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Mass 187

Mass 187 has been played on NTS shows including Oh Oh w KO_OL & Co, with Gangsta Strut first played on 26 July 2017.

Mass 187 were the most famous gangsta rap group to emerge from Kansas City, Missouri and, along with Bone-Thugs-N-Harmony and (Tung) Twista, the only noteable Midwest rap artists to have a major commercial breakthough in the '90s. They released Real Trues Paying Dues in 1996 to a moderately positive response, the sole single from the album being the popular "Gangsta Strut", released on 12" both as a retail pressing and as a club promotional pressing on Pay Day records. The group gained a considerable fan base in the South, particularly Houston and Dallas, owing both to their laid back "southern" G-Funk production, which paid homage to both earlier West Coast and 3rd Coast acts, and their loose affiliation with DJ Screw, whose 7 minute remix of their song South Side proved to be integral in earning them respect and elevated status in the South.

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Mass 187

Mass 187 has been played on NTS shows including Oh Oh w KO_OL & Co, with Gangsta Strut first played on 26 July 2017.

Mass 187 were the most famous gangsta rap group to emerge from Kansas City, Missouri and, along with Bone-Thugs-N-Harmony and (Tung) Twista, the only noteable Midwest rap artists to have a major commercial breakthough in the '90s. They released Real Trues Paying Dues in 1996 to a moderately positive response, the sole single from the album being the popular "Gangsta Strut", released on 12" both as a retail pressing and as a club promotional pressing on Pay Day records. The group gained a considerable fan base in the South, particularly Houston and Dallas, owing both to their laid back "southern" G-Funk production, which paid homage to both earlier West Coast and 3rd Coast acts, and their loose affiliation with DJ Screw, whose 7 minute remix of their song South Side proved to be integral in earning them respect and elevated status in the South.

Original source: Last.fm

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Gangsta Strut
Mass 187
Short Stop Records1995
South Side
Mass 187
Short Stop Records1995
South Side (Screw Mix)
Mass 187 (DJ Screw mix)
Payday, FFRR1996
South Side
Mass 187
Bigtyme Recordz, SoSouth, Indi Road2016