It was with great pride when I first listened to Field Mob’s debut album, 613: Ashy to Classy, when it first debuted. Their southern charm, grammar, and lyrics were refreshingly different in a year that was dominated by the likes of radio-friendly hits such as Nelly’s Country Grammar, Jay-Z’s Big Pimpin’, and Dr. Dre’s The Next Episode. Just these three songs alone, great as they were, gave me nightmares at how often they were played and replayed on every local radio station in my area. So, when I started listening to Field Mob, my friends ignored me. Who the hell was Field Mob? Did they even have a hit single on the radio? Sadly, it was a time when if you weren’t on the radio or MTV, you weren’t getting noticed at all. Hell, I only found out about Field Mob due to reading an article in The Source magazine. But their style quickly caught my attention.

Fortunately for them, it wasn’t until only their second album that they gained mainstream attention with their hit single, “Sick of Being Lonely.” They had enlisted producer Jazzy Pha for their production as well as enlisting some other artists such as Trick Daddy and CeeLo Green to help with their sophomore release. However, in this random song highlight episode, I want to highlight a song on an album that doesn’t seem to get much mention. It’s a song that I’ve listened to so many times. Although my previous friends who scoffed at them earlier now fully recognize Field Mob due to that radio-friendly single, only very few of them would acknowledge how great the song presented here is.

Oddly, I remembered downloading and hearing a version of the song with T.I. on it that made the song that much extra special. However, the album version left his part out for whatever reason. It’s a damn shame because although I hardly listen to T.I. after his first few albums, his verse on this song was just brilliant. It’s also a song that features CeeLo Green of The Goodie Mob. Here is another one of the examples where CeeLo shines in his rap verse. He’s an extremely funky artist; think Andre 3000 of Outkast. But I’m old school at times and prefer it when he actually raps in his high-pitched voice rather than when he tries other things; usually, but there are exceptions.

Here in episode #12, give it up for Field Mob’s All I Know: