Freddie Foxxx - "Crazy Like a Foxxx"
09.22.2008
"I'm gonna diss you like Sinead O'Connor dissed the Pope"
The Song:
With a hunger and feistiness characteristic of early New York 90's hip-hop, Freddie Foxxx's title track "Crazy Like a Foxxx" rips through speakers with a beat-heavy sound that sets the mood for a battle. As the [self-proclaimed] diss track originator, Bumpy spits aggressive battle verses at the Ultramagnetic MC boys in the now familiar diss track style. The original recording wasn't meant to take shots at other rappers, but after a back and forth competition emerged with the Ultramagnetic MCs, Foxxx felt he had to hit the studio and re-record. A decade and a half after recording the track Bumpy reveals, "I decided to switch up the title song "Crazy Like A Foxx." There's two versions on there that people are gonna hear. I gave them the original version, which was more of me doin' my lyrical skill thing, and then I switched up and put my whole battle verses on there. I was trying to feed the audience what they wanted." Foxxx's inspiration for his battle rap set the tone for a new trend in hip-hop and fans everywhere can thank Bumpy for paving what is now part of hip-hop history.
The Background:
Freddie Foxxx's Crazy Like A Foxxx was recorded in the early '90s in New York and intended for an official release by MCA. However, for reasons unknown, the album was shelved after promotional cassettes were serviced to radio and press. This newly remastered release includes both the 1993 demo version on Disc 2 and the 1994 completed version of the album on Disc 1. Largely written for the emcee's friends in prison, the album has ominous overtones and provides insight into Bumpy’s dark state of mind at that time period. The album is a veritable time capsule from the early 1990's, with guest spots from legends such as 2Pac, Chuck D, and Kool G Rap as well as production from from D.I.T.C.'s Showbiz, Lord Finesse, and Buckwild. Crazy Like A Foxxx is available from Fat Beats Records now.
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Streams:
Crazy Like a Foxxx
http://media.audibletreats.com/Freddie_Foxxx-Crazy_Like_A_Foxxx.mp3
So Tough
http://media.audibletreats.com/Freddie_Foxxx-So_Tough.mp3
Killa featuring 2Pac
http://media.audibletreats.com/Freddie_Foxxx-Killa_Feat_2Pac.mp3
Crazy Like A Foxxx album preview
http://media.audibletreats.com/CrazyLikeAFoxxxPreview.mp3
Bio, pictures, and streams available here:
http://www.audibletreats.com/download/FreddieFoxxx/
Freddie Foxxx's MySpace page:
http://www.myspace.com/freddiefoxxx
Fat Beats:
http://www.FatBeats.com