Nasty Bitch (Chapter 1) 1991 Album

Bust Down

1991 was definitely a year where shock rock segued neatly into hip-hop, as groups like N.W.A., 2 Live Crew, Public Enemy, and Ice-T were all over the news for one reason or another. The Geto Boys put the grotesque image of Bushwick Bill's wounded eye on their album cover, just to give you an idea of how far the envelope was being pushed. But I'll be damned if I can think of anyone who pushed it as far - and to no avail, for whatever reason - as New Orleans' Bust Down with "Nasty Bitch". This is gritty, no-nonsense hardcore rap with a few party jams thrown in, which makes me think the hardcore tracks were something of an act. Unfortunately, there never was a Chapter 2.