Hiero Producer Series: Casual

Installment #5 of the Hiero Producer Series: Casual

Who doesn't have talent behind the boards in the Hieroglyphics crew? I haven't even gotten to Jay-Biz or Toure as of yet, and we're already on installment #5.

The man behind the beat for "Catch A Bad One" is.....Casual??? When I first found out that he produced the lead single off of the "No Need For Alarm" LP, it absolutely blew my mind. If you think about it, "Catch A Bad One" is probably Del's most well-known track outside of "Mistadobalina", and the production is most definitely a major reason as to why that track is so popular amongst hip hop fans. The truly remarkable thing is that Cas was born in '77 or thereabouts, so he was only in his mid-teens when he produced all of the tracks that you'll find on volume 1, including the aforementioned "Catch A Bad One", which was released in '93.

Aside from his contributions on the officially-released Hiero albums, he also produced quite a few bangers of the non-album variety. The remix for "That's How It Is" is fucking incredible, and it's easily my favorite Casual beat. I'm also a big fan of his work on the "Wrongplace" remix, as well as the demos for "Gotta Lotta", "Can U Feel It", "Hydra", etc.

Casual - Production Files Volume 1
1. Pep Love, Casual & Jay-Biz - It Gets No Better
2. Pep Love & Jay-Biz - The Orgy
3. Casual - Gotta Lotta
4. Casual - Can U Feel It
5. Casual - Where They At
6. Souls Of Mischief - Break A Leg
7. Del - Catch A Bad One
8. Del - Worldwide
9. Del -Wrongplace (Remix)
10. Souls Of Mischief - Batting Practice
11. Souls Of Mischief - Tell Me Who Profits
12. Casual - You Flunked
13. Casual - Get Off It
14. Casual - I Didn't Mean To
15. Casual & Del - A Little Something
16. Casual - Chained Minds
17. Casual - That's How It Is (Remix)
18. Casual - I Didn't Mean To (Remix)
19. Extra Prolific - The Fat Outro
http://www.mediafire.com/?diyrtdwzyxa

Casual - Production Files Volume 2
1. Souls Of Mischief - Chaos And Turmoil
2. Souls Of Mischief - Where The Fuck You At
3. Casual - Hundreds Of Rhymes
4. Casual - We Made You Guys
5. Casual - Years Ago
6. Casual - Gas Ignited
7. Casual - The Best At It
8. Casual - It Don't Matter
9. Casual, Pep Love & Opio - Basement Freestyle
10. Casual - This Is For My Niggas
11. Casual - Dumb Shit
12. Casual - 900 RPM
13. Casual, Tajai & Opio - I Feel Like Bustin'
14. Casual - Freestyle
15. Casual - The Ending
16. Souls Of Mischief & Casual - Big Shit
17. Casual & Pep Love - The Last One
18. Casual & Opio - Dune Methane
19. Hieroglyphics - Heat
20. Hieroglyphics - Hydra
21. Hieroglyphics - Bubble Up
22. Casual - The Scandle
http://www.mediafire.com/?jyzf3rktdjj

Casual - Production Files Volume 3
1. Del & Casual - Jaw Gymnastics
2. Pep Love - If You Can't Beat 'Em
3. Pep Love - Fallen
4. Pep Love - The Birds And The Bees
5. Pep Love - Fight Club (Remix)
6. Del - Catch A Bad One (Instrumental)
7. Del -Worldwide (Instrumental)
8. Souls Of Mischief - Batting Practice (Instrumental)
9. Souls Of Mischief - Tell Me Who Profits (Instrumental)
10. Casual - I Didn't Mean To (Instrumental)
11. Casual - I Didn't Mean To Remix (Instrumental)
12. Hieroglyphics - The Last One (Instrumental)
13. Hieroglyphics - Heat (Instrumental)
http://www.mediafire.com/?5zmmmjizqcz

Preview:

Casual - Gotta Lotta


Casual - Can U Feel It


Del - Catch A Bad One


Del - Worldwide


Del -Wrongplace (Remix)


Casual & Del - A Little Something


Casual - That's How It Is (Remix)


Casual & Opio - Dune Methane


Hieroglyphics - Hydra


Del & Casual - Jaw Gymnastics


--Roy Johnson

Hiero Producer Series: Del The Funkee Homosapien

Installment #3 of the Hiero Producer Series: Del The Funkee Homosapien

Del is widely acknowledged as a legendary MC, but how often do you hear anything about his production skills? He's responsible for at least a couple dozen bangers, the majority of which are of the non-album variety. In compiling these five volumes, I excluded tracks that he co-produced during the IWMBGWH era.

As far as my personal favorite is concerned, I'd have to go with "That's When Ya Lost". That track is a pure adrenaline rush.

Del - Production Files Volume 1
1. Del - Ahonetwo, Ahonetwo (Remix)
2. Del, Souls Of Mischief & Casual - Burnt
3. Del - Captain America (Demo Version)
4. Del - Crazy Del Song
5. Del - Beyond The Cloak Of Darkness
6. Del - Eye Examination
7. Pep Love & Jay-Biz - Let's Keep Searching
8. Pep Love & Jay-Biz - Days Of Blueness
9. Casual - Mr. Fungus
10. Del - I'm Back
11. Del - Untitled Del Song
12. Del - What Do You Say
13. Del - Pistol Whippers
14. Del - Nowadays
15. Del - Neighborhood
http://www.mediafire.com/?zwo24b4acrj

Del - Production Files Volume 2
1. Souls Of Mischief - Souls Of Mischief
2. Souls Of Mischief - Souls Of Mischief (Alternate Version)
3. Souls Of Mischief - Make Your Mind Up (Demo Version)
4. Del, Pep Love & Q-Tip - Undisputed Champs
5. Del - Wack MCs
6. Del - Wrongplace
7. Del - In And Out
8. Del - Check It Ooout
9. Souls Of Mischief - That's When Ya Lost
10. Souls Of Mischief - Make Your Mind Up
11. Souls Of Mischief - A Name I Call Myself
12. Casual - That's How It Is
13. Del - The Doctor Is In
14. Del - The Ill Shit
15. Del - Like A Toenail
http://www.mediafire.com/?ngktzwozmt5

Del - Production Files Volume 3
1. Souls Of Mischief & Del - '94 Via Satellite
2. Del - No Crossbreeds
3. Del - Lyric Licking
4. Del - Stress The World
5. Del - Why You Wanna Get Funky?
6. Del - Don't Forget The Bass
7. Del - Future Development
8. Del - Town To Town
9. Del, Pep Love & A-Plus - That Shit
10. Del - Help Me Out
11. Casual - Casual Interlude
12. Hieroglyphics - The Who
http://www.mediafire.com/?2wgkmnbtmwi

Del - Production Files Volume 4
1. Del & Tajai - Masterminds
2. Del - It's About Time
3. Del - Time Is Too Expensive
4. Del - If You Must
5. Del - Pet Peeves
6. Del - Style Police
7. Del - Fake As Fuck
8. Del - BMs
9. Del - Skull & Crossbones
10. Del - Soopa Feen
11. Del - Disastrous
12. Del - Catch All This
13. Del - Phoney Phranchise
http://www.mediafire.com/?ued0dzm2lnw

Del - Production Files Volume 5
1. Del & Swollen Members - Left Field
2. Del - Hoe
3. Del - Cyberpunks
4. Del - Ahonetwo, Ahonetwo Remix (Instrumental)
5. Del - Undisputed Champs (Instrumental)
6. Del - Wrongplace (Instrumental)
7. Del - In And Out (Instrumental)
8. Del - Check It Ooout (Instrumental)
9. Souls Of Mischief - That's When Ya Lost (Instrumental)
10. Souls Of Mischief - Make Your Mind Up (Instrumental)
11. Souls Of Mischief - A Name I Call Myself (Instrumental)
12. Casual - That's How It Is (Instrumental)
13. Hieroglyphics - The Who (Instrumental)
http://www.mediafire.com/?mwyynjmzinz

Preview:

Del, Souls Of Mischief & Casual - Burnt


Del - Beyond The Cloak Of Darkness


Del - Eye Examination


Del, Pep Love & Q-Tip - Undisputed Champs


Del - Wack MCs


Del - Wrongplace


Del - In And Out


Souls Of Mischief - That's When Ya Lost


Souls Of Mischief - Make Your Mind Up


Casual - That's How It Is


Del - The Doctor Is In


Del - The Ill Shit


Del - Stress The World


Hieroglyphics - The Who


Del & Swollen Members - Left Field


--Roy Johnson

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