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The Rakim we all know n love is Back!!

Advantages: Every lyric gets you from Ra.
Disadvantages: Some of the beats dont do Ra any justice to his versatillity

Just finished listening to Seventh Seal and have to say i was some what excited to listen to a new album from Rakim whose music i love. In my opinion this album is pretty solid. It starts off with the intro 'how to emcee' average track nothing special, then we get into it with Walk These Streets i dont think he should of had Gucci on this but the beat is crazy and when Ra drops his verse you want to listen to him like you are listening to someone ...
...album has to be Holy Are You, the beat is probably the best on the album in my opinion, Rakim drops some real potent and thought provoking lyrics. The only tracks that i werent feelng were Psycho and Dedicated just didnt like that beats on them but Ra still rocks with the lyrics. Overall a definite album to get for anyhiphop fan, if you havent heard Rakim before this is the best chance to get an understanding of his rythmic flow with upto date ...

nabil1983 01.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Seventh Seal, The - Rakim

Goin' Off Wih The Afro-Nauts; The Original RBGs

Advantages: Bangers throughout
Disadvantages: Nothing specific

...New York, were found to bring yet more 5%ers, and Afrocentric-based Hip Hop material to play on the trend of this specific time. 1. “Funkin’ Lesson” The album gets underway with some hardcore material and a track that I really can’t any room for any complaint in as we see that they power through with a raw jam that is backed by some of the harshest slaps to assist along the way as they hammer out some intense and in-your-face message that they won’t ...
...to be a little over the top, but I felt it was a great way to kick things off here. **Five Stars** 2. “Grand Verbalizer, What Time Is It?” As they move things on a little more, here we see that we get more freaky material and stuff that you simply won’t be able to resist if you are down with all the kinds of things that Hip Hop were about at the time as it grew with the New Jack Swing sounds and so you get hints of this light swinging feel out of ...

XICripZ 30.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of To the East, Blackwards - X-Clan

The energy really doesn't die!

Advantages: 16 Brilliant songs
Disadvantages: Only one picture of the band, the rest futuristic people

The E.N.D, (The energy never dies) – The Black Eyed Peas album Buying, Quality and Value for Money I bought my copy of this CD from Tesco, for £9.89, but it can also be found in other supermarkets, or music stores like ZAVVI, HMV or Asda for around the same price. The CD is great value, and has 16 tracks on it, great value for money. Presentation The CD case is quite odd. There are no pictures of the black eyed peas, just futuristic ...
...which is available to watch on YouTube if you haven’t already seen it. On the back of the case is the name of the 16 songs, which are numbered and have the time that they play for after them. The actual CD is black, and in white writing at the top, it says “The E.N.D”. The booklet is in the same design with the futuristic people doping different movements, and information about the songs and who produced and wrote it ect. On the centre page of the ...

chesestix 28.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of END, The - Black Eyed Peas

The Whut???

Advantages: Bangers throughout
Disadvantages: Nothing specific

Guided by Erick Sermon, who he would soon come to form part of Def Squad with (along with Keith Murray) it finds him performing the similar things to what EPMD (of which Erick Sermon is half) were known for with the ‘Funk Rap’, material coming out the East Coast and laced-heavily with P-Funk samples from the seventies and eighties. 1. “Psycho Ward” (Intro) 2. “Time 4 Sum Aksion” The album gets going with something hardcore as we get one of the singles ...
...we get a jam which uses a huge array of various samples from a little from Zapp, Sly & The Family Stone and LL Cool J to help him along the way as he gets the thing underway with a track that’s all there for the hype and has him showing just how much potential he has within him. **Five Stars** 3. “Da Funk” (Lude) 4. “News Break” (Lude) 5. “So Ruff” We have things taken to rather predictable places here, but really you are completely unable to complain ...

XICripZ 25.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Whut Thee Album [ECD] [PA] [Remastered] - Redman

WATCH OUT!!! THIS HARDMAN WILL GRAB YOU BY THE.......

Advantages: Excellent feel good factor
Disadvantages: Too good and you won't be able to stop dancing....again.....and again........and again

In a music industry that is forever being labelled and categorised here is the opportunity to own, listen, live and dance with an Album that is surely its own little creature, always ready to fill your soul when you give it attention it craves. 'Attack of The Hundred Yard Hardman' is a brilliant album by Parka, to some, a little known scottish band that have been on the circuit for a while now but when you find them and join their world on this ...
...With many albums these days its usual to find those couple of tracks that just aren't up to the same level as the others but with this one all of the tracks are there to please. Yes there may be a couple that don't take your fancy but they are still good and knocking at your door for you to listen to them. The tracks on the album are comprised of some fantastic lively arrangements and mix of musical presence leaving you in no doubt that Parka must ...

taish23 24.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Attack Of The Hundred Yard Hardman - Parka