His voice is real fresh, he don't need no vocoder

Ice-T's Rhyme Syndicate crew is unfairly forgotten. Although two of the members, Everlast and W.C., blew up after they left the crew, I don't think anyone associates either with it. And I never hear anyone talk about the one-and-only Rhyme Syndicate album, which is a shame, because it had some really fresh material, like Low Profile's debut, "Think You Can Hang", and Domination's "You Haven't Heard Nothing".

Domination was a Bronx duo made up of Kid Jazz and his DJ, Kid Scratch. Aside from "You Haven't Heard Nothing", the only release they had that I know of was a 3-song 12" on Rhyme Syndicate featuring a commercial R&B jam, a hip-house jam and the crazily great "Back At It Again". Kid Jazz's style is kind of a cross between early Kool Keith and Sir Ibu of Divine Force-- fast, frantic and a little unhinged. I would love to hear more.


Domination: "Back At It Again" (Rhyme Syndicate, 1990)


Domination: "You Haven't Heard Nothing" (Warner Bros., 1988)