Big Al, one of the group's producer/deejays then manned a microphone in order to help complete the project, and reinvent the group's sound to feature more of bass oriented sound featuring beats by DJ Snake. This left MC Azim behind as the lone MC with the group. Bumble Bee left the group shortly after they signed with Profile Records, due to creative and philosophical differences between himself and the producers. Nemesis released their first album entitled, To Hell and Back on their independent record label, Get Off Me Records. DJ Snake released his first single "Oak Cliff / Snake Beats" and helped produce for the hip-hop collective group Nemesis starting in 1988. DJ Snake is one of the earliest Dallas based hip-hop producers that began his career as a local DJ, before helping co-found the independent Get Off Me Records in 1987.
Sumthin Fresh became local stars and Bumble Bee, feeling that Something Fresh was a bit soft, decided to change their name to Nemesis. Every Wednesday night, from 9pm til Midnight, Dallas/Fort Worth listeners were deluged with local artists, local sounds along with underground beats. The radio show, which was hosted by DJ Snake, Big Al, and Casanova Rock, was most popular to young Dallas hip-hoppers who had no other options or outlets for rap music. Initially, they appeared as guests on Nippy Jones Freaky Fresh Friday afternoon show and after teaming up with DJ Snake for music production, they were regulars on the "All Hardy Def Party" radio show which became the metroplex's hottest radio show at the time. Known for their funk-structured compositions and loud bass lines, the group debuted with the single "Oak Cliff" in 1987, and followed up with several albums on Profile Records from 1989-1995.Īs Sumthin Fresh, the group appeared regularly on KNON FM 90.9. The rappers from Hamilton Park, MC AC From Oak Cliff and the DJs from Oak Cliff (both neighborhoods in Dallas) became part of the Dallas, Texas underground rap scene in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Originally, Nemesis was called "Sumthin Fresh" and consisted of rappers MC Azim aka Lawrence Azim Rashid, Bhumble Bee, and Eazy Roque aka Charles Roquemore who were joined by DJ Snake aka Don Brown, Big Al aka Al English, Casanova Rock And MC AC. They are considered the first rap group from Dallas to enjoy popularity in the US and world-wide, thanks to their label, Profile Records, which was well known for bringing out many popular East Coast hip hop releases such as Run-DMC, Dr. Ronc C eventually released a compilation album of the group in 2006.Nemesis is an American hip-hop group formed in Dallas, Texas in the 1980s, that consisted of MC Azim, DJ Snake, Big Al, Joe Macc and Ron C. Joe Macc appeared alongside Ron C & Big Al on the next two albums, "Temple Of Boom" (1993) & "Tha people Want Bass" (1995) before being dropped from Profile records & parting ways.Īfter the Buddha Klan experience, Big Al released alone the last album of Nemesis in 2000, entitled "Munchies For Your Bass da Return", before he passed away. Joe Macc appeared on "Munchies For Your Bass" & became an official member of the group in 1993 to fill the void of MC Azim, who left the group to go solo. The original members were The SNake (DJ Snake), Big Al, Cassanova, MC Azim, Bumble B, Ezi Raq & Suavee D. Nemesis' roster changed a lot since their beginnings in 1988.
What's also notoceable is that some local legends like Big Al, Ron C or DJ Snake were members of the group. What's noticeable about them beside their releaeses is that they're pioneers in Dallas, where they tried to implant Bass Music.