{"id":99290,"date":"2015-12-28T20:00:31","date_gmt":"2015-12-28T19:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackouthiphop.com\/?p=99290"},"modified":"2015-12-28T17:46:10","modified_gmt":"2015-12-28T16:46:10","slug":"dig-of-the-day-rappin-is-fundamental-highway-to-heaven-1991","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/dig-of-the-day-rappin-is-fundamental-highway-to-heaven-1991\/","title":{"rendered":"Dig Of The Day: Rappin\u2019 Is Fundamental \u2013 Highway To Heaven (1991)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"344\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lyKnnwFZWXI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Simply brilliant.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re back with a heavily slept-on creative Hip-Hop trio known as <strong>Rappin&#8217; Is Fundamental<\/strong>, a supergroup consisting of <strong>Easy Mo Bee, A.B. Money<\/strong> and <strong>JR<\/strong>, with today&#8217;s original track titled <em>Highway To Heaven <\/em> which appears on their &#8217;91 debut and only album  <em>The Doo-Hop Legacy<\/em> released on <strong>A&#038;M Records<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>They were influenced by vocal harmony groups like <strong>The Flamingos<\/strong>, added a great mixture of funky beats thanks to the legendary emcee\/producer <strong>Easy Mo Bee<\/strong>, did a great work with lyrics, vocals and overall positive vibration as they were among one of the most sophisticated members of New York\u2019s Hip-Hop culture.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the previous <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blackouthiphop.com\/video-dig-of-the-day-rappin-is-fundamental-rapping-is-fundamental-1991\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rappin\u2019 Is Fundamental<\/a> post.<\/p>\n<p>Produced by <strong>Easy Mo Bee<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Rappin-Is-Fundamental.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"99293\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/dig-of-the-day-rappin-is-fundamental-highway-to-heaven-1991\/rappin-is-fundamental-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Rappin-Is-Fundamental.jpg?fit=500%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Rappin-Is-Fundamental\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Rappin-Is-Fundamental.jpg?fit=500%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Rappin-Is-Fundamental.jpg?fit=640%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Rappin-Is-Fundamental\" width=\"640\" height=\"500\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-99293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Rappin-Is-Fundamental.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Rappin-Is-Fundamental.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Simply brilliant. 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