" 88 Mindstate "

I'm going to take you all the way back to 1988 with this joint...Door knocker earrings, bicycle shorts, 8 Ball jackets, and sweaty jherri curls were everywhere you looked...1988 was also the year that " N.W.A. " started to really pop...

Everyone started copying " N.W.A's " formula...Many crews started rocking Raider/Kings gear and it seemed like overnight microwave gangster rap sets started popping up....The cats that veered away from this motif stood out, and that's where " 7A3 " comes into the picture...Bretty B and Shawny B were originally from New York, but migrated out west in the 80's....The third member of " 7A3 " ( Grand Mixer Muggs ) was also from New York but eventually settled in L.A.

With the help of the " Bomb Squad " and " Joe The Butcher ", they released the classic album " Coolin In Cali "....Instead of gangster posturing, they chose to take more of a B Boy approach....Heavy doses of scratching, breaks, and window shattering bass were thrown in the mix...

7A3 went on to make another album, but eventually things fizzled out for the crew....Muggs went on to form " Cypress Hill " and the rest is history....I never heard anything else from " Bretty B " or " Shawn ", which is crazy because this record did get a lot of burn at the time....If you guys are out there, get at me, it would be interesting to hear your side of the story....