BY JORDAN COMMANDEUR • OCTOBER 11, 2018

There is a bevy of pivotal and highly influential Hip-Hop albums celebrating landmark anniversaries this year. Ambrosia For Heads has recently published articles about the 20 year anniversaries of both Black Star’s self-titled debut and OutKast’s Aquemini. The 25th anniversary of Wu-Tang Clan’s initial offering, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) is taking place next month. However, an era before any of those incredible albums, the Ultramagnetic MCs were pushing the boundaries of rhyming, subject matters, and sampling on their opening salvo, Critical Beatdown. Simply put, 30 years ago this month (according to the group) Kool Keith, Ced-Gee, Moe Love, and TR Love changed the game.

On the Sway In The Morning Show this week, Sway and Heather B. welcomed Kool Keith and Ced-Gee of the MCs Ultra to chat about their legacy and impact. When the veteran host asks Ced about working with KRS-One, the Bronx, New York legend revealed a number of interesting details. First off, he states just after 19:00, “Me and Scott [La Rock] grew up together. So, Scott was like my big brother.” He is talking about the Boogie Down Productions mastermind who was shot and killed shortly after the group’s debut. So, Ced first met Kris Parker in the late-1980s when The Teacha was still a part of a trio known as the Celebrity 3 with Cas and Jerry Levi. He qualifies the information by stating that KRS rarely speaks about his former group for personal reasons.

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