Porn Star Rap Music: Hot Snowp

Porn Star Rap Music
Hot Snowp
Timeframe: 1993

Tracks:

1: Look Out Below
2: 5th Gear
3: Artificial Jazz
4: Chillin' PK
5: Quarter To Four
6: Always In The Pocket
7: Coffee Is The Cure
8: Skogstramental
9: Back On Top
10: No Drums Allowed
11: Hot Snowp

After purchasing the Tascam 488 8-track multitrack recorder, P-Dog created some basic tracks for a rap music client at Telstar Studios. Luckily, the client brought his own samples, and didn't need to use any of P-Dog's tracks. These tracks became the basis for the second Porn Star Rap Music record, Hot Snowp.

Hot Snowp draws influence most heavily from Disco and Disco-infused Jazz, adding the Paul's Boutique/Check Your Head Beastie Boys influence on top.

For this recording, vocals were peformed not only by P-Dog and Dr. Jako, but also by IcePick ("The Maestro"). In addition, most of the guitar work was performed by Skog. Recording typically consisted of P-Dog creating the drum samples using Audio Animator sampling hardware and software on an Apple II GS. Some keyboard tracks were added using a Casio HT-700. Then, P-Dog and Skog would add Guitar and Bass parts, typically prior to expeditions to Perkins and Magic Mill. Finally, vocals were added, with each vocalist provided a vocal track. DJ ZuLu would add turntable scratches and additional samples, as a final polishing step.

This effort was highly anticipated, following the relative success of the C.O.D. EP. However, it is likely it recieved a relatively lukewarm response from most, given the dramatic stylistic changes in the music. In hindsight, this is probably the best album produced by the PDP crew during that era.

The original cassette insert featured a picture of the three vocalists at the East High Senior Casino Night Party.

The name "Hot Snowp" is derived from the Audio Animator sampler, playing a sample of Skog saying "Porn Star" backwards. Depending on how he said it, you could hear "Hot Snowp" or "Rats Nrop" or other strange variations. The reversed drums on the title track is a hint to this derivation.