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Emerging from the Bay Area in 1994, rapper
Baby Beesh was part of
Potna Deuce, whose album
Welcome to da Tilt appeared briefly on Profile before disappearing.
Beesh and the rest of the
Potna Deuce crew would release 1996's Heron Soup independently before disbanding altogether.
Beesh next formed
Latino Velvet with
N2Deep's
Jay Tee, releasing The Golden State in 1996. The Rumble followed three years later, at which point
Beesh parted ways with
Latino Velvet and the Bay Area scene. He headed south to Houston, TX, where Dope House signed him as a solo artist.
Savage Dreams, his 2001 debut for the label, was heavily influenced by the Dirty South, complete with gaudy cover art. But by 2002's
On tha Cool,
Beesh seemed to have mellowed in sound and attitude. The album's trippy stoner vibes intersected with
Beesh's West Coast chest-thumping to suggest
War's "Low Rider" performed by
Tupac Shakur.
On tha Cool was produced by
Mario Ayala and Happy Perez and featured contributions from Dope House artists
South Park Mexican and
Russell Lee, as well as a
Latino Velvet reunion on "They Don't Even Know." ~ Johnny Loftus