Old School Song Of The Week

3rd Bass - "Gasface"
"Gas, past tense made facially...." Classic! And it's such a classic because 1) they were the first honkeys that the "real hip hop heads" took seriously and 2) Gilbert Gotfried is in the video. The song dropped in 1990 as the follow up to another classic "Steppin' to the A.M." on the "The Cactus Album" record and is a prime example of hip-hop's "Golden Age," from the sample of Aretha Franklin's "Respect" to the collaboration with KMD to Pete Nice's cane and MC Serch's high top fade and dancing skills.

MC Serch and Pete Nice were solo artists signed by Russell Simmons and the group was essentially created by Def Jam when the Beastie Boys left the label, with Richie Rich on the wheels of steel. It was well known that the group didn't get along, as evident by only a short 4 year career, but they were able to crank out a few classics, which is why they are one of the more memorable hip hop acts.

Little Known Facts: Pete Nice was an All-NYC hoops player and earned a basketball scholarship to Columbia University and his brother is the head coach at St. Francis College. MC Serch became an executive at WildPitch Records after the group broke up and signed a little known rapper by the name of Nas to his first record contract.