Cool C - I Gotta Habit (1989)

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01. Enemy Territory
02. Takin No Shorts (The Gambler)
03. Get Loose On
04. Mary Go Round
05. C Is Cool
06. I'm Not Impressed
07. I Gotta Habit
08. Glamorous Life
09. Juice Crew Dis
10. All Hell Freeze
11. Down To The Grissle
12. Hilltop Scope
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A member of Philadelphia's Hilltop Hustlers crew, Cool C's (Christopher Roney) laid-back and stoned rhymes are best heard on the 1989 singles "I Gotta Habit" and "Glamorous Life", the latter of which liberally sampled Sheila E.'s song of the same title. His 1987 debut single gained him a good amount of attention and caught a lot of ears: "Juice Crew Dis" took aim at the New York-based crew run by influential producer Marley Marl (a group that included heavyweights Kool G Rap and Big Daddy Kane). A pair of 1988 singles for Hilltop and City Beat landed him a contract with Atlantic, where he released his two full-length solo records, 1989's I Gotta Habit and 1990's Life in the Ghetto. A couple years later, he put his solo career aside to join C.E.B. with Ultimate Eaze and Steady B. The trio released 1993's Countin' Endless Bank on Ruffhouse. His life took a drastic downward slide when he was found guilty of murdering a Philadelphia police officer during a bank robbery attempt in 1996. Ten years later, he was sentenced to death by lethal injection.
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VBR / Lame 3.97 / Avg. 221 kbps
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