When I lived in Berkeley, Sixtoo was living in Oakland and we’d hang out somewhat often. He’d randomly pop by my apartment and we’d also hang out at the warehouse where he lived with Sole, Alias, and Mayo. I was a huge fan of his “Work in Progress” record. I had his “Crystal Senate” EP from before I knew any of them. He’s an amazing producer (still is). I can’t seem to find a picture of it online, but he had a handmade version of his “Songs I Hate” cd that came in a slipcase and had a vellum overlay. I went with him to a Kinko’s in Emeryville around midnight. We were all making somewhat large quantities of cdr releases, running off our own covers at copy shops. He had this expensive green vellum paper that he printed the covers on. There was a young woman working there and he asked her to bulk-cut all of the vellum covers. She did. If you’ve ever used one of those cutters, they can sometimes shift a bit and cut inaccurately. Ideally, it wouldn’t, but it was midnight and things happen. She handed him the covers and they were not cut correctly. Understandably, he was not happy. Kinko’s didn’t have any of the vellum paper to replace these, so there really weren’t any options. It was incredibly uncomfortable being there, but I always laugh a bit when I think about that moment. That poor woman took the wrong shift and had no idea some indie rap nerds were going to come in with high expectations for some midnight paper chops.
I love the ending - basically "...or the next blog I write might be about you" - love it.
This EP was a beautiful thing, I remember ordering it when I was working at a record shop - admittedly I ordered a couple for me, but I definitely put a good few people onto it and the following one (Egg - which hopefully will come up soon!) - it was an easy sell - one of those ones you could put on the turntable on a Saturday and watch people come up and ask "What's THIS?". My favourite parts of the day.
So glad you talked about this EP as it has been a favourite of mine since it was released. I used to pull it out and play it for everyone who dropped by my flat at the time. I have number 889. I always loved getting a Bully 7" but after getting a CD copy of Left Handed Straw I was super excited when this dropped!
Hawaii guy’s never heard “I Don’t Rap In Bumperstickers?” 🐜.
Bully put out some ill stuff with some of my favorite artists (Maker, Meaty Ogre, Scott Matelic, D-Styles,...)
I remember getting that Sixtoo x Simahlak joint that musta dropped around that time. Never saw the rest of that series of double 7”s at the spots in Naptown. Thanks for putting it on Bandcamp!
I love the ending - basically "...or the next blog I write might be about you" - love it.
This EP was a beautiful thing, I remember ordering it when I was working at a record shop - admittedly I ordered a couple for me, but I definitely put a good few people onto it and the following one (Egg - which hopefully will come up soon!) - it was an easy sell - one of those ones you could put on the turntable on a Saturday and watch people come up and ask "What's THIS?". My favourite parts of the day.
So glad you talked about this EP as it has been a favourite of mine since it was released. I used to pull it out and play it for everyone who dropped by my flat at the time. I have number 889. I always loved getting a Bully 7" but after getting a CD copy of Left Handed Straw I was super excited when this dropped!
Hawaii guy’s never heard “I Don’t Rap In Bumperstickers?” 🐜.
Bully put out some ill stuff with some of my favorite artists (Maker, Meaty Ogre, Scott Matelic, D-Styles,...)
I remember getting that Sixtoo x Simahlak joint that musta dropped around that time. Never saw the rest of that series of double 7”s at the spots in Naptown. Thanks for putting it on Bandcamp!
Thanks again for sharing all these stories. The late 90's/early 00's indy rap scene was a beautiful thing...