TOTAL DEVASTATION THIZZ LATIN

"MARIJUANA FUNK & THE VIBE IS UNIVERSAL !" ... SAN FRANCISCO HEMP HOPPERS TOTAL DEVASTATION HAVE BEEN MAKING MARIJUANA MUZIK IN THE BAY AREA SINCE 1987. IN 1989 THEY DROPPED THEIR FIRST UNDERGROUND RECORDING TITLED "IN THE S.F. STREETS !" WHICH THEY SOLD FROM CAR TRUNKS, BACK PACKS, AND A COUPLE OF LOCAL MOM & POPS RECORD STORES. IN 1993 THEY PUT TOGETHER THE BAY AREA CLASSIC "MANY CLOUDS OF SMOKE !" SAN FRANCISCO'S 106.1 KMEL WAS THE FIRST STATION TO PLAY THE SONG AND WITHIN A WEEK IT SHOT STRAIGHT TO THE NUMBER ONE SPOT. THIS HELPED TO LAND THEIR RECORD DEAL WITH ARISTA RECORDS. IN LATE 1993 THEY DROPPED THEIR 1ST MAJOR LABEL ALBUM ENTITLED "LEGALIZE IT !" PRODUCED BY HOGSTATUS PRODUCTIONS. THE ALBUM SOLD OVER 300,000 COPIES ON ARISTA / BMG MUSIC. THE NEXT YEAR TD WENT ON A NATION WIDE COLLEGE TOUR SPONSORED BY HIGH TIMES MAGAZINE. TOGETHER WITH THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION TO REFORM MARIJUANA LAWS (NORML), THE CANNABIS ACTION NETWORK, AND H.E.M.P. THEY VISITED COLLEGE CAMPUSES PERFORMING AND EDUCATING STUDENTS ON THE POSITIVE USES OF HEMP MARIJUANA. SOON AFTER THE "CREED OF THE SEED" TOUR THE STONE AGE PROJECT WAS FINISHED AND WAS RELEASED ON F.U. ENTERTAINMENT. IT FEATURED PRODUCTION BY THE ENHANCER, JOE COOLEY, AND PEANUT BUTTER WOLF. THE STONE AGE ALSO FEATURED THE VOCAL TALENTS OF MIKE MARSHALL (RUMOURS, I GOT 5 ON IT, SO YOUNG, AND MANY OTHER HITS) THE PROJECT SOLD VERY WELL CONSIDERING THE LABEL DID NOT ASSIGN A BUDGET TO HELP WITH PROMOTIONS OR SALES. NO VIDEO, NO RADIO PLAY. NO PROMO. YEARS AFTER GOING SEPERATE WAYS AND SMOKING WAY TOO MUCH WEED THE ORIGINAL MEMBERS OF THE GROUP HAVE REUNITED TO COMPLETE THEIR UNFINISHED NEXT ALBUM TITLED " STILL SMOKING! " AND DVD " THE POT HEAD LEGENDZ! " CHECK OUT THE VIDEO FOR "MANY CLOUDS OF SMOKE !"