21 March 2009

Olde Goodies: Chubb Rock Treat 'Em Right

It's 1990. A backup chorus shouts "Yo/Go" on the upbeat and there's a little reverb on Chubb Rock's big vocals as he spreads a positive message: "Leave the guns and have fun." There's a crazy honking synth solo about three minutes in, and Chubb Rock picks up again with, "Well, coming back..." and rocks the last refrain. It all ends with some swooping violins tightly looped. Where'd they come from? Check out the last page of Wax Poetics Issue 33 and learn the history of First Choice, the group behind "Love Thang," whence those strings and the chorus came.


Treat Em Right - Chubb Rock