I know I’m like, a week and some change late right now, but I just caught a re-run of the last White Rapper Show on VH1. Or, more accurately, the Vspot cast over the internet, so you could do the same if you really wanted to (over here).

It is what it was, another dramatic reality show. Kudos to the dude who won, but this post isn’t about you. This post is about the one rapper on the show who’s sure to still have a career after the TV season is over, of course, I’m speaking about MC Serch of 3rd Bass fame (with partner Pete Nice).

“Pop Goes the Weasel”, 3rd Bass’ 1991 single off their third album was a tongue-in-cheek diss record against the most notorious white rapper ever, Vanilla Ice, and helped put a nail in that coffin when “Pop Goes the Weasel” went Gold. Ironic that MC Serch and Vanilla Ice should find themselves on the same payroll (VH1) so many years later. You can peep the “Pop Goes the Weasel” video out on YouTube, by clicking here and keep an eye out for Henry Rollins as fake Vanilla Ice in all his hey-day glory—Classic! But enough factoids! Here’s some Third Bass to bring you back to simpler times; back to when all you needed was a barber with a steady hand for a bangin’ record cover:

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MP3: 3rd Bass – Pop Goes the Weasel (1991)

Now, that track is novel and cool for all the reasons named above, but the real gem came later; Hard on the heels of 3rd Bass’ break up in late 1991, 1992’s solo album, “Return of the Product”, brought a really great posse cut called “Back to the Grill,” featuring, among others, Nas when he was still Nasty. This cut was Nas’ second studio appearance (the first being featured on Main Source’s “Live at the Barbecue”, which also happens to be Akinyele’s first appearance, way before he put it in her m’fing mouth, he said her motherf’ing mouth). On “Back to the Grill,” Nasty Nas is hella nasty and even dips into psychotic! None of that teaching the kids / uplifting crap! Here’s the album version and for good measure, I’m throwing an original B-Side Remix with some alt. verses including one from O.C.!

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MC Serch – Back to the Grill (feat. Nasty Nas, Chubb Rock & Red Hot Lover Tone) (1992)

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MC Serch – Back to the Grill (feat. Nasty Nas, Chubb Rock, Red Hot Lover Tone & O.C.) (Remix) (1992)

Visit MC Serch’s official site or MySpace page.
Visit The White Rapper Show’s official site.

…Still here?
Now if I whet your appetite for pre-Illmatic Nasty Nas and you’re not filled up yet, go to this recent Stretch Armstrong blog entry and listen to the Stretch Armstrong & Bobbito radio archive from 10-28-1993 with Nas freestyling live in the studio and plugging his debut (amongst all sorts of other classic hip-hoppery). If you just want the smash and grab approach, know that “big motherf’ing Illmatic Nas” comes in about 21:00 minutes into part 1. Get on it.