NNEKA - VICTIM OF TRUTH
Intro
[1:59]2.2 Mb
Stand Strong
[3:41]4.2 Mb
Beautiful
[4:05]5.8 Mb
Changes
[3:43]5.6 Mb
Confession
[4:50]6.8 Mb
Material Things
[4:29]6.1 Mb
The Uncomfortable Truth
[3:48]5.2 Mb
Warrior
[3:04]4.4 Mb
Burning Bush
[3:23]4.6 Mb
Africans (live-version)
[5:01]6.9 Mb
Quit
[3:50]4.7 Mb
I'm in Change
[3:52]5 Mb
God of Mercy
[3:32]3.9 Mb
Showin Love
[3:52]4.5 Mb
Your Request
[3:26]3.4 Mb
Nneka "Victim of Truth" Album Review
Album Description
The songs on the album provide a range of sounds from deep soulful ballads like 'Confession' to funky-driven Hip Hop tracks like 'Stand Strong' to 'Changes' which is a modern reinvention of the UK sound that Massive Attack was once popular for. Even though she sings more than raps, she claims Hip Hop as her primary musical roots and an important source of her inspiration. You can call it Hip-hop Soul if you want to, but as most real artists, Nneka doesn't like labels. Even more important for her thoughtful lyrics are her origin and upbringing in Nigeria. "I get inspired when I take a severe look at the things going on in our world today; especially in my country. How people live, suffer and endure pain, politicians and religion. And when I see all that man has evoked and created out of self-centeredness and devotion to material things", she says.
Video The Uncomfortable Truth
Video for the Hit Single from 2005 Album "Victim Of Truth"
SABAC - SABACOLYPSE INSTRUMENTALS
Organize
[3:59]4.5 Mb
Sabacolypse
[3:38]4.8 Mb
Positive and Negative
[4:21]5.4 Mb
Revelation 1
[0:59]1.3 Mb
Protest Music
[3:40]4.4 Mb
Bacs Anthem
[1:25]1.7 Mb
Fight Until the End
[5:08]6.9 Mb
Revelation 2
[1:17]1.7 Mb
The Scientist (Aids)
[3:46]5.4 Mb
P O W S
[3:54]5.4 Mb
Unsolved Mysteries
[4:34]5.7 Mb
Revelation 3
[1:32]2 Mb
A Change Gon Come
[4:09]5.8 Mb
Urban Gorillas
[4:42]5.9 Mb
Speak Militant
[3:18]4.6 Mb
I Have A Dream
[4:19]5 Mb
A Change Gon Come (Militant Metal mix)
[3:58]6 Mb
Sabac "Sabacolypse Instrumentals" Album Review
Why is that parental advisory label on this cd?
After all, This is an instrumentals cd!!!!!!!!!!!! You don't have to worry about hearing no profanity on this cd because there are no vocals on this cd anyway!!!!!!!!!! Anyway, If you're an aspiring rapper or dj or just simply a beat junkie, I advise you to check out this instrumental version to Sabac's Sabacolypse Now album. The original version with the vocals was already a hot album in itself, But this took it to a whole nother level! Necro really did it on this one. You get a whole cd of east coast beats [Most of which have an old school, Wu-Tang feel]. Best beats are tracks 1, 3, 6, 7, and 13. The metal version of A change gon come is a major highlight as well [And i challenge you to rap to this beat if you have this cd]. In my opinion, Sabac is still the best rapper to come out of Non Phixion. He has a raw, political, Public Enemy-Meets-Early Ice Cube feel to his rhymes. But, on this instrumental version, You get to see what made his cd so hot and i seriously think that Necro should quit rapping [I seriously think he is by far the wackest rapper on the psycho-logical roster and he's the owner!] and just stick to making beats. He seems to have a talent for producing, as evidenced in this cd. Oh, and to let you know, All former members of Non Phixion have solo albums out and all of those albums in addition to this one have an all-instrumentals version to them. Most of Necro's albums also have instrumental versions to them as well. Hope the review helped. Be blessed.
HERMITUDE - TALES OF THE DRIFT
You Got Soul
[1:31]1.5 Mb
Tapedeck Sound
[6:05]9.8 Mb
Can't Stop
[5:37]9.1 Mb
Music from the Mind featuring Blu MC
[3:15]4.8 Mb
Nightfalls Messenger
[4:35]7.5 Mb
Plunge
[1:49]2.7 Mb
Observation Deck
[5:06]7.6 Mb
Zacktor
[5:08]7.9 Mb
Galactic Cadillac
[3:52]6 Mb
Fallen Giants featuring Urthboy and Ozi Batla
[4:18]6.6 Mb
Dubs Theme
[4:08]6.5 Mb
Madness in G Minor
[4:23]6.3 Mb
Ruffwon
[5:37]7.7 Mb
The Drift
[4:31]6.8 Mb
Mystical Herms
[4:02]5.9 Mb
Hermitude "Tales of the Drift" Album Review
Album Description
Hermitude- the Blue Mountains production duo of Luke Dubs and Elgusto turn the heat right up with new album 'Tales of the Drift', a testament to the maturity of their instinctively warm, intricate arrangements. Although undoubtedly hip hop by nature, Hermitude stitch together a bed of jazz, funk and Cuban rhythms, then weave delicate melodies and deft electronic touches through it. Guests vocals from The Herds Urthboy and Ozi Batla, as well as Melbourne via London vocalist Blu MC. Elefant Track. 2005.
Video Hermitude - "Fallen Giants"
This is the track "Fallen Giants" from Hermitude's second album "Tales of the Drift". This track features Urthboy and Ozi Batla. Artist: Hermitude Album: Tales of the Drift Released: 2005 Label: Elefant Traks Verses: Urthboy, Ozi Batla Production: Elgusto, Luke Dubs Turntables: Elgusto
THE SHOCK - SHOCK CITY
Intro
[3:03]4 Mb
Blood Sweat and Tears
[5:01]7.9 Mb
Still Future Shock (featuring Nature Boy)
[4:50]6.9 Mb
My Life
[6:14]8.9 Mb
I Know What You Did Last Summer
[4:33]6.2 Mb
Get Ready
[3:58]5.9 Mb
Mississippi Stand Up
[5:07]7.5 Mb
Make it Happen
[3:43]4.9 Mb
Jump (Beat Dokta remix)
[4:19]5.4 Mb
Goldiloxx is in Ya House
[4:49]7.5 Mb
Freestyle Break
[3:02]4.7 Mb
Pussy Print
[4:09]5.9 Mb
Deal Wit
[4:19]6.3 Mb
MS Mississippi
[4:08]6 Mb
Woah
[4:06]5.1 Mb
Last Days
[4:35]7 Mb
Outro
[0:36]0.7 Mb
Jump (clean version)
[4:19]5.4 Mb
The Shock "Shock City" Album Review
MAD WORDPLAY
The high points of Beans career, in terms of records, happened on Anti Pop Consortium's first album "Tragic Epilogue" and here on his second full length solo effort "Shock City Maverick." Although my greatest rapper list is comprised of freaks and wierdos, this album alone has ushered this man right to the top. Where "Tomorrow Right Now" faltered in terms of being too self-involved in its experimentation, this time around he keeps the beat going even when his voice takes a break, which is more often that you might expect considering the going trend where rappers/emcees are afraid to even take a breath between the chorus and the verse. Seriously, that unsaid rule is as dumb as the rule about making a rap album that's well over an hour long, even if that means that half of it is comprised of skits. Anyway, thankfully Beans refreshes with this 39 minute exercise where all the herky jerky stuff is removed and replaced by layer upon layer of razor-sharp synth lines and ultra funky high paced drum patterns that ironically rarely venture away from the boom-bap (IE: no clear techno or jungle influence), but not for the sake of sacrificing weirdness. This is still esoteric space rap, but this time it feels like the biggest party this crew has ever thrown. Beans vocals are also extremely palatable as he devours the mic like a cyborg vulture, resisting the far extremes of Kool Keith or Busdriver, but finding a middle ground that I suspect both those artists could appreciate if Beans didn't spend most of his time overseas, which you can't blame him for when most American artists don't even get their own joke they are making by feeding such a hillarious stereotype. Seriously, shouldn't 50 know by now that we like him only when he's so goofy that it's not even real anymore? Fans of Kool Keith's Black Elvis persona, or Deltron 3030, should adore this Beans album, and yet somehow I doubt they are even aware, maybe. Oddly I seldom find kinship over my enjoyment of this group, except among neo-jazz enthusiasts (thanks to Matthew Shipp I presume), which is crazy because he comes out like the long lost twin of Rob Sonic on this outing (now that would be an excellent collaboration right there). Anyhow, back to my best-of list. Here are the Hip-Hop albums that have emerged around roughly the last 5 years or so which I personally feel have reached new ground in terms of being very off-the-wall with creativity and abstraction, but still easy to bob your head to: Beans "Shock City Maverick," Aesop Rock "Bazooka Tooth," Rob Sonic "Tellicatessin," EL-P "Fantastic Damage," Dr Dooom "First Come First Served," Del the Funky Homosapien "Both Sides of the Brain," Mr.Lif "I Phantom," Madvillain "Madvillainy," Sole "Selling Live Water," & Dalek "Absence."
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