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    Rappin' 4-Tay
Rappin’ 4-Tay is one of many rappers who have used their time on the mic to break down the gritty details of a playa’s life. But while he’s never shied away from the hardcore realities of the street, Rappin’ 4-Tay has always emphasized the fun as well as the guns, delivering his rhymes with a good-natured twinkle in the eye. He first hit in 1993 with the catchy anthem “Playas Club,” the perfect wrapup of his lyrical outlook -- but 4-Tay’s actually been on the scene for quite a while.

Growing up in the Bay Area, Anthony Forte was a talented musician who played trombone and trumpet, but gave up those instruments to start rocking the mic. He was something of a prodigy: as the legend goes, when Whodini came to San Francisco in 1986 on Run D.M.C.’s Raising Hell tour, Jalil and Ecstasy were astonished at the skills of the young freestyler, and encouraged him to keep rhyming. He did, and within two years, the just-outta high school 4-Tay made his recorded debut on “Don’t Fight the Feelin’” off Bay Area homie Too $hort’s Life Is…Too $hort. He also appeared on West Coast Bad Boyz, an early ‘90s compilation on Master P’s No Limit label, before P moved the label to New Orleans. Convicted of selling marijuana, 4-Tay then served 10 months in prison, but returned to the game in 1991, forming Rag Top Records and releasing his first solo effort, 4-Tay Is Back early the next year. His faithful local following led to a deal with Chysalis, which released Don’t Fight the Feelin’ -- containing “Playaz Club” -- in 1994. The success of the single was followed up by a hit 1995 pairing with the Spinners, reworking their classic “I’ll Be Around,” and that year 4-Tay also placed two cuts (“A Message For Your Mind” and “Problems”) on the soundtrack of the smash Michelle Pfieffer flick, Dangerous Minds.

Suddenly, the Jheri-curled 4-Tay was everywhere, dropping a new album in ’96 (Off Parole, which celebrated the end of his legal problems on tracks like “I Paid My Dues,” and featured cameos from old pal Too $hort and MC Breed) and collaborating with everyone from Tupac to funk legend Rick James. He continued to lay out his own fun-loving gangsta philosophy on 4 Tha Hard Way in 1997, and 1999’s Introduction to Mackin’, his first for the Celeb Entertainment label. On that disc, 4-Tay grabbed a piece of the O’Jays’ classic “Back Stabbers” on “Do You Wanna Ride” and surrounded himself with heavy-hitting R&B talent like Bobby Womack (who duetted on “Think It Over”) and the late Roger Troutman of Zapp. His nods to the old school continue on the MUSICBLITZ Exclusive “Big Pimpin’,” an ode to a playa’s life with a vintage funk feel.
   
Rappin' 4-Tay Big Pimpin' MP3,WinMedia Rap/Hip Hop
4-Tay’s forte is fun cuts about the joyz of livin’ large, and this MUSICBLITZ Exclusive fits that bill to a Tay! Yet another phat joint from the “Playaz Club” founder!


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