And do you know why that English teacher of mine hated Sublime? He said that every single party he went to back in the day where Sublime was scheduled to perform, they didn't play. It was also the thought provoking hip hop lyrics that made you question the simple and complicated life issues. It was the explosive in your face punk rock attitude that fueled the working class person. It was the perfect music to toke to when hanging out with your buddies at the house. It was the ska music that picked up the energy when things weren't going too well. The band spoke to every person from every socio-economic stature in this fine city of Long Beach. I had an English teacher my sophomore year of HS that loathed Sublime. Sublime is one of those bands that people either love or hate. It was written from a guy who walked the same streets as me and had similar life experiences that all the locals shared. I want to know, 'Ramona am I the only one tell me?' And she said, 'you're not the only one but you're the best Bradley bop! bop!'' I was surprised to learn that Sublime was from Long Beach.

Right now she's selling oranges by the freeway.

I thought, 'This is a song? Just a kick drum, snare, vocals?! Where are the guitars?! The bass?!' And as the song played the following lyrics caught my attention, 'She moved from Long Beach down to L.A. The first song that played on the car speakers was Waiting For My Ruca and with that I was hooked. It was around High School when my older cousin introduced me to 40 Oz. I was going to wait a while before I shared my thoughts on this album but in true Sublime fashion I just said, 'F(*)ck it let's do it!'.

Sublime 40 oz to freedom