| "Case of the P.T.A." |
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| Single by Leaders of the New School The Leaders of the New School were an American hip hop crew composed of Uniondale, New York natives Charlie Brown, Dinco D, Busta Rhymes and Cut Monitor Milo, Busta Rhymes' cousin. The four got their start touring with hip hop group Public Enemy, and in fact it was member Chuck D who gave Busta...
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| From the album A Future Without a Past A Future Without A Past is the debut album from Hip Hop group Leaders of the New School, members include Busta Rhymes, Dinco D, Charlie Brown and Cut Monitor Milo...
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1991 |
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Digital download
12" maxi singleThe 12-inch single gramophone record came into existence with the advent of disco music in the 1970s. The first 12" single was actually a 10" acetate used by a mix engineer in need of a Friday night test copy for famed disco mixer Tom Moulton. As no 7" acetates could be found, a 10" blank was...
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Hip-hop Hip hop music is a musical genre which developed alongside hip hop culture, and is commonly based on concepts of loop, rapping, freestyle, DJing, scratching, sampling and beatboxing. The music is used to express concerns of political, social, and personal issues...
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| Label In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
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Elektra RecordsElektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group. In 2004, it was consolidated into WMG's Atlantic Records Group. After five years of dormancy, the label was revived by Atlantic in 2009.-Beginnings:...
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| Leaders of the New School The Leaders of the New School were an American hip hop crew composed of Uniondale, New York natives Charlie Brown, Dinco D, Busta Rhymes and Cut Monitor Milo, Busta Rhymes' cousin. The four got their start touring with hip hop group Public Enemy, and in fact it was member Chuck D who gave Busta...
single chronology |
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"Case of the P.T.A."
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"Sobb Story Sobb Story is the second single from Leaders of the New School's debut album A Future Without a Past, where it followed up at #8 at Hop Hip Singles charts. The song, Sobb Story, contains a samples from a Hugo Montenegro recording, Aces High....
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Case of the P.T.A." is the first single by
Leaders of the New SchoolThe Leaders of the New School were an American hip hop crew composed of Uniondale, New York natives Charlie Brown, Dinco D, Busta Rhymes and Cut Monitor Milo, Busta Rhymes' cousin. The four got their start touring with hip hop group Public Enemy, and in fact it was member Chuck D who gave Busta...
from their debut album
A Future Without a PastA Future Without A Past is the debut album from Hip Hop group Leaders of the New School, members include Busta Rhymes, Dinco D, Charlie Brown and Cut Monitor Milo...
when it peaked at #4 on the
Billboard Hot 100The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday; while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
& Hot Rap Singles. The song contains a sample from
Ramsey LewisRamsey Emmanuel Lewis, Jr. is an American jazz composer, pianist and radio personality. He has been referred to as "the great performer", a title reflecting his performance style and musical selections which display his early gospel playing and classical training along with his love of jazz and...
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The Mighty QuinnThe Mighty Quinn is a 1989 thriller film starring Denzel Washington, Robert Townsend, Mimi Rogers, M. Emmet Walsh, Sheryl Lee Ralph, and James Fox. The screenplay by Hampton Fancher is based on the novel "Finding Maubee" by A.H.Z. Carr...
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Music Video
In the video, it starts an introduction about somewhere in "Strong Island", where
Busta RhymesTrevor Tahiem Smith, Jr., better known as Busta Rhymes , is a Grammy-nominated Jamaican-American rapper, songwriter, and actor...
, Charlie Brown, and Dinco D are in high school.
Dinco drops his first verse about discussing his best & worst times on how he got in trouble with himself. Then, in the second verse,
BustaTrevor Tahiem Smith, Jr., better known as Busta Rhymes , is a Grammy-nominated Jamaican-American rapper, songwriter, and actor...
drops his line about his
behaviorBehavior or behaviour refers to the actions or reactions of an object or organism, usually in relation to the environment. Behavior can be conscious or subconscious, overt or covert, and voluntary or involuntary....
that he had so much troubles while in class. And in the final verse where Charlie Brown talks about himself being suspended from school and went to
courtA court is a body, often a governmental institution, with the authority to adjudicate legal disputes and dispense civil, criminal, or administrative justice in accordance with rules of law....
to see the
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. As for people in the hallways running around and people dancing in the lunchroom, the video ends with the group leaving the
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External links
- "Case of the P.T.A" music video at YouTube
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