Terminator X & The Valley Of The Jeep Beets - s/t (1991) {P.R.O. Division/Rush Associated Label/Columbia}

 

Terminator X & The Valley Of The Jeep Beets - s/t (1991) {P.R.O. Division/Rush Associated Label/Columbia}
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Genre: hip-hop, rap

Terminator X & The Valley Of The Jeep Beets is the 1991 self-titled debut album by Public Enemy DJ Terminator X and his "crew", The Valley Of The Jeep Beets. It is actually a various artists project with Terminator X doing the DJ'ing and while X gets credit for production, it was actually done by Carl Ryder (b/k/a Chuck D. of Public Enemy) and The Bomb Squad production team. The CD featured the hits "Wanna Be Dancin'", "Homey Don't Play Dat", and "Buck Whylin'". This was released by P.R.O. Division, a short-lived Rush Associated label (a/k/a Def Jam) via Columbia.

For hardcore Public Enemy fans, the release of Terminator X's debut solo album, Terminator X & The Valley of the Jeep Beets, in 1991 was a major event. Terminator X, of course, is best-known for his work as Public Enemy's DJ; his cutting and scratching added a lot to five-star albums like Fear of a Black Planet and It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, and he has a well-deserved reputation for being one of hip-hop's most creative turntable manipulators. When you're talking about great hip-hop DJs, Terminator's name deserves to be mentioned along with the likes of Grandmaster Flash, Jam Master Jay, Cut Creator, and the seminal Kool DJ Herc. Not surprisingly, Public Enemy's influence is quite strong on this album, and yet Terminator X & The Valley of the Jeep Beets is hardly a carbon copy of PE's releases. Public Enemy leader Chuck D has a cameo on "Buck Whylin'," but ultimately this album is about Terminator's skills as a DJ/producer. Various rappers are featured – including Juvenile Delinquintz, Andreas 13, the Interrogators, and the controversial Sister Souljah – and the album detours into R&B singing when Section 8 is employed on "No Further." Overall, the raps are decent without being remarkable; most of the rapping isn't on a par with what Chuck D and Flavor Flav gave us on PE gems like "Fight the Power" and "Don't Believe the Hype." Terminator's turntable skills are what, more than anything, make this CD worth the price of admission. Even if a particular rap is merely adequate, Terminator maintains one's attention with his consistently imaginative deejaying. Not perfect but generally enjoyable, Terminator X & The Valley of the Jeep Beets is worth checking out if you're an admirer of his work with Public Enemy.

01. Terminator X - Vendetta…The Big Getback
02. Chuck D Introducing Sister Souljah - Buck Whylin'
03. Bonnie 'N' Clyde - Homey Don't Play Dat
04. Juvenile Delinquintz - Juvenile Delinquintz
05. Andreas 13 - The Blues
06. The Interrogators - Back To The Scene of the Bass
07. Terminator X - Can't Take My Style
08. Celo of the Casino Brothers - Wanna Be Dancin'.
09. Dubmaster - DJ Is The Selector
10. Spacey B. Experience - Run That Go-Power Thang
11. Section 8 - No Further
12. Terminator X - High Priest Of Turbulence
13. The Chief Groovy Loo - Ain't Got Nuttin'
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Produced by Terminator X
Executive Producer: Carl Ryder of The Bomb Squad
Supervised by The Bomb Squad (Hank Shocklee & Company)

Rapp Radio DJ's: Wildman Steve Adams WBAU 90.3FM, Jeff "Air" Foss WRHU 88.7FM
Additional DJ Duties: Kevin Boone aka DJ Extraordinaire
Additional Funky Drumming: Fatts Drummer

Recorded at Sabella Recording, Roslyn, LI; Total Recall Studios, Baldwin, LI: Spectrum City, Hempstead, LI; The Music Palace, West Hempstead, LI; Refraze Recording, Dayton, OH
Engineers: Alan Plotkin, Kirk Yano, Dino Sergent, Paul Eulin, Paul Scott, Mike Boña, John Bradley, Bob Dudjinski, Mario Rodriguez, Gary King
Mixed at The Music Palace, West Hempstead, LI
Mixers: Mike Boña, John Bradley, b]Kirk Yano
Edited by Chris Shaw and Dan Wood at Greene Street Recording, New York City
Additional Edit Work: Jeff "Air" Foss
Mastered by Howie Weinberg at Masterdisk, New York City

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