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MACK 10 PICTURE GALLERY
MACK
10 LYRICS SECTION
BIOGRAPHY 1
DON'T
NOTHIN COME TO A SLEEPER BUT A DREAM
An Inglewood rapper discovered by Ice Cube, Mack 10 debuted on Priority
with a self-titled debut album that went gold thanks to the single "Foe
Life." Mack 10 appeared with Ice Cube and W.C. in the 1996 all-star
side project Westside Connection, and formed his own production company,
Mack One-O, which signed the acts Allfrumtha-I and the Comrads. His second
album Based on a True Story reached the Top 20 and also went gold. Mack
10 officially stepped out of Icecubes shadow with his 3rd LP "The
Recipe," which dropped on his own label Hoo Bangin Records. "Now
I got the attitude to where I got to make opportunities for myself,"
Mack says, noting that spoiling his son and daughter requires a continuous
and lucrative cash flow. Mack 10 is not one demensional and admits that
he buys everyones music from Big Pun, to Foxy Brown, to JD. When asked
about The Westside Connection he says, "The Westside Connection was
a stage in my career that I had to go through." And even though Mack
10 has stepped out of Icecubes shadow he does credit cube with his work
ethic and putting him on, but Mack 10 is in it to win it, so just realize
if you try to stick it to Mack 10 on wax he can rip you apart.
Along with his own records and record company, he also has a joint venture
with Icecube, "Westsiiiiide Design," a full service graphic
company, and recently did his first movie, a straight- to- video film
called "Thicker Than Water." The film is about two brothers,
played by Mack 10 and Fat Joe, who meet for the first time at their father's
funeral. After discovering that they each now have a brother they never
knew about, the two decide to go into business together hustling unsuspecting
people. The soundtrack was also released on Mack 10's Hoo Bangin label.
With a cast that includes Mack 10, Fat Joe and Ice Cube, Thicker Than
Water brings together some of the best hip-hop artists from New York and
LA. Mack 10 conceived Thicker Than Water as the way to begin his film
career. As he says, "I wanted to be in a film and no one was banging
at my door, so I decided not to waste any time and to do it myself."
Soon after coming up with a rough story idea, Mack 10 hired Ernest Nyle
Brown and gave him two weeks to complete the script. With a script in
hand, Mack met with Producer Darryl Taja who introduced him to Richard
Cummings, Jr. Initially skeptical about an actor not from the world of
hip-hop directing his first feature, the chemistry between Mack and Cummings
just clicked and Thicker Than Water took off. From that time, it took
only 3 months to complete the project.
Mack 10 recently contributed to Icecubes single "You Can Do It"
from the "Next Friday" soundtrack, and the "WWF RAW Compilation"
LP, and is also currently working on new material for his 4th LP. In his
personal life, he is now engaged to Tionne Watkins, a.k.a. T-Boz of TLC
and will probably be married by the end of the year.
BIOGRAPHY 2
Real Name Dedrick Rolison; A.K.A. Mack Dime. Coming from Inglewood, Mack
10 made his hip hop debut with the hit single, "Foe Life", off
his self-titled cd. Also released on his first album was the Westside
Connection track, "Westside Slaughterhouse". Mack has recently
jumped back on the charts with his newest cd, "Based on a True Story."
He has also worked with Daz Dillinger of Tha Dogg Pound on "Nuthin'
but the Cavi hit."
Inglewood, California's Mack 10 returns with his third CD entitled "The
Recipe", which covers all areas of the hip hop map and displays Mack
10's talent at the same time. In 1995, Mack 10 got signed by Ice Cube
and dropped his self- titled joint, "Mack 10." With a hardcore
image of a G from LA, and creative lyrics that separated him from most
gangsta rappers, this album put Mack on the map. Then, 1 year later, Mack
10 got involved in a group called "Westside Connection", which
consisted of himself, WC, and Ice Cube. Their album "Bow Down"
was one of the most controversial hip hop CD's and displayed West Coast
pride with hard beats and hardcore lyrics. In '97, Mack Dime dropped his
sophomore CD, "Based On A True Story," which was also very dope.
Now, in '98, Mack 10 returns with "The Recipe." He's now the
owner of his own label "Hoo-Bangin Records" and is in control.
As you may have seen in articles from The Source, or Rap Pages, he's got
everybody from Fat Joe and Big Pun to Jermaine Dupri on this one. Most
f the collaborations are very tight, as is most of the CD.
The CD starts off with the title cut, "The Recipe," a tight
posse cut with the Hoo- Bangin affiliates. Another tight cut you can bump
in your ride is "Get Yo Ride On" with MC Eiht and Eazy- E. Everyone
comes off well on this cut, and it is 100 times better than most of the
gangsta rap that is out now. A lot of people will probably be wondering
how Eazy is on there since he's no longer with us, but it's just a lost
verse from him that was added on the track. Another dope collaboration
is "LBC and the ING" with Snoop Dogg. Mack 10 and Snoop Dogg
rap about their neighbourhoods over the beat from "Heartbeat,"
the old school joint by Taana Gardner. Mack and Snoop have a nice chemistry
together which proves that they should collaborate again. One of the most
creative cuts on the CD is "Ghetto Horror Show" with Ice Cube
and Jayo Felony. Mack 10 spits Gravediggaz horrorcore type rhymes over
a Halloween type beat by DJ U-Neek. Mack spits, "I'm psycho like
Norman Bates and depressed out of my mind, and all I think about is committing
redrums like The Shining, so Lord please help me and forgive me for my
sins, and tell me, why do I deserve the Twilight Zone that I'm in?"
Damn. Ice Cube and Jayo Felony spit some nice rhymes as well. Another
very creative song on the CD is "The Letter", which is directed
to everyone who is against gangsta rap. The song is set up in letter form
and is confident and powerful. Mack 10 tells the people who criticize
gangsta rap that "If your shit do a million every time you drop it,
then you would be foolish to change the topic." He then goes on to
say "To whom it may concern, this letter is to show that real niggaz
only rap about what they know."
Another tight track on the CD is "Money's Just A Touch Away"
with Gerald Levert. It's a laid back cut with a positive and inspiring
message. Gerald Levert does a nice job singing the chorus, while Mack
10 spits lines like, "Now a true sinner, to the game a beginner,
hard to feel like a winner when you eat spreads for dinner." "For
The Money" with Buckshot and Ol Dirty Bastard of the Wu Tang Clan
is a nice little party cut that has Mack and his east coast homies talking
about how they get down. The collaboration with Big Pun and Fat Joe on
"Let The Games Begin" is also dope. All three of them spit solid
rhymes, but Big Pun seems to shine more than Fat Joe and Mack 10. However,
there is some weak points on the CD. "Get a Lil Head" with his
Hoo-Bangin affiliates, Boo Kapone, Techniec, Binky, and CJ Mac, is mediocre
and degrading. "You Ain't Seen Nothin" with Jermaine Dupri and
Foxy Brown isn't that appealing either. JD is bragging like he usually
does, Foxy Brown comes off pretty wack, and it is just basicallya party
cut that isn't too creative or tight. "Made Niggaz" with Master
P and Mystikal is i-ight, but the production by Beats By The Pound is
unappealing and Master P comes off pretty bad on this one.
"The Recipe" has a lot of tight stuff by Mack 10 and people
he got down with. Almost all of the collaborations are successful, and
Mack does his thing as well. Most of the production is on point as well,
which is a big plus. Even though there is some weak material, it is overshadowed
by the strong parts. This CD will probably have someone you like on it,
even if u don't like Mack 10. "The Recipe" proves that Mack
10 is a tight lyricist, and is different from most mediocre gangsta rappers
out there now. Go out and pick this up if you want to hear some creative
gangsta rap blended in with a little bit of rhyming from almost every
rapper in the game right now.
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