MC 900 Ft Jesus - KILLER INSIDE ME (1991)

[TheCricketbaby]

Love this guy-a friend told me about him when he first came out, and I was hooked. needs to do more!

[knurri]

Duuuuuuude!!! You gotta come back and destroy Gaga & Bieber and all the other crappy rappers out there!! Your CD melted into my truck cd player from being played so much!! Peace!!!!

[Snoep76239]

I saw them live in the early '90s and DJ Zero was the sickest motherfucker on two turntables I've ever witnessed.......

[badinia]

Mark so funny.

[crazynavi01]

wicked song!



[Jitterskull]

that gal is sexy!

[Vercingetorix2006]

Classic. Saw him live more than 20 years ago. Definitely left an impression (good one) on me.

[MrBesvikenson]

miss the old scool hipp hopp!

[wavesmag]

finally a modern poet

[lisajlasvegas108]

The Killer Inside me ... That film ROCKS in a VERY SCARY kind of way... Love the track!

[RunHomeT0Momma]

"My one big talent, is shootin' the breeze."

[MsIfuckinghateyou]

F-U-C-K-I-N-G 

G-E-N-I-U-S

[davekeays]

I got the feeling he got them to let their guard down by making them think he was slow and too domicile to be a threat. Didn't the hillside killer do the same?

[davekeays]

Last I heard this guy was going to school to be an airline pilot.

[Gazdatronik]

HAHA i used to blast this tune in a white lebaron!

[aceha1]

@pyenapple Funny.... when Em first came out, I described him to my rap partner as Nas meets MC 900.. you can't see that?

[bimotarich]

I really miss him! One of the best live shows I have ever seen and I have seen hundreds...

[darkstarthirteen]

D.J. Zero still has some of the best scratching that I've ever heard on this track. I remember when this guy was a clerk at a local record store...I'm glad he put this together.

[salesalmazanroberto]

d wuevosssss

[toemasie]

Netwerk used to put out cutting edge stuff back in the late 80s early 90s.

mc 900 was so ahead of his time.

[bengiboy]

heard this song while watching a movie the other day, had to listen to it again.

[superthanx4askin]

I've Always said Eminem made a career out of ripping this guy off.

[rudydamang]

@superthanx4askin You are greatly mistaking. MC 900 FT Jesus sounds nothing like Eminem. Completely different styles and completely different delivery. Both are great in their own regard.

[paul3250]

@superthanx4askin

i couldn't agree more

[bropey]

Damn i've never heard of this guy until now, too bad i was soooo incredibly late. Hes amazing! is he still rappin and puttin out tracks?

[pyenapple]

@bropey He hasn't lately, though I think many people hope he does again sometime soon...!

[bropey]

@pyenapple Yeah definitely!

[jasonggabbott]

@bropey I tripped my youth to this! LIFE WAS SOMETHING THEN!

[ninjasoul69]

@bropey you probably heard him before on "beavis and butthead"the song is" If I only had a Brain"

[bropey]

@ninjasoul69 ahhhh your right, nice!

[ninphette]

he kills them by driving 'em bananas by talking and talking and talking. luv it!

[pyenapple]

@ninphette Actually, there's more sinister stuff, it's based on the book "The Killer Inside Me" which was recently made into a movie, too. The character actually does kill people, not just talk 'em to death.

[LAdelle24]

@pyenapple @BashfulTrash Yes but being a killer is a metaphor, therefore the fact that he actually kills or not is irrelevant to the metaphor.

[AudioKid2k8]

Now that's a good beat.

[MikeInVentura]

Society can't function without Zero. Take Ancient Rome for example.

[MikeInVentura]

Society can't function without Zero. Take Ancient Rome for example.

[MikeInVentura]

Hell Ya! This blows away Justin Bieber.

[shakeexon]

am a believer mc 900 ft Jesus......lol

[BashfulTrash]

This was pretty cool to hear after watching the recent film based on the novel. Gotta love cultural connect-the-dots. I wonder if Eminem will write a song based on the film?

[pyenapple]

@BashfulTrash I didn't know there was a new film! It has the same title? Mark (MC 900 Ft Jesus) still recommends that book, to this very day.

[charnk]

@BashfulTrash What novel are you talking about?

[zaynzaynzayn]

my time with mc900ft. the book rocks. sick.

[thaoworra]

Still one of my favorite albums!

[tiki2188]

lol pretty cool lyrics. Pretends to be slow and then murders people? Like it!

[AnonShawi]

much better than eminem

[davekeays]

I always assumed it was about the hillside strangler (who had a similar MO).

[900heyzeus]

This was shot in Boston. Yes the big hand on turntable is not Zero's. Fun shoot.

[pyenapple]

@900heyzeus So Zero was on the track but not in the video?

[900heyzeus]

@pyenapple Zero couldn't make it or the label couldn't afford two plane tickets, I honestly don't remember. I don't think it makes any difference. He did all the turntable work on all three of my albums, and was credited as such. I do remember having a mental hiccup about this particular shot, but this and every other mc900 video had things like that. Some turned out better than others. A note to future directors: it's STUPIDLY OBVIOUS that that's not a real DJ. Does that response work for you?

[synchc]

i hate it when pople overuse the word 'genius'. i think terry gilliam is a genius and this fella is terry gillaims lovechild to terry gilliam.

a frontline american that should make corporate americack ashamed of itself.

[tydye235]

I saw him in KC early 90's , changed my attitude toward hip hop from then on.

[aloysiusyful]

OK, Please, everyone knows that this song was written about the classic Jim Thompson Crime Novel ...The Killer Inside Me? Yes? Please?

[indiesixtynine]

In memory of Oral Roberts, who actually SAW a 900 ft Jesus. Now he's with his big , big BIG baby Jesus in the sky.

[pipotherium]

lol

[bootsy37]

Cool Track of him. Was lucky to saw him live in the middle of the 90´s at Rheinkultur in Bonn. Groovy Guy !

[lv42daze]

excellent song, thx fer the post~!

[binkhalidsonic]

Damn, DJ zero cuts it up. He was also Vanilla's DJ

[SubmergedRecords]

@binkhalidsonic

I'm pretty sure that was a different DJ Zero.

[pyenapple]

@SubmergedRecords Actually, I thought it was a different guy, too, but I did a search for "Patrick Rollins" (DJ Zero's real name) and "Vanilla Ice"...and it's true. Same DJ Zero. Weird.

[900heyzeus]

@pyenapple Yep.

[Darknel1]

This track it's fucking amazing!!! hip hop + industrial, the perfect combination.

[swedcurf]

is that a LE BARON he stole!? exelent choice!

[chochmah]

Just Bought the Book... :)

[pyenapple]

Nice one! Write us a book report?

[PDXclan]

REAL Hip-Hop.

Most of todays "Hip-Hop" is bullshit.

[xtroxtro1]

I agree!!

[purplewithgold]

You're not listening to the right Hip-Hop, then.

[JohnnyGrass]

Damn this is good.

[handicat70]

This is a great song and video!

[900heyzeus]

Jim Thompson's novel called Killer Inside Me is still available. I saw a copy today at my retail job. If you like this song, read the book.

[pyenapple]

I'll go have a look for it! Thanks for the tip.

[anythingshiny]

one of the most brilliant lyrical pieces EVER.

the world needs mc900ftjesus

[skatetolive34]

lot of recent activity here-- awesome! lot of stuff to dig up from back in the day...

[thedudetay]

oldschool real shit. it needs to come back

[denverdog44]

18 years later and it still feels fresh.

[saturdayindex]

denver eh? you musta heard it spun on indie 101.5 this afternoon

[karmafix68]

r.i.p. 101.5

[phemohilia]

Ah Nobody cannuh fuck with the Jesus!!!

[spdboom]

I can't believe this used to be underground club dance music. LOL. LOVE this old-school stupid shit.

[louiefattz]

this mos def used to be my shit!!! always thought he was from texas

[skatetolive34]

Always have loved this stuff- support this shit!

[zvillivz]

agreed. I used to see 900 back in the day. super cativating live show. shits still solid after the days.

[MekaGabe]

its a shame that many people dont know about his music

[nadiaTeeze]

agreed.

[fleischpudding]

it's a shame you're still a virgin

[KurayamiShikaku]

Someone call the fire department, cause he just got burned.

[fleischpudding]

sorry I didn't type that, it was my illigitemate half brother Mr. Wong

[spearmarine]

Or, about 4 minutes into Falling Elevators, its like he and that Hammond are one. Pure excellence

[spearmarine]

Pure genius is personified further with the lyrics to Adventures in failure, Anybody know if there is a video for that track?

[realhiptothehop]

he is a PURE GENIUS

[154boiler]

It's a shame how few people understand the wisdom of the words in this song.......Pure Genius!!!

[dangerfellini]

This video was directed by my friend Brian Bothwell and produced by our dear friend Charles Laliberte. Tanya and Doris Kloster make cameo appearances in it.

Charles was accidentally murdered a while after we did this video for Mark.

[alexbrichards]

anyone know where i can find "if i only had a brain?" that shits near impossible to find.

[pyenapple]

Not hard to find. It's on YouTube. And on the album "One Step Ahead of the Spider". And on the Spike Jonze videos DVD.

[alexbrichards]

thanks

[Rohhaut]

Purchase the CD! Musicians should be payed for for their work. I love YouTube, but I still buy CDs...

[gadoaguam]

this album is timeless

[L013st]

900 foot jesus is the almighty god crist

[willisingo]

this guy was so cool, "Welcome to my Dream" was such a great album to just sit and chill to. Interesting and intelligent lyrics, cool grooves, trippy sounds, unique instrumentation. Good stuff

[elmofreak95]

reminds me beck--hard to find album

[jozpage]

make a new album!!!!

[isemetric]

One of my alltime favourite!!!!!!!!!!

[papalazaroux]

Christ... throw back to the late 80's/90's... love this guy....

[FunkyDuke777]

fvck, this one's loading half an hour. my fav. mc900ft jesus track. great base and beat, funky guitar, nice vid

[DREWBERT79]

Mark we love you! Please do something new or just have a reunion.

[00007pi]

I'm sure a lot of the snowboarders who've been riding since the beginning remember MC 900ft Jesus. I believe his music was on both the iconic "scream of consciousness" and "fear of a flat planet". "Scream" being the better of the two in my opinion. Welcome to my dream is a timeless album, the only drawback is that it does not include "If I only had a Brain", but does have "adventures in failure" which has an equally memorable melody. This is great!

[DennisFranz]

What>?

[eden1963]

Yay! Another great little gem on YouTube. My brother had this CD and I played this all this time.

[fried101]

Lyrics for this one say it all. Lots of fun!

[stupiderthanjupiter]

I love how he looks away from that hooker.

[pyenapple]

He loves how you look at him looking away from that hooker.

[DragonDolly76]

Still love these tracks- truly original.

[Weasel237]

The Lyrics are still relevant

[sagebomb]

ever read the book he's talking about? good stuff.

[synchc]

which book is that then?

[dbearco]

The Killer Inside Me by Jim Thompson. About a small town sherriff who acts dumb and intentionally bores people.  He is a serial killer

[pyenapple]

Wow, I'd never heard of that. I didn't realize there was a story behind this one (other than Mark's fertile imagination.)

[TacoJim]

I love it when you touch me like that. Mmmm yeeaa...

[wadestylee]

this is good shit! I heard of this dude back in the day, I remember seeing or hearing the name and thinkin' what the fuck? Glad I got to hear it finally, I like stuff that is original, 90's rap is just raw!

[chrisnatti]

what a bad ass!

[dissentionburn]

oh man, does this take me back! slightly sinister, with a wink and a nod. i used to play this on public radio up in the north minnesota woods in the middle of the night. remember when they used the horn hook for bill nye the science guy? 5 crazy white boy stars!

[badinia]

He's working at Borders on Lovers Ln. in Dallas- stop in and say hi! I love 'im.

[wwn1970]

I was 21 when this came out ... blew my mind. This guy always spun great tales.

[haemingw]

Oh yes, still and always a classic. Somehow the blueprint of what many many many years later will become Anticon's foodstep. Still better though.

Thanks for the post.

[teambronski]

Man, we used to listen to this album freshman year at school. To me (even within 2 or 3 notes) it brings me back to the early days of snowboarding in Vermont, specifically Mt. Snow's park and the short but whiteout condition car rides back to the dorms. Great post.

[joubtt]

Thanks for posting!

[jcrockett6]

Mark was my roomate in college during our senior year at MSU. He was and will always will be the one of the most creative and intelligent people I have ever met. He is still creating...just in a different way now.

ca

[Cteodorski]

Any idea what he is up to these days?

[slowride503]

According to Wikipedia... As of 2007, he began DJing weekly at a Dallas music venue, Lee Harvey's, located in the Cedars neighborhood near downtown.

[KudaMuda]

Nice add. I miss the MC. Wish he put out a few more albums before disappearing.