The 'Illegitimate Sons of the Bastard Funk' (or so they titled their album) dropped this little heater back in the day of 1993. Coming straight out of Adelaide (as opposed to Compton) the group was Madcap, Quromystix, Flakcracker and Groove Terminator. I am almost sure if you know anything about Australian music these names would mean something to you, but for those who don't have any idea I will break it down for you in classic but brief bio style.
After FLG Madcap went on to do quite a few things in the Adelaide hip hop scene. He was a successful battle DJ, radio host (with the classic 93.7 degrees in the shade) and show promoter. As a DJ he was Adelaide’s team champ with ‘DJ Next’ my memory is a bit hazy as to how they went after that (Madcap and Next also had a name for this crew that I have completely forgotten). Later he quit mcing and was the DJ for 'Fuglemen' with 'Muskrat' and 'Quro'.
Quromystix dropped the slightly strange 'mystix' part off his name, maybe he decided it was time to sound like an mc rather than a witch doctor, psychic or magician and recorded a few albums under 'Quro'. Also he recorded with 'Mostyn' as 'Reference Point' and was an MC with 'Fuglemen'. (Also what the hell is a Fugleman?)
Flak is still active till this day and never actually had any raps released with FLG. The group broke up soon after 'Illegitimate Sons of the Bastard Funk' and I guess that they had future plans for Flak. In around 96 Flak joined another Adelaide MC by the name of Plague and created a group called 'D.O.P' although never releasing anything there was an EP recorded (just think of Hilltop Hoods ‘Back Once Again’ but a little more hardcore). Twelve years after F.L.G Flak is about to drop his 3rd 'Cross Bred Mongrels' project with 'DJ Debris' (also of Hilltop Hoods fame) proving his longevity in the rap game.
Groove Terminator went on to make gay music for gay people. I am sure people had a lot of fun waving around their glow sticks at dance parties to his music but it's really not my thing. If you’re not familiar with GT's music just think back to the channel 9 renovation hit 'The Block' he had the title tune.
Other bits of info that you should know but couldn’t squeeze in elsewhere in this blog entry are:
Finger Licking Good also had a tape release called 'Southern Fried Funk' that featured Groove Terminator rapping (if I get a tape deck I will rip this).
Illegitimate Sons of The Bastard Funk was the first Hip Hop release in Adelaide to come out on vinyl.
Madcap’s efforts in the Adelaide Hip Hop scene are partly responsible for laying down a foundation that we have built a healthy scene from. His ‘93.7 Degrees In The Shade’ radio show (yes the same station as Premium Blend) ran for around 5 or 6 years.
Quro, DJ Next (the original Hilltop Hoods DJ) and Madcap were the original line up for ‘93.7 Degrees in The Shade’, later members included Kim Dezen, DJ Reflux, Sister Jane among others.
The cover artwork was handled by Hams from Brisbane.
Tracklist
01 - Funky Who's Deffer
02 - Dust Off The Mic
03 - Dust Of The Mic Remix
04 - Walkin On
05 - Dust Off The Mic (Jeep)
06 - As The Record Turns (Take Me Out With The Fader)
Finger Licking Good - Illegitimate Sons Of The Bastard Funk
