June 22, 2014

Top Quality "Unsigned Hype" (The Source, 3/91)


"Coming in on top this month is a young brother appropriately calling himself Top Quality. His management, MacNasty, calls Top Quality "faster than The Jaz when it comes to speed rhymes." His cut, "0 to 65" amply addresses the claim. For real, his tongue quickness had our ears doing windmills, but he doesn't just ride on that. When he slows down to a more human pace, his voice and delivery come off a lot like Super Lover Cee, and Top Quality busts some funky dope maneuvers! The tracks behind the rhymes are well-produced and danceable. For the sake of lyrical progress in hip-hop, The Source squad hopes he has a record deal 'locked' soon, so Top Quality can live up to his motto, "I refuse to die unknown." - The Source, March 1991 (Unsigned Hype). Many of you might recognize the White Plains MC from his underground gem, "Magnum Opus," via PMD Records, check it out...