Dj Levins - Cash Money Records Old-School MegaMix (Session)

A hot selection of bounce records that Cash Money put out in the 90s, mostly produced by Mannie Fresh.

01 - Lil Slim - Bounce Slide Ride

02 - B-32 - Shake That Ass (Like a Salt Shaker)

03 - MC Heavy from PxMxWx - Gangster Walk

04 - Pimp Daddy - Got 2 Be Real (Remix

05 - PxMxWx - Mo' Bounce

06 - UNLV - Get Into With a Nigger

07 - UNLV - Eddie Bow

08 - PxMxWx - Still Smokin'

09 - PxMxWx - Splift Out

10 - Pimp Daddy - Keep On Kick It

11 - B.G.'z - True Story

12 - B-32 feat. Ms Tee - I Need a Bag of Dope

13 - UNLV - 6th & Baronne

14 - Pimp Daddy - God Bless The Dead

15 - Lil Slim feat. PxMxWx - Blunt After Blunt

16 - Lil Slim feat. B-32 - Ho's I Used 2 Sweat II

17 - PxMxWx feat. Lil Slim - Big Man Got Hoes

18 - UNLV - Pussy C'mon To Me!

19 - Ms. Tee - Let's Get High

20 - UNLV - Jazzy Bitch

21 - Magnolia Shorty - Monkey On Tha D!ck

22 - Juvenile feat. Big Tymers, Magnolia Shorty - 3rd Ward Soulja

23 - Ms Tee - I Like It (Mannie Fresh Style)

24 - Juvenile feat. Lil Wayne, Mannie Fresh - Back That Azz Up

25 - Hot Boys feat. Big Tymers - I Need a Hot Girl

Lil Slim - MY Indian Suit (Single)

In Lil Slim own words; "I wanted to create a track that would connect with my roots from my early childhood. This track is dedicated to New Orleans music culture of International Indian music with a Hiphop feel. This particular track is very personal to me,because it represents our Indian Tribe which is called the "Black Eagles" with over 40 yrs of history."

Released 18 June 2012  Executive Producer: LIL SLIM
Production: Whoizzy  Engineer: Matt
Studio: Squirty Productions 

Baby & Slim Implicated in Sexual Assault

Courtesy of WorldStarHipHop.com

The Pioneers; PxMxWx (Projects Most Wanted)

PxMxWx was a legendary rap group from the Iberville projects in New Orleans, Louisiana. Stands for Projects' Most Wanted, PxMxWx's "Legalize Pass The Weed" was the one of the first albums that Mannie Fresh worked on after he became Cash Money's inhouse producer. Their line-up was Big Man as the rapper and Big Heavy and Black Jack as the hype men in Cash Money Records.

But what is the story before Cash Money Records?

Dj Razor Cut aka Freak Nasty was one of the first members of the group. Dj Razor Cut started and created this group with Big Man in 1990. From the 9th ward to the 4th ward. He left the group in 1992 and went to Atlanta after the group hooking up with Cash Money Records.

After they signed to Cash Money Records; Dj Indo aka DJ Crack Out aka Mannie Freshh put their skills in the beatz. They were one of the first acts to be signed to Cash Money, releasing two albums during their time at the label: Legalize: Pass Tha Weed in 1993 and High Life in 1994. Before that, they signed to Hardhood Records where PxMxWx and Freak Nasty released their Yellow, Blue & Red tape(s).

The Iberville project, on the edge of both the French Quarter and Treme neighborhoods in downtown New Orleans, was built on the site of the turn-of-the-century red-light district known as Storyville, where prostitution was legal between 1897 and 1917. The development is also bordered by the 200+-year-old St. Louis #1 and #2 cemeteries. Initially intended to house the families of white servicemen, the Iberville was completed in 1940. In 2010, the Iberville was the only remaining original full-size housing development left in New Orleans.

In the words of Big Man to WhereTheyAt this was the first days of the group:

"What happened was BOBBY MARCHAN was a concert promoter back then, before he passed. He was doing a talent show at Flirts across the river. We performed at the talent show. We actually won a talent show. We had just released a tape like two days before the talent show. BOBBY MARCHAN was like, "Man, you all need to come down to my office and let's get some concerts going and get you all booked up." Got with them and then our product was running low. We didn't have a lot of money to put the product out. We were recording the product and putting it on cassette tapes and making our own labels at the same time and putting them out on the street.

At that particular time, BABY and SLIM (Williams brothers) happened to be in the office. They heard about the song. They said, "Man, that is y'all’s?" I said, "Yeah." "We need to get you all on our label. Sign you. Put like 10,000 copies out here right now." So that’s how we got with CASH MONEY RECORDS. We started from right there in that office with Cash Money and just started selling everything from there. They took care of everything for us.

Everybody took that song and was like, "Oh man, you made the drug dealer's anthem with that song." "Really?" I didn't really think it would be the drug dealer's anthem, but the song came out real popular.

Before we heard Dr. Dre and everything, we was the first ones with a weed song that hit big back home in New Orleans. I'm quite sure Dre had come out before - it got to us a little bit later. From there everybody just went off on writing about the weed and everything else. Lady Red and everybody else had they version of the song. "People think we smoke tons of weed. It wasn't like we smoked tons of weed. Every now and then. We just had to make a song about it because that was a hot thing"

Members:
Freak Nasty aka Dj Razor Cut + The Big Man (1990-1991)
Freak Nasty aka Dj Razor Cut + The Big Man + Black Jack (1991-1992)
The Big Man + MC Heavy + Black Jack (1992-1996)

A New Beggining - Home Grown - Big Man Tape - Legalize Pass Tha Weed

Discography:
Mc Heavy - Gangsta Walk (1992) [Tape]
PxMxWx - Home Grown aka The Blue Tape (1992) [Tape & CD]
PxMxWx & Dj Razor Cut - Freaknasty aka The Yellow Tape (1993) [Tape]
PxMxWx & Dj Razor Cut - Freaknasty aka The Red Tape (1993) [Tape]
PxMxWx - The Big Man (1993) [Tape]
PxMxWx - Legalize 'Pass Tha Weed (1993) [CD & Vinyl]
PxMxWx - High Life (1994) [CD & Vinyl]
PxMxWx - Back Up Off Me (1995) [Tape]
Big Heavy - Doggin' Em (1996) [CD]
Black Jack aka Jacko - Soldier For Life (1996) [Tape]
PxMxWx - A New Beginning! (1996) [CD]
PxMxWx - On Fire (2000-2001) [CD]*
PxMxWx - Hydro Life (2006) [CD]*
PxMxWx - Unreleased Classics Vol 1 (2006) [CD]*

* Released by Freak Nasty (Dj Razor Cut)

Interview with Lil Slim

INTERVIEW with Lil Slim (Former Cash Money Records member)

01 - Who is Lil Slim and where is he from?
I’m Mikel Pettis from New Orleans Hollygrove section... Apple & Eagle to be exact!!!

02 - How did you get started in the music business? How did you get your deal with Cash Money Records?
Rapping at a local night club, guy approached me and gave me Slim and Baby's number....

03 - Back to the first Cash Money days… who was in 'Black Connection 226'? Was it a rap group, a street gang… or something between?
It was a rap group, that they made up after local 580....

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Local 580 was a group formed by the members of CMR with Lil Slim, Pimp Daddy, B.G., Mr Ivan and PxMxWx and Black Connection 226 was another group formed after this group.
His members were Kilo G, Lil Ya, B.G., Tec-9, Ms Tee, Yella Boy)
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04 - What did you think when Raw II Survive dissed you and other Cash Money artists back in 1994?
We really didn't pay any attention to it...I can't tell you who that is to this day!!!

05 - Why is there 2 versions from your “Da Game Is Cold” tape? (One with Pimp Daddy and one without him)
Because Pimp was under contract and couldn't legally record with me at the time....

06 - What was the first music video filmed for Cash Money Records? Kilo G – Sleepwalker or UNLV – Eddie Bow? Or neither?
I believe it was Kilo G....

Pimp Daddy, Lil Slim & Big Heavy of PxMxWx

07 - Who was Dj Indo and Dj Crack Out? What happened to them?
Dj Crack Out was none other than Mannie Fresh....

08 - After you broke with Cash Money, what did you do?
I formed my own record lable called Franchise Player Ent.

09 - Where there any other rap beefs you had in your career besides the one with Raw II Survive? We remember that Big Boy never dissed you in person but you might was involved too?
No... I never participated in any of that....

10 - Who are/were your main influences in your career?
Snoop, LL Cool J, Eazy E, Ice Cube.....

11 - Are you still in contact with any Cash Money Records former members?
No...not currently

12 - Why was your album "Let The Streets Be Tha Court" never released on South Coast Music Group like supposed to?
I never signed any paperwork to be an artist on South Coast.

13 - Why did you release your latest releases as "download only" and no hard copys?
We are in a new age where everything is digital...were as hard copy are traditional and only a few artist are still releasing on hard copy.

14 - Who’s your top 3 New Orleans rappers besides yourself?
Weezy, Black Menace and Soulja Slim....

15 - What is your favorite Cash Money CD/Tape besides the ones you released?
B.G. - It's All On You Vol. 1

16 - Who’s the best producer you have ever worked with?
Mannie Fresh, but my young producer now is a hog Shout WhoIzzy!!!

17 - Would you like to work with Mannie Fresh again?
It's possible but not mandatory, Wayne is having great success without Fresh and so can I...

18 - We know that you played a big role in Wayne getting his start in the rap-game and you and Juvenile practically grew up together. Can we see in a future a collabo with Lil Wayne or Juvenile?
Anything's possible...I'm not opposed to it, I would welcome it...

19 - What’s your favorite album to be ever released in New Orleans?
Give it 2 em Raw - Souja Slim

20 - What do you think about New Orleans artists that came up after you?Who's your favourite? I think they represented well and my favorite is my lil homie Weezy!!!!

21 - Can we expect some new music from you? What’s your future projects?
Already in the studio working on some new material, just shot two new music videos...."Indian Fire" and " It's Hot" that you can view on Youtube....

Much Luv!!! 

LIL SLIM G.O.D off Eagle St.....

Lil Slim - Bounce Slide Ride (Radio Remix)

Classic Cash Money shit...