Channel Live – Carrying Mad Izm

Posted: 5th April 2005 by Robbie in Baggage Handlers

Some might say that every single member of Boogie Down Productions – with the exception of the late, great DJ Scott La Rock, D-Nice and DJ Doc – were really just KRS-One’s weed carriers. I mean what else did McBoo, Robocop and ICU do? Channel Live took on this position in the mid-nineties, and were granted a record deal and beats from KRS as a reward for their weed carrying services. At least these guys were honest about it, as their first (and only) hit was called “Mad Izm”, and even featured KRS on vocal duties. I mean how obvious can you get? Sadly for Tuffy and Hakim, having The Blastmaster produce your album is a commercial kiss-of-death, and it wasn’t long before Station Identification found it’s way into the dollar-bin, right next to Ms. Melodie’s album.