City of No Luv

The City of NoLuv, nee inner-city St. Louis, MO, is a heartless place where rogue villains roam, rogue cops jack, head bussers are plentiful and cap peelers are quick to exercise their state right to carry. On the flip side, the Show Me State's signature city also possess a vibrant social life complete with big houses, fancy cars, flashy duds, popping nightclubs and an abundance of booze, bud and cash flow.

RADAR STATION
In-Town Sounds
We're cleaning off our desk for another local CD roundup
By Jordan Harper
Published: Wednesday, April 27, 2005

90 Days of Hell, NoLuv Entertainment
Noluv Entertainment makes the Wu-Tang Clan look puny. Their label sampler 90 Days of Hell features Bam-Bam, Looney Low, Blacc Magicc, K-9ine, Lil Jazz...I could keep going. The club banger "Jump" goes on for eight minutes in order to get ten rappers and singers on the track. Likewise, 90 Days is overstuffed at two 70-minute discs. But if you're willing to wade through the filler, you'll get a chance to hear the post-Nelly sounds of St. Louis hip-hop. While the production is a little muddy, songs like "Chinky Eyes" (I know, I know) by the STL Rydaz and Magicc's "Donkey Kong" are tremendous fun. Magicc's track is all video-game beeps and references, including the chorus "We're Donkey Kongin' haters." I don't know what it means, but I like it. If Noluv can show a little restraint on their next release, they might make a big mark on the Lou.