Album

Dead Serious

Das EFX

1992 · Hip Hop

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Dead Serious by Das EFX

Dead Serious is a Hip-Hop album by Das EFX, originally released in 1992. On Gatefold: 40 pressings tracked, owned by 9 collectors.

About

Dead Serious is the debut studio album of American hip hop duo Das EFX, released April 7, 1992, on compact disc and audio cassette on East West Records and distributed through Atlantic Records. The recording sessions took place at Firehouse Studios in Brooklyn, New York and at Charlie Marotta's North Shore Soundworks studio in Long Island, New York. The album peaked at 16 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, topping the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for five weeks and reaching platinum sales by 1993. Well-received upon its release, Dead Serious has since been regarded by music writers as a significant and influential album in hip hop. It was also nominated in the 1993 Soul Train Music Awards and 1993 Billboard Music Awards.

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Tracklist

  1. 1Mic Checka4:54
  2. 2Jussummen3:29
  3. 3They Want EFX3:39
  4. 4Looseys2:50
  5. 5Dum Dums3:50
  6. 6East Coast4:29
  7. 7If Only4:02
  8. 8Brooklyn To T-Neck4:01
  9. 9Klap Ya Handz4:07
  10. 10Straight Out The Sewer3:22

Sound DNA

  • Hip-Hop
  • Boom Bap
  • gritty
  • aggressive
  • urban

Credits

The people behind it.

9 collectors on Gatefold own this · 40 pressings tracked on Gatefold

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