Throughout their whole career M.O.P. deliver the most hard, vicious and violent music hip hop could ever offer. They struck out in 1994. with To The Death, a dark, slow and raging LP that was fully produced by DR Period and featured one of the biggest hardcore rap anthems of the nineties, How About Some Hardcore, that's put by any hardcore rap fan in the same category with Onyx's Slam, Jeru The Damaja's Come Clean and Wu-Tang Clan's Shame On A Nigga.
In 1996 MOP released their second effort, the totally-sophomore-slump-free Firing Squad. Despite totally changing their production sources (the album was mostly produced by Gang Starr's DJ Premier and Fizzy Womack himself), M.O.P. continued torturing fans' ears with extremely hard, rhinocerously slow beats and ecstatic, rampant delivery. Subject matter is either battling with heavy use of criminal associations or serious talk about life in the ghetto.
Two years later M.O.P. hit the fans with a starter - an EP called Handle Ur Bizness and later that year released First Family 4 Life, working on the same formula as ever, again with heavy percentage of DJ Preemo's production, more gems produced by group member Lil Fame and proving that M.O.P.'s trademark is not only the hardest hardcore you can get but also consistency.
Most of M.O.P.'s work was considered underground until 2000, when they released Warriorz, their best work yet. Mainstream got the first hint with "Ante Up", a track produced by DR Period for first time in 6 years. But with self-produced Cold As Ice, a track that featured a rock-song sample (Cold As Ice by Foreigner), M.O.P. achieved major mainstream success, though the song's lyrics were explicit and raging as usual (the radio version edits out much lyrical content to comply with FCC regulations).
In a strange turn, M.O.P. featured on the title track of sugary-sweet boy band LFO's 2001 album Life is Good. Aside from the lack of profanity, M.O.P.'s short verse was rapped in their trademark loud, intense style. It is unclear how this unusual team-up was organized, but it is unlikely that this brief guest spot led to much crossover fan appeal for either group.
"Ante Up" was later remixed with added verse by Flipmodian Busta Rhymes and Terror Squad queen Remy Ma, and was released on the greatest hits record 10 Yearz And Gunnin'. Believe it or not, it is the last hip hop record from M.O.P. In the beginning of the century they switched labels from Loud to Roc-A-Fella in order to have more income and more creative control, but the long-awaited release is still on the shelves. M.O.P. also made a rock-rap album titled simply Mash Out Posse, but it received bad reviews from rap fans who wanted M.O.P. to just rap.
In June 2005, M.O.P. officially announced their signing with 50 Cent's G-Unit, at the same time as Queens rap duo Mobb Deep.
Everyday
M.O.P. Lyrics
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Oh yeah.. (G&B)
Ohhhh.. oooh yeah (M.O.P.)
Oh-ohhhh, ooooh (yeah)
Oh-ohhhh (Primo bring it back, uh-huh, yo)
Oooooh-ohhh, ohh-ohhh ohh-ohhh ohh-ohhh
Yeahhh, yeahhhh
You gotta survive .. (you gotta survive)
There`s no escape (ohh noooo)
This money gots to be made (yeahh yeahhh)
.. break it down!
Every day we keep it gangsta, livin thug life
So what y`all motherfuckers want to do?
Every day we keep it gangsta, livin thug life
So what y`all motherfuckers want to do?
(You don`t want it no more!)
Every day we keep it gangsta, livin thug life
So what y`all motherfuckers want to do?
Every day we keep it gangsta, livin thug life
So what y`all motherfuckers want to do?
[Billy Danze]
Hey yo back by popular demand it`s your man Danze
(and Fizzy Womack) from the trenches of the dungeons
Who want some? Remember I`m sick with it
(BROWNSVILLE) be -K nigga, don`t forget it
I`m still beat boppin when you see me poppin through
And the money mission seem to be impossible
I put it down, all way across the board
The original O.G. (?) not a fraud
Clap, don`t applaud
It`s the legendary M.O.P. (yes yes y`all!)
I`m from where a lot of soldiers are found
and the hearse seem to be the illest whip in the town
When the gangsters decide to put it down I`ll be around
with my hat broke down, grippin a pound, now
Please send them cats; I`ll get up in `em
with venom bend `em and send `em the fuck back!
[Product G&B]
When you`re living your life (when you`re living your life)
You gotta survive .. (you gotta survive)
There`s no escape (ohh noooo)
This money gots to be made (heyyyyy)
[Lil` Fame]
Here we go again (YEAHHH) fall back
`fore I be forced to pop one up in your wool hat
Live from the headquarters, you already know so
make yourself be heard - OHHHHHHHHH
It`s the F-I-Z-Z-why, Dub-O-Mack
Here to hold down the streets and the thugs know that
So tell me who in this (who in this)
You in this (you in this)
M.O.P., we ruin this, doin this
BACK, one mo` gen (THAT`S RIGHT)
And the, streets is back y`all, come on in
We bring the heat on purpose
Clear, shit in the middle of your show
like a horse at the circus
Damn what you worth bitch, you get your head gauze wrapped
Real tight, tell me is it worth it?
I`m prepared for the traps that this game brought to me
It`s the First Family, tell yo` bitch talk to me, c`mon!
[Product G&B]
When you`re living your life (when you`re living your life)
You gotta survive .. (you gotta survive)
There`s no escape (ohh noooo)
This money gots to be made (yeahh yeahhh)
.. break it down!
Every day we keep it gangsta, livin thug life
So what y`all motherfuckers want to do?
Every day we keep it gangsta, livin thug life
So what y`all motherfuckers want to do?
(You don`t want it no more!)
Every day we keep it gangsta, livin thug life
So what y`all motherfuckers want to do?
Every day we keep it gangsta, livin thug life
So what y`all motherfuckers want to do?
I got my mind made up, come on, let`s get dough
We gotta get it right
Ghetto & Blues intertwined together
G&B will make you feel alright!
So we started from the ground up
headed right to the top, ohh ohhhhhh
We makin moves for cheddar
cause the streets are too hot
G&B, M.O.P. yeahh yeahh
Ohhh oooohhh, ohh ohh, ohh yeah yeah
And my homies
I got my mind made up, come on, let`s get dough
We gotta get it right (everyday)
Feelin the beat
Goin my way
If I ain`t a thug, why do I feel this way?
And why does crime stay on, my mind?
Here we go, back again
Here we go, here we go again
Oooh-wee! Weeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Uhh, uhh, it`s G&B
Sincere Money Harm
Ghetto & Blues, M.O.P.
Brooklyn, uhh, L.I., yeah
The lyrics to M.O.P.'s “Everyday (feat. Product G&B)” are an ode to living the gangsta/thug life. The song speaks to the daily struggles of life “when you’re living your life, you gotta survive… there’s no escape, this money gotta be made”, and the need to keep up appearances and stay true to society’s expectations of being tough and unbreakable.
The verses from M.O.P.'s Billy Danze and Lil' Fame allude to their rough upbringing in the Brownsville area of Brooklyn, where they were surrounded by gangsters and soldiers, and where a hearse seemed to be the illest whip around. They speak about how they make their money in a world where the mission seems impossible, and how they’re ready to take on anyone who wants to test them.
Product G&B's chorus talks about the intertwining of ghetto and blues, and how they make moves for cheddar despite the streets being too hot. The bridge is a call to action for the thugs in the house to show what they’ve got and let the world know that they’ve got their minds made up and are ready to get that dough.
Overall, the lyrics to “Everyday” paint a picture of the hard-knock life of a gangsta/thug, and the need to keep up appearances and stay true to the gangsta code, all set to a hard-hitting beat that only adds to the overall feeling of toughness.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: BRYAN JONES
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