Freestyle Fellowship - Hot Potato

This version is from the 1993 Single.....

Get the music:
http://www.amazon.com/Freestyle-Fellowship/e/B000APYNXU/ref=ntt_mus_dp_pel

Freestyle Fellowship - The Last Temptation of Mics (Interview w/ HHE)
http://www.hiphop-elements.com/article/read/6/5571/1/

Freestyle Fellowship are a rap group from Los Angeles consisting of rappers Aceyalone, Myka 9, P.E.A.C.E., Self Jupiter and producer J Sumbi. Their vocal techniques focusing on the method of the freestyle, as well as a successful infusion of hip hop and jazz, established the group as forerunners in the sub-genre of jazz rap, and also placed them amongst prominent West Coast underground hip hop acts of the early 1990s like Hieroglyphics, Abstract Rude & Tribe Unique, and The Pharcyde. They are part of a hip hop collective known as Project Blowed.

The group was formed at the Good Life Café in Los Angeles during the early 90s. Myka Nyne stated in an interview that he grew up with Aceyalone and Self Jupiter and knew them since elementary school, and he met P.E.A.C.E. in 10th grade. Before the Fellowship, Aceyalone, Spoon (of) Iodine, and Myka Nyne were in a group called the MC Aces in high school.

After releasing the album To Whom It May Concern in 1991, the Fellowship became known in tape-trading circles, identified by their range in rhyming, at times bordering on scat, and Afrocentric messages over jazz inspired beat production. Their 1993 release Innercity Griots is acknowledged by many to be among the best hip hop albums of the 90s.

In 1993, the group went on hiatus due to the four year incarceration of Self Jupiter. After his release, the Fellowship reunited to record Shockadoom in 1998 (released 2002). Temptations was released in 2001.

The members of the Fellowship have all put out solo albums, with Aceyalone and Myka 9 being the most prolific. In addition to their solo work, Aceyalone and Myka 9 recorded two albums with Abstract Rude as Haiku D'Etat.

In 1999, P.E.A.C.E. won second place in the Scribble Jam freestyle battle

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[templetr]

Jesus... When was the last time something this original came out? To think that this type of creativity and innovation was so common in the early to mid '90s that Freestyle Fellowship didn't even really stand out. You'd think that with album sales dipping as much as they are that some company would say "instead of clinging so desperately to the same formulas that obviously are producing any revenue, let's try embracing a different approach and give something creative and original a shot".

[jamjamsterjiggidyjay]

CLASSIC

[tussbox]

Almost everything you said is so true except that they did stand out, even back then. Truly original, their shit was apart from everything else :)

[RightTwisted13]

i want that innercity griots canvas

[blahuffo1]

The diffrence between this music and todays so called "Hip hop"? This music will be remembered. You really think that 50 years from now, when people think about hip hop they're gonna be sayin "Yeah stupid hoe by niki minaj, those were the good ol' days.". FUCK no! Strictley 90's son. Sons of mischief, freesyle fellowship, ATCQ, pharcyde, digital planets, j dilla, Del, lords of the underground, and De la soul were the true hip hop artists. Long live the underground.

[a55doggy]

mmmmm potato

[qvor1996]

whooooohoooow really hot song just like a hot potato

[Char1ieBr0wn71]

this post reminded me of english frank music is my sister.

"musics my sister and i love her, im getting mad cos all these dickeds trying to hug her"

[psycho0550]

im in love with a girl called music!!! my problem is that this girl died a while ago... =''(

[HyperTimeChamber]

soooooooo illllllll

[nrsagittarius]

~ I agree with everything that you've stated there. BUT, there is no "revenue" because of the freeloading of MP3's.