Andy Cooper gas been a member of Underground Hip-Hop mainstay Ugly Duckling since 1993, performing in more than thirty countries while co-producing and arranging critically acclaimed albums like ‘Journey To Anywhere’ and hit songs ‘A Little Samba’ and ‘Turn It Up’.

1. ‘BRING IT TO ME’

Secretly, I’ve always wanted to record a horribly viscous battle-rap in the tradition of Rakim’s ‘Lyrics of Fury’, Kool G. Rap’s ‘Poison’ or Big Daddy Kane’s ‘Set it off’. Being a member of a fairly happy band like Ugly Duckling, my opportunities to scorch the mic with vocal acid were few and far between so, for years, I’d been stockpiling violent metaphors and grizzly similes which I unleashed on ‘Bring it to Me’. To give this track the appropriate intensity, I hooked up a healthy dose of James Brown and dug through my vinyl stash to procure all kinds of explosive hits, breaks, fills and scratches to back my assault. By the time this tune fades out, I’ve commanded armies, dropped incendiary bombs and assassinated world leaders before pulling the plug on my competition!

2. ‘DO THE CHARLIE BROWN’

A while back, Young Einstein and I produced a track that we never used for U.D. so, with Rodney’s permission, I got out my tools and reworked the old instrumental until it became an upbeat homage to my favorite ‘Blockhead’. For whatever reason, I’ve always loved the way ‘Peanuts’ cartoonists animated the kids dancing at various holiday events so, on ‘Do the Charlie Brown’, I was inspired to give them a new groove for their next TV special; I can’t wait to hear Schroeder’s take on this number! My wife Tina helped with the chorus which was nice because, being that the EP is free, I couldn’t really afford to hire background vocalists. Big shout out to my man Vince Guaraldi!

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