Diggin’ This: OMA – “Shook Ones, Pt. II” (Mobb Deep Cover) (Live at Bidston Observatory) (Video)

 

The Pharcyde, Tupac, A Tribe Called Quest, DOOM, Nas, Ice Cube, Wu-Tang Clan, Mobb Deep, and more get the cover treatment from OMA.

 

 

 

Rewinding 12 years, I remember falling in love with the sound of BadBadNotGood at the end of 2011 when I first heard their instrumental cover of “Electric Relaxation” (read the original post here).

 

 

Manchester, UK quartet OMA are on a similar wavelength. Released at the start of 2024, Bread ‘n’ Butter is their brilliant album of instrumental covers of 90s hip-hop standards.

 

 

It’s hard to pick a favorite, but I’m going to go with “Shook Ones, Pt. II” for that iconic guitar line. “N.Y. State of Mind” is a very close second. And, true to form, there’s the band’s own take on “Electric Relaxation.”

 

 

Check out the video below of the group playing live at Bidston Observatory, just outside of Liverpool.

 

 

OMA – “Shook Ones, Pt. II” (Mobb Deep Cover) (Live at Bidston Observatory)

 

 

 

 

 

Bread ‘n’ Butter is out now.

 

 

 

 

Stream the album on Spotify here.

 

 

 

 

Check out more of my favorite music from BadBadNotGood here

 

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hear more of my favorite artists from Manchester, UK here

 

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listen to the tracks I’m very into right now on my 2024 Essentials playlist here.