2 Low Life Muthas

by Poison Clan

Overview

Discovered by Luther Campbell, Poison Clan was initially molded similarly to 2 Live Crew, as evidenced by 2 Low Life Muthas' production -- executed by Campbell and 2 Live Crew producer Mr. Mixx -- and its mostly lighthearted but occasionally raunchy themes of womanizing, partying, and goofing around. J.T. Money and Debonaire broke out with this album's booming, "Shaft"-sampling "Dance All Night." Not terribly dissimilar from 2 Live Crew tracks like "Move Somethin'," it's one of the few clean songs Poison Clan released -- it's easily their most accessible, and it's also one of the best dance-rap singles of the early '90s; some rotation of the video on Yo! MTV Raps helped give the group some notice, but the remainder of the album didn't do a great deal to build on its success. The duo proves to be competent on the mic, but they don't go much beyond that, and Mr. Mixx's production work rarely hits the level of his best work for 2 Live Crew. J.T. Money briefly hits upon the gangsta themes that would saturate the remaining PC records; on "Bad Influence," he shows he's most comfortable with hard-edged rhymes. This decent debut comes off as 2 Live lite, an issue that would be rectified right after this. ~ Andy Kellman

Product Details

Release Date:	06/11/1996
Label:	Effect/Luke
UPC:	0022471300120
Rank:	93497

Tracks

1. Low Life Mutha F**kas
2. Spoiled Rotten
3. Jeri Curl
4. The B***h That I Hate
5. Dance All Night
6. Poison Freestyle
7. Flaugin'
8. Bad Influence
9. You Gets Nothin'
10. The Neighborhood Haps
11. Juveniles

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Poison Clan   Primary Artist,Rap
Melissa Cooper   Rap
Tony M.F. Rock   Rap
Sheena Moore   Rap
Marquis Rock   Rap

Technical Credits

Michael Sterling   Engineer
Mr. Mixx   Producer
Jeff Thompkins   Composer
Patrick Walter   Composer
Ron Taylor   Engineer
David Hobbs   Producer,Composer
Luther Campbell   Executive Producer,Producer