“When I was in the second grade, I was at my Dad’s house for the weekend. He had a new record still in the plastic, it was Ice T’s ‘Rhyme Pays’ album. By Monday morning when my Mom picked me up for school, I knew every single word. That album is the blueprint for my brand of gangster rap. That album had a class that was above street level. That album was super authentic LA dopeman/gangbanger/player music. Throughout the years the singular song that has stood the test of time, and managed to speak to a new generational angst, is “Squeeze the Trigger.” The beat and the lyrics are a complete assault on the establishment, and we remade it out of necessity. These words need to be heard more now than ever.”
— Killer Reese One
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