Midwest
Monopoly.
Keyzopendoorz by Midwest Monopoly. The 1998 cassette, the covers that followed, and the listeners keeping the record in circulation.
Two sides.
One release.
These are photographs of the original cassette labels. The track list below follows the tape’s sequence.
The covers.
The original cassette and the later CD carried different visual worlds. See the 1998 sleeve beside the Pen & Pixel artwork used for the 2019 CD.
The tracks.
Transcribed from the original tape.
Side One
- Fuck Master P
- Ain’t Nuthin But Killas
- Money & Murder
- Monopolizin
- Breakin’ Ground
- Real Niggaz
Side Two
- Drug Related
- Player Haters
- Fuck The Rap Game
- Midwest Monopoly
- All Walks Of Life
- Who Ya Clamin
The music lives on.
Collectors and fans have posted the album and favorite tracks. Tap anywhere on a card to open that specific video on YouTube. These links lead to the named uploaders; they are not presented as an official channel.
1998 full album — RAPMUSIC3000
Fan upload of the full original album. Watch on YouTube ↗1998 full album — another upload
A second listener-posted full album. Watch on YouTube ↗Midwest Monopoly — 1997 video
The first music video made in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Posted by UG Rap. Watch on YouTube ↗Til I’m Dead & Gone
From the later remastered CD edition. Watch on YouTube ↗The group
& the record.
Midwest Monopoly brought together Emcee Cooler, Big C, and Jew, also known as Jewdacious. The group coined “Fort Kaine” as a name for Fort Wayne, Indiana. Keyzopendoorz appeared on cassette through Sagittarius Records in 1998. Sagittarius Records is a division of Wrath Media Corporation. The two photographed labels above preserve the original track order and release credit.
A 2019 CD edition from UG Rap presented the twelve-song album with two additional tracks: “U Don’t Undastand A Balla” featuring Tramacyde and “Til I’m Dead & Gone.” Those songs belong to the later edition; the track list above documents the original tape.