Illegal Like Malik and Jamal.
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Illegal don’t really make that much sense to me. It seemed like they were a totally put-together group, and outside of Head Or Gut they don’t really have a lot of songs that made a big splash. However, their image was definitely on point and right in line with what was working in hip-hop at the time. Carhartt, bomber jackets, guns, underage drinking and smoking, fighting, posturing, etc.
Watching this EPK though, it definitely seems like that’s just who these 2 shorties were and whoever decided they should give them a record deal was putting their chips down on them coming across as being real. I never lumped these guys in with the rest of the teenager rap groups that were present at the time, so perhaps they earned that place as legit artists even without me fully understanding how the heck these 2 kids ended up in a video with Erick Sermon, Redman and many more. Did it all come from Malik being related to Snoop Dogg? Either way, the production value on this EPK is sick and it’s a very good piece on a lesser known rap group.
April 15th, 2009 at 6:59 am
Yeah Dope. I just hope da kidz see it for what it is; entertainment not for real.
April 15th, 2009 at 9:37 am
Their album is one of the best produced albums of that era. It really needs an instrumental release.
April 15th, 2009 at 6:59 pm
When JD Got Paid Off Of Kriss Kross, a lot of “alternatives came out”. The Youngstas, Illegal, even the white kid who slept with MJ and is now a choreographer, a whole slew of them. But the production on this album was dead serious.
April 19th, 2009 at 11:37 am
original stick up kids.lil hershey loc n mally g were effin dope.
last chance is classic.i’ll stick my dick in the ground and turn
da whole world around…
April 27th, 2009 at 8:32 pm
are malik & snoop cousins? how are they related?
February 25th, 2010 at 6:19 am
What’s the name of the song ca 1.45-1.51?
February 25th, 2010 at 9:40 am
“We Getz Busy” din jävla räkodlare!
February 25th, 2010 at 9:43 am
No, sorry! Just saw the video and thought of “We Getz Busy” but that’s not it unless there’s some remix of it.
February 26th, 2010 at 6:44 am
My bad. It’s “Back In The Day”, the album version.
June 15th, 2010 at 11:39 pm
Jamals Album, Last Chance No Breaks was one of thie sickest albums ever!! Where the hell did Jamal go??? He was so sick! and so was Malik, especially on Snoops album and on Warren G’s. Jamal was one of the, if not..the sickest rapper in the def squad, why didnt erick sermon promote this kid up more. Compared to LIL BOW WOW, are u kidding me??? Jamal is Light years ahead of that lil clown…and he got all promoted up. Jamal if your out there…where ya at????
August 6th, 2010 at 6:22 pm
Jamal is actually a friend of mine and he lives here in the metro Atl. area…. he still makes kick ass music and hasnt grown much taller than he was when he was young…. he is still hustling and slinging his new mix music and tryin to make up for lost time and he is about as pure a rapper as they come…….. i am proud to know him and call him my friend…
October 21st, 2010 at 10:00 am
im MR.MALIK’S real kuz….i was living with him an jamal at the time of there rise. i was behind the scene’s writting for my lil kuz @ times,never got any credit,nor doe..it wasn’t smart.but @ the time i was along for the ride as so many people that get ****ed behind closed doors…monica can co-sign that, ask her about (true a.k.a major thoughts) im on the back of her album in shout out’s…they could have done big things but, they were………if you wnat to hear the rest hit me up….@ (jamwave.com/eastkoast77) read my bio, it’s all real…no bull ****…real talk….peace REST IN PEACE (LISA) she was like a sister 2 me…she took me in along with malik & jamal..we had great times together.(sade) was one of her favorite singers.we use to listen to her every morning..chilly use to come an get me an we would go to the waffle house an eat hardy..she also loves (sade) music.. we lived in (decatur) (A.T.L) (RIVERLAKES ESTATES). monica as well use to come to one of the many spots we had and bring food an just hang out, we was a family ya dig.im still grinding after that wild ride.i guess you can say i owe my lil kuz,he took me along for the ride in terms of the industry an (LISA LEFT EYE LOPEZ) taught me the inside game.behind close doors going’s on..the industry is real ****in shady.if you have talent an they know they can’t play with your money in any way, they will use third parties to get the work outta you in some form or fashion..they got it from me because of my love an passion for the music plus for my kuz (lil hersey)…dont get it twisted, he wrote song’s, but you all must remember, they were kidz, so most of what he & jamal was pseaking on was from the perspective of older (g’s) they had contact with such as myself an jamal’s kuz (pervis) an the dude that shot his finger off one night we all was coming from the bowling alley..i forgot his name.. peace… one more thing, in those dayz it was special to be an artist,you had to have real talent ya dig.not saying artist these dayz dont.illegal was in a power struggle with (dallas austin) daily, dont get me wrong,he use to adhere to there trying demands and would end up tacking a hidden agenda to it.(busta ryhmes) gave them there name, @ this time sticky fingers an them were making major moves…so (dallas) an rowdy was on a timing thing ya dig,the numbers wasn’t looking good for the most of it, an mailk an jamal was living out there name..they was wild as ****.stealing cars an all sorts of bugged out **** got them placed in a very sticky situation in terms of units to be soild.(colin wolf) which is (dr dre’s) go to guy i terms of base lines an other things pertaining to music was a big factor in a few of the lead records that jumped off.but **** got stink after a bill board award for (we get’s busy) feat (eric sermon)some of the respect an hype was waterd down.malik saw this an spoke to me about a move an not bowing down to the powers that be at the label, so i told him if he could get on a friend’s album that was about to take the country by storm an he was like hell yeah, an that friend was (SNOOP DOGG). we got on a plain an hit (L.A)as soon as we get there we go to kick it with (xzibit) then hit snoopy up.(swoop g) dumb ass kept asking me why people from new york hated people from (CALI)..i shut him down an he looked really stupid the rest of the day,snoop screamed on him as well.anyway.malik spit his game at snoop an they left to th studio an made history. that move right there gave (malik) leverage. in many ways he nor i knew.but once back in the (A) an the label knew of this, they started treating us with kit gloves again.knowing all the while they had stock in that up keep that was soon to be released.i must say this, my lil kuz mailk was ahead of his time and a great thinker when **** was on the line. he was only 12 @ the time.hats off to him………………
April 30th, 2011 at 6:40 pm
AIFACT you’ve covered all the bases with this answer!
December 17th, 2011 at 11:25 am
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December 28th, 2011 at 9:21 pm
B-Farm…how the hell you get ahold of Jamals music?? I’m telling you…hes one of the sickest lyracists alive!!! So sick…that 10 years later..I’m still searching for this guy!! Last chance No Breaks is still in my top 5 albums of all time!!! And don’t you guys dare forget his 2minute flow on Def squad vs hit mode squad on Bustas Album! Those mc’s knew his talent so they gave him a 2 minute introduction to set it off and get your fuckin neck snappin to the track!! Please…anybody..I would pay whatever amount it would be to get his underground tracks! Somebody promote this Cat already!!!!