3:05 pm

    I also love the fact that he was rocking that kleenex in this interview, too….

  3. Jaz Says:
    August 11th, 2008 at 3:35 pm

    Mad thanks for this vintage video, I can’t tell you how much I appreciate this.

  4. dubsea Says:
    August 24th, 2008 at 4:18 pm

    DAS EFX were an amazing group at the time. Many groups bit them in 92-93 see jAY Z on Original Flavour Can I Get Open.

    But Hip Hop moved so quickly back then they were viewed outdated by 94 and their second album flopped.

    Still Dead Serious is worth anyones listen.

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