Duke Bootee put in some amazing work following his contributions to both parts of “The Message”, most notably his production and powerful
Linn drum programming for a number of
Beauty & The Beat (his own label) and
Profile singles. Records from the
Point Blank MCs,
MC Crash,
K-Rob,
Z-3 MC’s and the Duke himself all bore a common sound – loud drums, heavy scratching and a healthy dose of Shout Rap.
Z-3 MC’s “
Triple Threat” featured
DJ Cheese’s recorded debut, as these youngsters from Baltimore went for theirs with a little help from a human beatbox and a cheesy “
King Tut” keyboard riff (which would have been pretty awesome at the time, I guess). “
King Kut” soon followed, as New Jersey’s
Word of Mouth delivered a more polished though very similar song, replacing the Egyptian tune with an off-key “
London Bridge Is Falling Down”
melody and focusing more on praising the work of the mighty Cheese than
shutting down toy MC’s. Both of these tracks still hit hard, but I’d
have to say that I prefer the lesser-known “
Triple Threat” if I had to choose between the two. (
According to UnKut music blog)
