MC 900 Ft Jesus - I'M GOING STRAIGHT TO HEAVEN (1989)

[briansreality]

I grew up in Texas and I bought this when it first came out. They used to play this song at Numbers night club in Houston and we would go friggin nuts. Excellent music.

[Hot80s]

i'm sure BECK was jerking off to this.

[toemasie]

wow! Youtube is great! I never thought I'd see this video again.... One night I fell asleep with the TV on. Half awake, I heard this video playing on some music video show. All I remember were his teeth... and of course the song. This was in the late 80s... it was kind of hard to find the album. The guy at the mall record store thought I was joking when I said,"do you have Mc 900 foot Jesus with DJ Zero Hell with the Lid off?"

[renta2ify]

everytime a great track this grenade....jeeeeesuuuuuuus!!!!

[deanadeana]

i remember the straightjacket! saw you twice in rochester, NY back in the day. :)

[garster61]

To 900heyzues I was AT that Nine Inch Nails Show in Pittsburgh at the Metropol too over 20 years ago it was NOT 900 ft Jesus that opened up for them, it was some German Group forgot their name through, with the power saws, sparks etc.!!! I wish that it was, but it was NOT I am 100% positive about it. I worked at the radio station that promoted that show so I should know!

[toothickhick]

@garster61 German band sounds like Einsturzende neubauten they used to use angle grinders and power saws, bloody immense stuff

[900heyzeus]

Power saw? Nope. Never happened. I did have one ass-kickin' prop in the early days, though. It was a bonafide straight jacket, not from a costume shop, but the real deal. Me and Zero were on our way to the UK for some live dates, without a real concept for a live show. Backing up a bit, I'd just signed to Nettwerk. I had an EP out on my own label: Gonga, never intending to do live shows. Now I had a record deal and live shows were inescapable. Remember, MC 900 FT JESUS was solely a vinyl concept

[pyenapple]

@900heyzeus I've got footage of that from your Trees show in...uh...1990? It's on VHS, I have yet to figure out how to convert it properly to digital. Soon, hopefully.

[ajohndough]

@pyenapple i'll be glad to take care of it... pay for s/h to my vhs->dvd->youtube and then send the original back to you, hit me up with any questions, do this professionally and glad to help = rock on

[TheLordwook]

@900heyzeus Iwas the biggest fan as a kid going through my mid teens, trying to get my mates to love this album like i did. the cover actually scarred me a little at the time :) bigup, to me this was the first rapper on that sick shit, nobody else was doin!

[LightsOutLightshow]

@900heyzeus i think i might have some of the hell bank notes given out after escaping the straight jacket @ the first of two times you played at our club night in san jose at a converted pussycat theater way back in the bahdy blahdy blah! quite memorable. really glad that those shows were inescapeable because you left us feeling quite inspired ps. timmy thomas rules

[j9zig]

Saw MC 900 ft Jesus - opening for Nine Inch Nails...I seem to remember him running around Metropol (Pittsburgh) with a power saw or some such...lots of sparks! Awesome show! Was it really 20 years ago. Say it ain't so!

[renta2ify]

ohhhh yes...in looking for long time to found this track.....posted on category unknown-resi live cut tapes-a goog men give me today the info.thx for post this real cool indy dance nr.genial song!

[olivertwizted]

so what is the issue with being middle aged? we had and still have the best era- D.J. OliverTwizted

[Queensway6]

He works in bookshop nowadays waddauknow?

[ivegotamagicstix]

Ahhhh Dallas street beats.



[olivermentalgroove]

What is the track name and artist name sampled in MC 900 Ft Jesus with DJ Zero entitled I'm Going Straight To Heaven?

[gwinerreniwg]

Still one of the dopest loops ever.

[tripwire2010]

wow!!!!

[zaynzaynzayn]

classic. a certain time. a certain lifestyle.

[Kevexation]

Use to play this to death!. Got the 12 and the album.

"Give-give-give me faith- faith".

Nice post.

[pyenapple]

@Kevexation Yeah! I'm making a karaoke version using the instrumental very soon.

[1nomadross]

@Kevexation You got UFOs ARE REAL?mc900>>Post it!

[76broncoJ]

>>>>>> great......... man , I've liked song every since it came out & still have the CD......... the sound went great with the all the "spice" flowing through here in Houston,TX. back in the late 80's/early 90's.....awesome seeing you mister MC900 commenting..............J.

[900heyzeus]

Wow, I had a ponytail back then. This video was shot at the State Bar in Dallas.

[pyenapple]

@900heyzeus Yeah, your ponytail surprised me a bit, too, when I saw it! I'd never seen this video until those timely CD reissues a few years back.

[ivegotamagicstix]

@900heyzeus Ponytail rocked. Love from Irving...I miss the west end. Dallas was fun in the 90's

[LAdelle24]

@900heyzeus This is you? If so, congratulations for enlightening the people who have been lucky enough to hear these songs of yours. A real contributor.

[pyenapple]

@LAdelle24 I know! And how great would more MC 900 Ft Jesus music be? :)

[DoobbysTaxiola]

Saw MC 900 Ft Jesus in 89 or 90 at Club 101, in El Paso, Tx.

Damn, this video brings back memories...

I need a beer! or two or three!

"Born with Monkey Asses" was great! ... Eerie and sorta disturbing... but hilarious too. We could never figure out WHAT the audio was from.

Anyone know? Anyone? Anyone?

[jskeete]

I bought this CD when it came out in 1989. And i still have the same CD today. I love this track and the one called: Shut Up. I saw MC 900 FT Jesus and DJ Zero back in 89 in Austin, TX. Never will i forget it. Good times.

[cri64italia]

NWO

[globalpilot76]

fuckin' cool......thats all...

[johnnydistortiontrio]

Great video! Thanks!

[pyenapple]

If you dig his stuff, I cannot recommend his three albums enough: "Hell With The Lid Off", "Welcome To My Dream" and "One Step Ahead Of The Spider". If you don't already have them, get them used for cheap. You will not be sorry! :)

[OhWyoWolf]

gee, i remember mcnfj from '90- no fuckin gangsta, just poli rock- stfu

[moondogg43]

ahhhhh Wax Trax.....

[pyenapple]

This was Nettwerk, actually. But close enough! :)

[moondogg43]

i know this was Nettwerk...was just sayin...Lovd me some waxtraxx

[gruvens]

@pyenapple Ahhh you remember Nettwerk! Do you remember Club-A?

[lonestardead]

ha this cool!!! i was in this video , one of the mesmerized people in the crowd , shot at STATE BAR on Parry Ave in Dallas TX

havent seen it decades thanks!!

[inklingwriter]

what the hell is a state bar, tex

[lonestardead]

"State" was the name of the bar/restaurant where it was filmed STATE BAR Near Dallas' Fair Park The space is still there but it is something different now

[1nomadross]

Does anyone have a cut of his song( UFOs are real)

[kleuve]

I have the album version on mp3 but not the remix...I need to find it and burn it.

[RossIrving]

I love this song. It's pretty much rap, but it's actually not all that annoying like the rap music I usually am subject to listen to. I also got this "funk" vibe off of it.

[hypnodance]

And it's not all "gangsta".

[caddycuts]

wtf happended to this dude.

[Freehardy]

He became a pilot or pilot trainer or something. I believe he got pissed off with the industry after releasing his last album. one step ahead of the spider which is a truly fantastic album. the guy released some great music over his short career. Never got the chance to see him. He played Edinburgh in late 80s but didn't know about him then. I believe he can now occasionally be found DJing in his hometown as well as his piloting. I hope that helps you

[mattingly234ever]

he never got his due, great lyrics, great use of the timmy thomas sample. LONG LIVE 900 FT cheezwiz!

[EYEmusique]

Awesome - it brings back great memories! ...

[YOURDJHEMP]

You are correct. I realize that not everyone from that time and genre were on Wax Trax but, to me, that label symbolizes the whole counter-culture movement of my college years. If it wasn't for Wax Trax, a lot of people, including me, wouldn't have even heard of bands like Skinny Puppy. Back in the day, it wouldn't be unheard of to be dancing to MC 900 ft Jesus one minute, Revco the next, then enjoying some New Beat. It was a very creative and innovative time that inspired me to become a DJ.

[YOURDJHEMP]

Wow! I totally forgot about this. Kinda unbelievable since I have the devil w/ the halo from the 12" tattooed on my back. now I'm on a mission to rebuild my late '80's early 90's music collection. anyone remember crunchomatic, tackhead, and severed heads? I miss wax trax.

[BrapAllgood]

Yes, yes, and yes. I was recently surprised to discover that Severed Heads is still going, but their distribution now seems to suck. If you only knew how badly I miss WaxTrax....

[pyenapple]

It always seemed like MC 900 Ft Jesus should've been on Wax Trax, but he wasn't. He was on Nettwerk, the same label as Skinny Puppy, Singly Gun Theory, Sarah McLachlan, Hilt, Manufacture, Moev...and others I can't remember right now.

[BrapAllgood]

Oh, I know that, fer sure; I dealt directy with both labels in the early 90's. I assumed he meant the period, myself. We say such things often around here. :) Hell, I watched MC 900' while talking to Mark of Consolidated, who was doing the sound. We both had limited Nettwerk hats.

[pyenapple]

Nice! I miss Wax Trax! too...I used to order nearly anything off that omnipresent catalog. It was almost all worthwhile, until the TVT era anyway.

[Cloudburst]

Yeah, I used to buy lasers and stuff from there. Too bad Ted Turner ruined TVT.  They don't know drama. Am I riiiight? AM_I_RIGHT!?

[DaveJemmott]

I saw MC 900 @ the New Ritz in NYC in July 1990 w/ Consolidated, My Life...., & Meat Beat: Nettwerk/Wax Trax Night of Chaos!!!! Mark came on stage in a straightjacket.

[dmangos]

I saw him at the Boardwalk in Manchester, and he also came on in a straight jacket absolutely brilliant.

[Acidmarx]

Una de las canciones que marcaron mi vida.

En TVE emitían cosas como ésta. Ahora es puta basura televisiva.

Clip!!!

"Voy directo al cielo"

one of best song from 80´s USA

[malmswax]

The strangest cut on "Hell with the Lid Off" is the second to last Track called "Born with Monkey Asses"...some crazy woman screaming at an insane assylum doctor...pure genius!

[spzippel1]

I had the cassette for years and never heard Monkey Asses until I got the CD. I agree that it's brilliant - I laugh every time. Too bad there's no video of that one.

[transylvania50]

Hey, that was pretty cool. Four songs I like from this MC900FT Jesus guy.

[pyenapple]

All three albums are stellar, pick them up if you can find them: "Hell with the lid off", "Welcome to my dream" and "One step ahead of the spider".

[N6NZE]

I have not been an audience for Mc900 Ft.Jesus

since club WARSAW in downtown la, the two

evening club.

spun by D.J. MIRAKEL

What I want to know is where is

BLACK ANGEL and UFO's ARE REAL ?

Get that online MARKO!! PREM JI

[nathanredd]

I've had this song stuck in my head for the last few days. Its been years since I had heard it last so I thought wtf... I'll look it up.... & omg. Well its been no relief and here I am days later replaying it over and over and over and over.

[VNVgirl]

omg! someone just showed me this! i love it!! hehe made same year i was born ...smirk ;) wicked year! the guy with the odd glasses is a trip ;)

[assembleagepoint]

thanks for posting this vid. this guy should be more well-known.

[cwize]

Man, this is all making me feel old... just digging around here checking all these 80's cuts... yikes!

everybody shut up and leave me alone.

Gotta go see if "Strapdown" by Meat Beat Manifesto is on here...

[Elidoransgar]

My god, I just realized this song is almost 20 years old! I'm fucking middle-aged! Waaaaaa!!!

Great to see MC 900 Ft. Jesus on here, though. He's still on my playlist after all these years. Wherever you are, man: make some more music! Please. We don't care what kind.

[gadoaguam]

ya but at least we were around when it was new. dont care what anyone says this makes me proud to be 40+.

[DREWBERT79]

Thanks for adding all this great MC 900ft Jesus, Pyenapple. Please add more if you have any.

[stupiderthanjupiter]

EVERYBODY SHUT UP

[pyenapple]

and listen to...me?

[grntcorlett]

do like the music

[arockj]

Word!

[Adventurestud]

Awesome song!

[p3terpsych]

Bestial!

[joubtt]

Yea yeah!

[Pieboy3141592658971]

All we need now is the City Sleeps video. I love you forever for putting this up.

[amishcar]

sweet.