Dayton Family-Cocaine review by John M. Ellison IV

What do I know about Dayton Family…well, I know that they’re a rap group out of Flint, MI that’s currently signed to Hatchet House records and they’ve been a part of the Michigan rap scene for a minute. The group is now composed of Ira Dorsey, Raheen Peterson and new Matt Hinkle who perform under the respective personas of Bootleg, Shoestring and new member Backstabba.

The song in question is titled “Cocaine.” Yep, “Cocaine” You know, like the song by J.J. Cale that Eric Clapton made famous. You’re probably wondering how I came across this video? Well, I was checking out my Facebook page and I noticed a post from Iann Robinson where he posted a video for their single off Dayton Family’s EP “Psycho.”

When I first saw the video, my first few thoughts were…

What…the…hell?

Is that white powdery–ARE THEY COVERED IN COCAINE DOING LIGHT CHOREOGRAPHY?!

…Shouldn’t this song be faster?

The video is set in a club and features an opening montage that parodies the still frame intro of “Cheers”, women wrestling in kiddie pools full of cocaine and cameos from members of the Psychopathic Records roster. I remember when Insane Clown Posse was about dousing their fans with Faygo…now Violent J’s looks like Dr. Rockso! Song wise, I see the humor in it and Shoestring interjecting “Dem bitches selling coke!” had me laughing out loud because it was so random to me but flow wise the group kept my attention.  In closing, I see the humor in it and I don’t think it’s meant to be taken too seriously.

Check it out for yourself.