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Making Trouble
Hip-Hop · 1988 · 11 tracks · 40m

Making Trouble

A raw, 1988 snapshot of Houston's emerging street sound. Heavy 808s and aggressive flows bridge the gap between New York's golden age and Southern grit.

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The raw, 808-thumping blueprint for everything Houston rap would eventually become.

A relentless and gritty display of street-level defiance and early Southern ambition.

Making Trouble · vs · Geto Boys
Drum Machine+1.3σ

The instrumentation foregrounds drum machine notably more than the catalogue usually does.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks · 40m
01
Making Trouble
5:19
02
Snitches
2:43
03
Balls and My Word
0:35
04
Assassins
5:44
05
Why Do We Live This Way
6:53
06
I Run This
4:21
07
No Curfew
3:42
08
One Time Freestyle
3:32
09
Geto Boys Will Rock You
3:51
10
You Ain’t Nothin’
2:55
11
The Problem
1:00
Moments Worth Waiting For
The jarring, cinematic tension of 'Assassins' which introduces the group's dark storytelling streak.
The heavy rock-influenced guitar riff on 'Making Trouble' that mirrors the Def Jam sound of the era.
The relentless scratching and turntable mastery on 'I Run This' showcasing DJ Ready Red's technical skill.
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