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It's fall and it's harvest time again for the Kottonmouth Kings. They're bringing to market their third full-length release, a bushel full of 15 tunes, fresh from the studio. The collection, aptly titled Hidden Stash II: The Kream of the Krop, was produced by member Daddy X and Kumagai. The Kream Of The Krop captures the Kings in their prime, exploring new dimensions while maintaining the raw, aggressive attitude and sound that has made them underground cult heroes across America.

Hidden Stash II: The Kream of the Krop was recorded in the summer of 2001 between gigs on their relentless touring schedule, which resumes in October with Smokeout and D12. The album dips in and out of styles, meshing hip-hop, punk rock and reggae in the band's trademark blend. On the opening track "Killa Kali," the Kings set the pace with an in-your-face assault. On "Dying Days" and Bi-Polar," the Kings are joined by the Humble Gods, Brad X's punk rock band, fusing punk rock and hip-hop like no one has done before. Suburban Noize artist Dog Boy is back on a smoothed-out summer classic, "On The Run" as well as on "All About The Weed." The Kings pay tribute to hip-hop legends The Geto Boys with a remake of "Mind's Playing Tricks On Me."

If you think the high times of the Kottonmouth kings amount to a paid vacation, well, you're right. The track "Paid Vacation" does sum up what it's all about for the Kings: "Our life is a paid vacation - you probably won't hear us on your radio station cuz beats like these bang the underground nation. Joints keep blazin' contantly rotating forever circulating on our quest to be free."

Personal freedom and extreme livng are themes woven through the whole fabric of the Kottonmouth Kingdom! The Kings' do-it-yourself, independent approach to music and business continues to set them apart from the pack. The band operates their own label (Suburban Noize Records), their own clothing and management company (S.R.H.) as well as a street marketing division. "Create your own reality (and don't buy into the one that's been created for you)" is the group's motto and they live it daily.

It's a pretty sweet kingdom the Kings have created for themselves: their loyal, no, make that fanatical subjects have rendered combined sales of over 500,000 for their two previous full-length records (last year's High Society and their 1998 major label debut, Royal Highness) and a #8 debut on Billboard's Top Video chart for the Kings' 2001 home video, Dopeumentary. Along the way, they've snagged the ultimate award, a High Times Magazine "Doobie" award for Band of the Year (for the year 2000), and amassed critical acclaim ("In the white-boy, skate-rap, nut-grabbin', crunk-punk-fuck arena, these Kings rule," quoth Rolling Stone). Not bad for a bunch of stoners!