Dig Of The Day: The UMC’s – One To Grow On (1991)

Hey ya’ll!

Today we have, one could say, a slept on early 90’s Staten Island group called The UMC’s, with a “press rewind” type of track called One To Grow On.
The group was composed of Haas G and Kool Kim, who released the critically acclaimed, endlessly imaginative album, witty, effervescent by disposition and lyrical flow and always intelligent and fresh, full-length album Fruits of Nature, on Wild Pitch Records in 1991.

When it came to the music, co-producers Hass G and RNS decked it out in vintage soul and old Blue Note-styled tracks, with reams of obscure, idiosyncratic vocal samples tossed in as hooks, breaks, and bridges. Their debut album garnered chart success with the duo’s #1 Billboard Hot Rap Single Blue Cheese and #2 Hot Rap Single One To Grow On (which contains a sample from “Ursalena” by Bill Cosby). In 1994, the duo released its second album, Unleashed, but split up soon after.

Since the group’s break-up, Haas G (under the names Hassan and Fantom of the Beat) has focused on producing music while Kool Kim reinvented himself as the controversial underground emcee NYOIL.

Produced by Hass Gee and RNS.

Enjoy