Porn Theatre Ushers - Me & Him 12"

I was on Smoking Section earlier today, which is a site I don't visit as much as I used to because I've since found a ton of other easier to navigate hip hop blogsites, but every once in a while they'll have a few things that no other blog really catches on to. Today they had a record by Nabo Rawk called "Mount Olympus Steeze" available for "sampling". That got me pretty pumped because I was a big fan of the 12" above and the "Sloppy Seconds" LP that followed by a group called Porn Theatre Ushers, which Nabo is/was a part of.

Hailing from Boston, PTU was yet another group I found out about through the old Underground Hip Hop website and I just happened to stumble across the 12" in a random record store in, I believe, Northampton, MA. This is still one of my favorite 12"s I own. PTU consists of rapper Nabo Rawk and Producer Mr. Jason. Nabo's flow is pretty straightforward, but the dude's got jokes. He's a punchline rapper with a never ending supply of crazy similes, metaphors and obscure wrestling references ("I'm stompin' out big cats like Ernie Ladd"). He also has a thick Boston accent which I would normally find repulsive but it works well for him and all the goofy shit he says.
Mr. Jason's production is also pretty fucking wonderful. It's very sample happy and a bit lighthearted and goofy not unlike Prince Paul's early work. Honestly, If you're not a fan of Nabo's rapping, you should still grab this for the instrumentals.

Like I said earlier, PTU went on to release the LP "Sloppy Seconds", which I enjoyed a lot, but I've unfortunately lost it and have yet to replace it. After seeing Nabo's new album on Smoking Section, I checked his Myspace and found out PTU released another LP in 2004 called "Taxachusetts" . I have never heard this and probably need to track it down. If anyone can point me in the right direction, I'd appreciate it. The Myspace bio also says the PTU has since disbanded but may get back together and release another album under a different name.

Check out the 12". You won't be dissapointed, and if you are, you're a dick.

Porn Theatre Ushers - Me & Him 12" (Biscuithead Recordings. 1999)

1. Me & Him (Filthy)
2. Me & Him (Clean)
3. Me & Him (Instrumental)
4. Cat Nip
5. Cat Nip (Instrumental)
6. My Imagination

Grab it right here

R.I.P. "Big Cat" Ernie Ladd