Advantages: Lots of big tunes Disadvantages: One weak track
“Attention Deficit” was released in 2009 and came as the long-awaited debut album from the Washington, D.C. rapper Wale. It find that Alternative Hip Hop artist comign with a record that has him attempting to find some kind of way of introducing a D.C. sound in Hip Hop, with its regional Go-Go musical style being introduced through this, but has this as one of many main places to work from as he is known to work in the Hipster Rap field, and so relies ... ...to attempt to make heavy singles that will gain him attention. Known for his work with Mark Ronson, he features as a production contributor, with other notable beat offerings coming from the likes of Cool & Dre, Dave Sitek and The Neptunes. 1. “Triumph” (Intro) 2. “Mama Told Me” Off a pretty fly introductory piece, in which he introduces himself and gives quite a lot of different twists to show just how many layers there are to his music (including ...
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 ...
Advantages: Bangers throughout Disadvantages: Nothing specific
“Resurrection” came out in 1994 as the second album by the Chicagoan MC gong then by the name of Common Sense (before removing the ‘Sense’ for his third release) it saw him break out with more of the same sorts of work which he had brought with his debut with his funky and original take on Hip Hop in the unique manner which only somewhere such as the Mid-West could produce. 1. “Resurrection” Getting this thing underway, you see that he brings some ... ...the most powerful rhymes to show just what this album has to offer. It is rough and makes sure that all the right listeners are getting into it form this point as the music stays largely to this for the rest of it. **Five Stars** 2. “I Used To Love H.E.R.” Regarded by many as the greatest Hip Hop track ever written, this one shows the artist working to his full potential as he shows that despite his newness to the fled, he is already at a stage where ...
Advantages: Bangers throughout Disadvantages: Nothing specific
...stuff to show that he can not only ride the lower-sped stuff effectively, but also break this and speed it up without it sounding out-of-place at all. **Five Stars** 3. "Take It EZ" The wide variety of samples used to intro this one just shows exactly how much the producer, 2 pc. DRK knows his tunes as he used more Funk, and Old School Hip Hop which use the phrase in the title to base it on and from here you find Comm' Sense showing that he is all ... ...from some people, he does things in just the way he wants. **Five Stars** 4. "Heidi Hoe" This is the one and only appearance by The Beatnuts on production for this one, and I felt like it was a nice added change to things as they present something which offers some variation for it, and it seesm as though Common was motivated to do a track which really doesn't match with his current character as he hides his light misogyny in some complex and intricate ...
Advantages: Memorable Beats, Excellent Lyrics, Great Songs, Group Chemistry, No Bad Songs Disadvantages: Incredibly Overrated, A few weaker joints
...Pep Love. Their debut album 93 Til Infinity provides a much alternate view of west coast hip-hop compared to what their better-known peers were releasing to the public at the time. Instead of resorting to gangsta rap and all of that idiocy, we get a fresh and abstract style, which can easily be compared to The Pharcyde. Souls of Mischief are time-honored hip-hop veterans who should definitely be respected for putting together a dope album. Instead ... ...joints to be found on 93 Til Infinity. Right from the start, joints like "Let Em Know" immediately showcase the talent possessed by this Heiroglyphics camp. The saxophone sample and thumping bass provide a non-melodic, yet driving force for the beat which is gritty, yet cleaned up and crisp. This joint merely acts as an introduction to the Souls of Mischief, as all four get a turn on the microphone to shine, and that's just what they do. Dope rhymes ...
