ARTIST: Cadillac Don & J-Money
TITLE: Look At Me
LABEL: Asylum
GENRE: Rap
BITRATE: 167kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 1h 02min total
RELEASE DATE: 2006-11-07
RIP DATE: 2006-11-03
Track List
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01. Look At Me (Feat. Bun B) 4:43
02. Dat Ain't Nothin' (Feat. 4:14
Squid)
03. Peanut Butter & Jelly 4:12
04. Weekend (Feat. April & G. 3:59
Smith)
05. Ice (Feat. Paul Wall) 4:23
06. Showin' Out (Feat. Yung Blaze) 3:47
07. Walk It Like U Talk It (Feat. 5:02
Big Fruit)
08. Fuck Dat Bitch 3:59
09. Go Hard (Feat. G. Smith & Yung 3:54
Blaze)
10. Do Some Strange 3:51
11. Show Them Dickies (Feat. DJ 4:34
Redd Mann)
12. Pimp 4:44
13. Like Me (Feat. M.O.E. & Rush) 4:09
14. Work For Dat 4:23
15. Got To Believe 2:46
Release Notes:
The history of Southern hip hop is replete with duos that have made an
indelible mark on rap music and popular culture. Over the years,
legendary artists such as UGK, Outkast, Eightball & MJG have moved
crowds as well as millions of units while, at the same time, helping to
set the foundation for the current explosion of Southern hip hop. ôWe
have listened to music all our lives and groups like Eightball & MJG
and UGK have been nothing but and inspiration to us! We feel like we
want to continue the history and continue to take hip hop to another
level along with these other great artist that have pave the way for
us,ö says Cadillac Don. ôWe started out a lot like those groups
hussling trying to become heard by someone who would just give us a
chance!ö
Born in the Northern Mississippi town of Crawford Mississippi, a small
country town where everybodyÆs knows everybody, both Cadillac Don (AKA
Donald Sharp) and J. Money (AKA: Tiyon Rogers) grew up poor in single
parent homes where music like blues and r & b took center stage in their
lives, but as the two childhood friends grew older they soon gravitated
toward hip hop. Cadillac Don list hip hop stalwarts like Big Daddy Kane
as his chief influences while J. Money cites LL Cool J and Tupac as
major influences.
Cadillac Don say his love for hip hop was so strong coming up that at
the age of six he and his older brother would sneak out the house and
hit the streets at night break-dancing in front of adults for money.
After finishing high school both guys attended college with full
scholarships for baseball. They also pursued professional baseball, but
the prospect didnÆt appeal to either one of them. An injury sidelined J.
MoneyÆs dream, while the lure of a steady job as a high school art
teacher benched Cadillac Don. While their dreams of becoming big time
pro ball players didnÆt prosper the two decided to continue to develop
their rap skills with the hope of one day becoming rap superstars.
ôIn my free time I was developing and typing raps between classes,ö says
Cadillac Don, whose name is derived from his love of classic Cadillac
cars ûaccording to him he owns three of them. ôI often said that being a
black man from Mississippi I would have to make a choice that is either
jail or make something of myself, so I followed my dream and, shortly I
met Big Fruit, the producer, and he began showing me things on the
keyboard and how to work the Triton and Pro Tools. After a short period
of time I started learning to record myself.ö
Meanwhile his partner in rhyme was a member of a rap group called The
Crawford Boys. The group became one of the townÆs most popular groups.
While enjoying his time with the group, J. Money decided to pursue a
career as a soloist. ThatÆs when Cadillac Don introduced him to Big
Fruit.
ôMy man Cadillac hooked up with Big Fruit,ö says J. Money. ôHe always
asks me to come by the studio but I was too busy. One day I decided to
go by there, and when I heard the beats I thought they were unreal. I
was like with his beats, my hype and CadillacÆs flow we could go
somewhere.ö
Initially Cadillac and J were going to be solo rappers, but because they
were such good friends they would often do guest appearances on each
otherÆs songs. ôWe would sound so good on each otherÆs songs that Big
Fruit suggested that we should be a group,ö says Cadillac Don. ôThatÆs
how we became a duo.ö
Under Big FruitÆs direction the duo begin to carve out a unique sound
that captured the ears of rap fans through out North Mississippi. Their
sound also caught the attention of 35/35 EntertainmentÆs CEO Clarence
Weatherspoon, a native of Crawford Mississippi.
Produced by Big Fruit ôPeanut Butter & Jelly,ö the albumÆs lead single
is built around a hypnotic joog beat and menacing piano chords and a
steel pan melody, ôPeanut Butter & Jellyö celebrates the supped up
rides with the candy paint and tan leather interior.
With the initial success of their lead single ôPeanut Butter & Jellyö
and the response that many of their other songs are getting in the
streets Cadillac Don & J Money are more than confident that they are
going to a major force in the rap game.