KMD "Peachfuzz" 12" Elektra 0-66591 (US)

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Track Listing:

A1Peachfuzz (LP Version)4:00A2Peachfuzz (Instrumental)4:00B1Gasface Refill (LP Version)3:40B2Gasface Refill (Instrumental)3:42
KMD (Kausing Much Damage, or A positive Kause in a Much Damaged society) was a  trio active in the early 1990s. The group is best known for launching the career of  and  Zev Love X, who later became . Zev Love X and his younger brother DJ Subroc formed the core of KMD. The group's original third member, Rodan, left before the group signed with ; he was replaced with Onyx the Birthstone Kid.

Zev Love X, DJ Subroc and Rodan formed KMD in , in 1988. The three were Black Muslims active in the . KMD began as a , which also practiced .

Onyx the Birthstone Kid soon replaced Rodan, who left the group in order to finish high school. , a native of nearby , met the group at community functions and recruited them for a guest spot on "The Gas Face," a single off ' . The guest appearance caught the attention of  executive Dante Ross, who signed KMD to .

KMD released their debut album  in 1991. It's songs focus on racism and black empowerment in a comical manner. Subroc heavily sampled old children's television shows and recordings, including drops of character  on the singles "Who Me?" and "Humrush." Skits featuring KMD interacting with "Mr. Hood" (a series of samples from a language instruction tape) tie the album together. Stimulated Dummies co-produced Mr. Hood; the album also featured fellow ,  appearing on "Nitty Gritty."

The group recorded their follow up, , in 1993. The album was a departure from their lighthearted previous release with songs celebrating sex ("Plumskinnz"), drugs ("Smokin' That S*#%", "Contact Blitt", "Suspended Animation") and drinking ("Sweet Premium Wine"). Onyx left the group during the recording sessions. His verse was removed from "Plumskinnz" (the B-side to the "Nitty Gritty" single off ), which was included on  as two separate tracks, "Plumskinnz (Loose Hoe, God & Cupid)" (Zev Love X's verse) and "Plumskinnz (Oh No I Don'T Believe It!)" (Subroc's verse). Zev Love X created the cover art, a   being hanged in a game of .

Shortly before  scheduled release date Subroc was killed while attempting to cross a Long Island expressway. Elektra Records dropped KMD later the same week. The album's title and cover art proved too controversial for Elektra's management, who instructed Dante Ross to give Zev Love X the  master tapes and $20,000 as incentive to leave the label. The album was heavily bootlegged until it was formally released on Bobbito Garcia's Fondle 'Em Records in 1998. Zev Love X dropped out of the New York hip hop scene until 1997 when he reemerged as .

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