Revisiting LA rapper Dred Scott's only record, '94's Breaking Combs. Provocative name, but Scott was mostly about keeping it real, mic rocking, and nostalgia for '80s hip-hop heyday. This one goes tho, calling out sellout Black folks with his future wife Adina Evans doing her best Hillary Banks
Bombastic, outrageous, and darkly funny, while hammering home some uncomfortable truths, punched up by the Evans' ridiculous adlibs. What a listen. Shame the record got lost in the landslide of top-tier rap albums from that year.
Whew, I said Adina instead of Adriana, I was thinking of Adina Howard, as one does.
Yeah, it sailed under a lot of people's radar, but as you say, 94 was a strong year. I was buying my records from a spot in South London back then, and they sold a lot of copies of this one. I remember one of the guys giving me the "you need this" treatment, but I didn't need much convincing.
That's awesome to hear. It's a good record! Always liked "Back in the Day," "Nutin Ta Lose," "Duck Ya Head" and "My Mind is Driftin" too.
I never heard much else by him, but I seem to remember an EP roughly around the same time as the album. I didn't even know the album had been reissued!
Yes, that old school beat! 🥰
underappreciated album for sure