Throat Baby Nostalgia
I don’t give a fuck. The song is a bop! The only reviews I’ve been seeing are the double standard comparisons to Cardi B’s WAP. I gave her and Megan Thee Stallion their $1.29 for that song as well. But I have to admit, I love “Throat Baby” so much more. For me, it’s deeper than the X-rated lyrics. It puts me in the mind of connecting with an old friend. So I’m cruising down Prairie Ave. on a breezy Autumn day, bobbing my head to the second verse, when I hear “Girl, I got plans for you. Got a couple bands for you. I like the stance on you. Good mouth got me like oh ah, ohh ahh ahh, oh ah love in ya, love in ya mouth.”
Oh my God! “Love in Ya Mouth” by Kilo Ali. I love that damn song! It was like my right of passage into Atlanta. I wasn’t living in the A when Kilo Ali’s song debuted, but I wish I was. My fast ass would’ve been trying to sneak into the ever so infamous FreakNik. Let me not get off topic because FreakNik is on top of my list of unprecedented feats.
I remember the first time I heard “Love in Ya Mouth”. I was working at this little hole in the wall strip club on Moreland Ave. Don’t sleep on the hole in the walls! They’re some of the hoods’ best kept secrets. Hands down! So here I am, the “new booty” in the club being constrained to all the slow songs because DJ Scooby knew I wasn’t ready for the big leagues. Now keep in my mind, “slow” in Atlanta’s standards in not that slow in comparison to the white clubs I’d been working in out in Los Angeles and Las Vegas. I was still a graceful pole climber at the time. Definitely not a part of the twerk team the East Atlanta customers were looking for. Now here I am doing the slow and sexy L.A. strut while waiting for the beat to drop. The intro took FOREVER! I recall saying to myself “Is that somebody moaning?” Twenty seconds in, I finally catch the beat. Why do I feel like I know this song? I climbed the pole to give myself a little free time to ponder on what I was hearing. It hit me while I was upside down, descending to the carpeted stage. “Emotional” by Carl Thomas. That song took me back! I remember hiding out in my boyfriend’s dorm, playing “Emotional” on repeat. I know everybody in that apartment was irritated with my mawkish ass.
I added “Love in Ya Mouth” to my home playlist. I’d become completely inthralled with the damn song. Kilo Ali reminded me of The Dungeon Family. I’m sure I was getting those vibes because Big Boi of Outkast is featured on the song. He’s my favorite member of that group. All fine and ROUND! And a family man at that. I just love that man. Big Boi was my introduction to CeeLo Green and Goodie Mob. I still listen to “Trans DF Express” to this day.
I wonder if Big Boi is also my connection to BRS Kash? After a bit of research, I found that it’s a definite yes. These two family men from Georgia are both God fearing, heavy believers in the “southern hospitality” stereotype, and they both enjoy rock music. Not just the mainstream bands you see on graphic tees at Target. I’m talking about Pat Benatar and Creed type of shit. Of course he’s influenced by Big Boi. The whole world is influenced by him and Andre’ 3000. Their ability to exist in so many creative spaces, and still remain relevant after damn near thirty years! Give them niggas their flowers!
And let’s not forget, Big Boi and BRS Kash are both obsessed with getting head. Big Boi mentions it in several songs. And we see BRS Kash made a whole song and remix about fellatio. So yeah, he’s a fan. Though he tries hard not to acknowledge it.
I just wish Pandora had an old school Atlanta rap category. But then again, I have time. How strenuous could taking twenty bucks and dedicating it to some 90’s hip hop from Georgia and Florida? Let me dust off my old ass iPad(1st edition) and see what I find from all those stolen LimeWire downloads. I can construct my own poppin’ ass Down South dj set. Thank you for the memories BRS Kash.
