"You either hate or love Mr. McLaren, but this CD will convert many of the "on the fence" folks! Rarely does one come across an artist who appreciates an art that is way ahead of it's time. Hey, Malcolm practically made rap mainstream! There are many smooth grooves and many shake your ass tunes on this CD. The World's Famous was made by Malcolm...as were Bow Wow Wow, The Sex Pistols...and he actually gave Boy George his first big break. This guy knows trends years before they are realized by most of the world. A true mark of genius. This CD is a piece of history. You must get it!"
A few classics but more than a few worthless cuts
John K. Reed | Harrisburg, PA United States | 02/07/2001
(3 out of 5 stars)
"Buffalo Gals and He's lookin' like a Hobo are definite Hall of Famers as well as Hey DJ (won't you play that song) are by themselves worth the cost of the overall cd but there's too many cuts here that are pretty boring both musically and lyrically.Worth the purchase price but only for a few CLASSIC cuts."
CLASSIC "GOTAHAVEIT" PIECE OF HIP HOP HISTORY...
lukelb | Bronx, NY United States | 04/23/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"First off, i had a few of malcolm mclaren's classic joints on tape, and 12" for years....and i've been meaning to get my hands on this, on a cd format. This,if no body knows about the raw start of hip- hop into main stream music is the TRUTH..!! Gotta love the live on-air shout outs with YES..( RAKIM ) at a young age calling in a shout out, thats some classic material. This is a must have for any one wanting to add a soild piece of coming of age hip-hop classic material, to ther're collection. And oh yeah...the ordering and shippment time was crazy tight....no problems here, everything was in order, gotta say that amazon has alot of hard to find music. BIGG - UP 2 reggierecords, thanks 4 the cd..!!!!"
Tedious
thattherepaul | Boston, MA United States | 11/02/2001
(1 out of 5 stars)
"Prepare to spend an hour listening to what I think are the worst aspects of hip hop: recycled drivel, gratuitous self-promotion, and simplistic, formulaic verbalization as the Buffalo Gals go back to some of the most tired banter ever pressed to disc. Taken from the breakthrough World Famous Supreme Team radio show that broadcasted from New York/Brooklyn in the mid-80s, this album manages to include only a few tracks of good listening, like "Hey DJ (12" Cut)", and plenty of deadwood, like a version of "World's Famous" seriously diluted by an endless recital of thank yous. A better harvest of McClaren's fruitful collaboration with East Cost hip hop can be found on his wonderful 1990 release, "World Famous Supreme Team Show"."