Melbourne Beats

No rap group has stirred more controversy or provoked more heated debate than the 2 Live Crew. The furor over the graphic sexual content of their X-rated party rhymes -- specifically their 1989 album As Nasty as They Wanna Be -- was a major catalyst in making rap music a flash point for controversy and an easily visible target for self-appointed moral guardians and became the first record in America to be deemed legally obscene.

However to focus only on the controversy ignores the 2 Live Crew's musical contributions. They were responsible for popularizing the booming, hard-driving sound of Miami bass music, and they were the founding fathers of a populist, dance-oriented rap subgenre that relied on simple, explicit chants and up-tempo rump-shaking grooves, appropriately dubbed "booty rap."

As Nasty as They Wanna Be was released in 1989 and became the group's biggest hit yet; the single "Me So Horny" even climbed into the Top 40 despite virtually nonexistent airplay. Word spread even farther about the group's unadulterated raunchiness, attracting the attention of the ultraconservative watchdog group the American Family Association, who weren't satisfied with the album's parental advisory warning sticker. Florida governor Bob Martinez to open an inquiry into whether As Nasty as They Wanna Be violated Florida obscenity laws.

Meanwhile, As Nasty as They Wanna Be had become the forbidden fruit of choice for teenage boys across the country, selling over two million copies.

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Esplanade Hotel
11 the esplanade
St.Kilda

theespy.oztix.com.au

shit that'll be madness!

oh get fkd.. that is wicked. I'm gonna have to run between prince and espy, I can't miss this.

whoa!!! gotta try and make it to this as well as bass jump without missing too much

patch wrote:whoa!!! gotta try and make it to this as well as bass jump without missing too much

missing too much is always a poor choice.

i'll let you know when i stop laughing :p

wow, sth australians are easily amused

: face down ass up

at least it's not the Tim Dog show
http://diaryofahollywoodstreetking.com/ ... ncer-tour/

Don't sucky sucky, bitch bend down now

Oh fuck off!!

I dont how I can NOT attend. Would never have expected this in a million years.

just found out they're playing breakfest.. dont need to go to the espy after all

FliP wrote:just found out they're playing breakfest.. dont need to go to the espy after all

wut?

finally going to perth for this one..

Watch the posted video on YouTube.

hilarious..

a mate showed me this video of 2 live crew opening the phil donahue show in 1990.
for those that dont know its an oprah type show with a pretty conservative audience.

whoever booked them didn't know what they were in for and the crowd is not too happy..


gold!

FUCKING LOL