Sanktifunctafyd: West Coast Rap Volume One

Description

Sanktifunctafyd, sub-titled West Coast Rap Volume One (as released by N*Soul Records and 23:4 Magazine), is a multi-artist hip-hop compilation released on N*Soul Records in 1994, distributed in the US by Diamante Music Group.

A tough, streetwise, yet fervently Christian, rap compilation put together by Scott Blackwell and the editors of 23:4, one of the welter of Christian music underground magazines. Although it says “all formats” on the back of the CD cover, I doubt very much if this is available on vinyl, which is a shame, because like the majority of the N-Soul and Myx output, it would stand a better chance of reaching its target audience if it was. It’s interesting to note how some of the acts featured here, like a lot of mainstream hip hop acts, actually add surface noise and “stylus on vinyl” sound effects to their music (obviously, vinyl’s far from dead). The album’s a lot easier to listen to in bits, instead of all in one sitting and the ansaphone messages that crop up in between the tracks can be a bit pointless at times. Of the artists featured, I would award full marks for the most unique choice, and most imaginative use of backing music to the group Brainwash Projects, whose song «Muchas Muchachas», discusses how red blooded young men can best avoid temptations of a lustful nature without pretending that women don’t exist. Also recommended are Fros’T, Young Ministas and J-Love. Nothing in the currently in-vogue G-Funk vibe to be found here, but plenty to please hard hip hop fans. [George Luke, Cross Rhythms, April 1995]

CD tracklist:

01. 3rd Nail Productions (3NP!) – Intro – The Wonder Years
02. 3rd Nail Productions (3NP!) – New Day
03. Chunky Pixels – Chunky One
04. Fros’t – True Ta Tha End
05. J-Love – Mad Chillin
06. Young Ministas – We Gotz 2 Get Bizzy
07. Chunky Pixels – Chunky Two
08. 3rd Nail Productions (3NP!) – God Is Here
09. Mouth Of Babes – Dead To Sin And Not The Same
10. EDL (Every Day Life) – Blood Soaked Disciples
11. Chunky Pixels – Chunky Three
12. Brainwash Projects – Muchas Muchachas
13. Fros’t – Com’en Ta Getch Ya
14. 3rd Nail Productions (3NP!) – Same Hour/Forever
15. Young Ministas – Set’n-U-Free
16. Chunky Pixels – Chunky Four
17. L.O.V.E. – Backwardz Truth
18. God Quest – Testimony
19. EDL (Every Day Life) – Take A Number (First And Last Time Mix)

Note: Simultaneously released on cassette and CD by N-Soul Records.

A full-page advertisement for various Sanctified Dance releases on N-Soul Records, including the multi-artist sampler Sanktifunctafyd: West Coast Rap Volume One, was featured in Syndicate Magazine No 42, Vol. 9, 1994.