Talk:Das EFX

Gold albums
Das EFX' first album was certified platinum. Straight Up Sewaside was never certified gold by the RIAA, per their database. | Klaw ¡digame! 00:12, 17 January 2006 (UTC)
 * The RIAA database of gold/platinum certifications shows no certifications for Straight Up Sewaside. Since they issue the certifications, this source is definitive. | Klaw ¡digame! 02:01, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

very well--chub 02:27, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

PE + Common?
I appreciate your contributions, but do you really think Common and PE sound like Das eFx? Can you please provides evidence (i.e. Lyrics) to support this claim. --Chubdub 15:33, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

Of course they didn't sound like Das Efx before or since. But at the height of Das EFX's popularity, Public Enemy, like many other rappers, bit the style:

"Hazy Shade of Criminal":

They don't like where I'm comin' from So they play dumb Dumb diggitty dumb diggitty dumb

and

Rollin' in a blue 'n' white gang Ready to bang biggitty bang

Common's first album in 1992 is full of Das EFX-influenced nonsense rap. Not so much the igitty style but much of the nonsensical pop culture references. Just a few examples:

"A Penny for Your Thoughts":

Skibbidy skap and bigitty bust a rap

and

Gluteus, gluteus, maximus, maximus I'm spas-ta-gis-a-mister-gis a mister-gis-ta-spas-ta-gis (Note: ?!?!?!)

"Heidi Hoe":

Bo knows this hoe blows much much dick An undercover trick, a toe a tac a tic Naked at, frick-a-frat, plus her puddy wack C'mere c-c-c-c-c-c, yo c'mere you little puddy cat

"Two Scoops of Raisins":

You jive-ass turkey, a-pit-apiggity-pita perk be You can get ill, but don't hurt me, hurt me I wanna go bang, I said, bang-o, bang-o bang-o or bojangle jingle jangle on the jaw (Note: WTF?!?!?!)

I believe these are more notable examples than Kris Kross. So what do you say? Although freestyles with funny pop culture references was pretty common (no pun) in the golden age of hip hop, Das EFX took it to an extreme and Common (Sense) was definitely a follower until - THANK GOD! - he matured into the poet he is today. MrBlondNYC 16:36, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

Okay, thanks for the clarification! I never realized that. Thank god that artists no longer rap like that.... --Chubdub 17:43, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

Do we really need a subtitle for the Chappelle thing? Chappelle is made more important than he is. Hip Hop is universal, and Das EFX are legends. Chappelle is absolutely noone in comparison...

Das EFX and Parrish Smith
According to legend, in the rap competition where Das was signed, they did indeed score the highest amount of points, making them the winner of the 100 dollar prize, but Parrish Smith (PMD) whispered something into the announcer's ears, and the result was changed. Afterward, he approached them and offered them a record deal. Is this true? is this an urban legend? I can't really find a reliable source so I'm hoping y'all know. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.156.110.188 (talk) 15:53, 8 April 2022 (UTC)