DOWNLOAD: Mr. Ku - Born Threat

“Did you know I put lives in danger? Did you know that I was a born threat?”

Most may be unfamiliar with the name but if you lived in ATL around the time this record dropped you were definitely bumpin this. Off Ku’s1996 offering Confeshun 2 Da Streetz, “Born Threat” finds the Decatur rep on the offensive. Accepting his role as the villain, Ku spits tales of murder and mayhem with no remorse.

The self-produced beat is vintage a-town music - hard drums, haunting piano keys with faint choir vocals in the distance and flutes! “Born Threat” is a perfect example of what I use to love about gangster music. It was street but still had a compelling musical edge. He’s not simply shouting out how real he was over a shitty instrumental. G-shit if I’ve ever heard it.