5 Years Ago Today..
Posted on February 8, 2010 by Sleezy Trees
Remember back when the UGHH retail store was a retail store and not a collection of computers / website storage? Remember when Trees + DJ ON&ON used to work there? Naw? Well yeah it happened.. that was like 2 years ago now, but the crystal clear memories of this day will never fade.
I had just beat the entire UGHH staff in a 40 oz drinking contest .. And I was still doing my damn job. Fuck you if you think that I’m not a hard worker.
who can forget the response from OM Records recording artist The One.
Ironically the lyrics – “I ain’t gon take no shit while I’m working here” rang true. DJ ON&ON and I both take shit from every angle on a regular basis now.
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That video still makes me laugh.
i will never forget when this was happening… i left and came back to pick you guys up. van stylz was dancing on the register when i walked in… then On throws him through a ton of shit and i’m standing there trying to figure out if he’s joking around or not. then he starts yelling and shit.
that video made me think on n on wasn’t a very nice person. then again it’s not like he clocked him. iiwii.
flipside was it made me think trees was an okay guy.
mom trees, holdin’ it down!
unforgettable street anthem
I really hate that there is no retail presence at UGHH. Recordheads need watering holes and UGHH was a different atmosphere than the Looney Tunes/Skippy Whites/Cheapos.
I went in there about three weeks ago to cop the Flying Cut Sleeves DVD and dude told me to go on the computer and order it and it would be shipped.
What kind of cinnamon toast crunch shit is that.
Granted dude was new and all but damn man.
Bring back the retail portion. I know online brings in the most revenue but culture trumps that shit. Even if you have to move locations to make it happen, do it.
co-sign DEMO
Well – they are still around. So they are doing something right. Even if the cultural aspect of their whole operation is non-existent.. they still put $$ in rappers pockets. And it’s a capitalistic society. So their is nothing wrong on that lvl.
nothing wrong except your English boay
your write!
Yeah, I see your point Trees. I would like to believe I put money in rappers pockets too, as well as UGHH staff. My point was I can go online to get my fix but there’s nothing like being there, linking up with heads(or not), digging through new releases and general loitering.(wasn’t that the purpose of the couch?) But enough of that, capitalists we are. Still miss it though, no DRS.
Just previous to this debacle was the 40 oz. drinking contest Treez mentioned with Ughh staffers and Tame One – who threw up on the stage. For the record, JTTS staffers took home the Bronze Silver and Gold –
Bronze – The Dance
Silver – DJ ON&ON
Gold – Robbed Really
That classic footage exists, but never saw the light of day – like a majority of Treez/ON&ON best work.
I last saw Van Stylez at the Harvard Square subway stop. The exchange went like this:
ON&ON – Hey, where are you coming from?
Van Stylez – Harvard Square.
The rest is hazy.
I am in a way thankful videos like this exist – depicting myself in a loathsome, lonely, lackluster existance in the world of hip hop…My 12 year old son has viewed this video – as well as “Truck Stop Tantrum” among others showing me at my most pitiful moments – and he is 100% certain that he wants to be a pharmacist when he grows up. For him, a career in the music industry or radio is slightly less appealing than a career as a professional necrophiliac – and for that I am thankful.
that was the night I was introduced to Van Stylez officially. I also met On & On in an audible environment too, I dont remember how I came to be the camera man, but I do remember being rather uncomfortable right after the body slam. I thought it was a joke until the moment of impact.
Great first impression (former)UGHH guys.