Slum Village
Slum Village is a hip hop group from Conant Gardens, Detroit, Michigan.
The group was formed by three members, rappers Baatin (1974–2009) and T3, plus rapper and producer J Dilla (1974– 2006). J Dilla left in 2001 to pursue a solo career with MCA Records. Elzhi joined in his absence, after which Baatin also left due to health complications. Following J Dilla's death in 2006 and Baatin's death in 2009, T3 remains the sole surviving member of the original lineup. Over its history the group has been through several line-up changes, which once included J Dilla's younger brother Illa J, but now the group currently exists as a duo of T3 and producer Young RJ.
Formation and early years
Rappers Baatin and T3 along with producer J Dilla grew up together in the Conant Gardens neighborhood of Detroit and attended Pershing High School together. It was here in the early 1990s that they formed the group, which originally went by the name of Ssenepod ("dopeness" spelled backwards). Around this time the group would hone their skills during open-mic nights at Detriot's Hip-Hop Shop along with a young Eminem. Ssenepod was renamed to Slum Village in 1991.
Podcasts:
Baatin
ALBUMS
- Jay Love Japan released: 2007
- Popular Demand released: 2007
- Pressure released: 2006
- Fan-Tas-Tic, Volume 1 released: 2005
- Sound of the City, Volume 1 released: 2005
Fan-Tas-Tic, Volume 1
Released 2005- Fantastic (interlude 1)
- This Beat (Keep It on)
- I Don't Know
- How We Bull$#!+
- Fat Cat Song
- The Look of Love
- Estimate
- Hoc - N - Pucky
- Beej - N - Dem
- Pregnant
- Forth & Back (Rock Music)
- Fantastic (interlude 2)
- Fantastic (interlude 3)
- This Beat (Keep It on) (remix)
- 5 Ela (remix)
- Give This Nigga
- Players
- Look of Love (remix)
- Pregnant
- Things U Do (remix)
- Fat Cat Song (remix)
- Fantastic (interlude 4)
Born: 1974-03-08
Died: 2009-07-31
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by Betty Ween
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The Ice Is Meant To Melt
by: Betty WeenIs it time to accept
Is it time to smile and rest
Is that all there is
Is it time to believe
In a theory of destinies
If it's true that the end
is nothing but
"this"
I trust it
Time to say "I'm only human"
You think it might be too late
But it's never even been time
Realize now that the ice
is meant to melt
And no one feels sorry
For the good times
Is it time to accept
Shall we smile and rest
Is it meant to be like this
If it's meant to be like this