February 1, 2008
'Legit' by Caldwell's Most Wanted
Before MC Hammer's "Too Legit To Quit," there was a rap called "Legit" by Caldwell's Most Wanted - a little known group from a small town in Texas. Rather than emulating Hammer's mainstream, soft rap approach, CMW took inspiration from West Coast artists like N.W.A and Ice-T. Comprised of six high school students, the group longed to emulate the hard, thug lifestyle of South Central glamourized on Yo! MTV Raps despite their rural backgrounds.
Check out this microbudget music video that shows you how to get gangsta in the backwoods with a Porsche 944. Look closely and you can see the bottles of squeezable ketchup in frame squirting blood splatters onto the poor victims. In the end, you can try to be a crazy mofo but you'll still use a turn signal.


