This album has rightly been lauded by just about everyone. It's an incredibly clever and interesting piece of work. The tracks are varied in their feel and attitude, from "thuggish" to thoughtful and reflective. If anything the problem is that West is trying too hard to be all things to all people. He's a thoughtful, reflective soul who believes in Jesus and disapproves of drug use (in principle) but who is also happy to hand out beat-downs, steal and deal drugs (or to do whatever he has to "to get by"). Most rappers are guilty of trying to take the moral high ground while also maintaining their street cred by acting like delinquents, but with many rappers (e.g. Tupac) this seems to be a genuine contradiction (or perhaps a paradox if you ... Read More:
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Drawing on a well-established link between Reggae music and Ethiopia for inspiration, Dub Colossus (Nick Page formerly Transglobal Underground /Temple of Sound) imaginatively brings together Ethiopian singers and musicians with heavyweight reggae rhythms. Killer bass hooks, sublime percussion and rich dub treatments all pervade one of the most original and varied dub/reggae albums I've come across in 20+ years of interest in the genre. For the purists, it should be stressed that this is far from unadulterated dub reggae as there are 4 or so tracks that don't really qualify as such - ranging from beautifully rendered Ethiopian ballads to blues and Jazz.
Indeed, I wouldn't recommend this if you have any aversion to traditional African ... Read More:
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Black Sunday made Cypress Hill's connection to rock & roll more explicit, with its heavy metal-like artwork and noisier, more dissonant samples (including, naturally, stoner icons Black Sabbath). It's a slightly darker affair than its groundbreaking predecessor, with the threats of violence more urgent and the pot obsession played to the hilt (after all, it was a crucial part of their widespread appeal). Apart from those subtle distinctions, the sound of Black Sunday is pretty much the same as Cypress Hill, refining the group's innovations into an accessible bid for crossover success. In fact, it's a little startling how often Black Sunday recycles musical ideas and even lyrical catch phrases from the endlessly inventive debut. And the rock-derived, ... Read More:
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best wu-tang album ever, its even better than the clans debut album 36 chambers, rza was on top of his game when he produced this hip-hop masterpiece and the gza's voice and rappin style suits the clans music more than any of the other members
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There are some great tracks on here that obviously have been created by a musical genius. A fantastic album that to me is one of the best hip-hop/ rap albums i've ever heard. My favourite tracks that i'm still listening to 2 years after buying the album: Gone, My way home... Actually I listen to every track regularly theyre all great.
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I loved all but one track on this CD...it is very rare to find an album with so many great songs. While they all share a similar tie to the techno mixed with hip-hop, the CD still boasts a vast array of different styles: fast, slow, heavy bass, masculine, feminine...I just can't say enough good things about the songs.
I think the people who will enjoy this CD the most are the ones who listened to techno in the 80s, but enjoy today's hip-hop just as much.
Before I bought this album, I bought Loose...after hearing both albums, I am convinced Timbaland will go down in history as one of the greatest producers that ever lived.
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I loved all but one track on this CD...it is very rare to find an album with so many great songs. While they all share a similar tie to the techno mixed with hip-hop, the CD still boasts a vast array of different styles: fast, slow, heavy bass, masculine, feminine...I just can't say enough good things about the songs.
I think the people who will enjoy this CD the most are the ones who listened to techno in the 80s, but enjoy today's hip-hop just as much.
Before I bought this album, I bought Loose...after hearing both albums, I am convinced Timbaland will go down in history as one of the greatest producers that ever lived.
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There have been exactly 53 million hip-hop albums made, now here's another one from the man who should've made another innovative grime album. It's like Ferrari stopping production because there's more money in making metal dustbins. No, wait I could live with that. If you think this album is his best check out a Big Brothers album or Labotomy.com.
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There have been exactly 53 million hip-hop albums made, now here's another one from the man who should've made another innovative grime album. It's like Ferrari stopping production because there's more money in making metal dustbins. No, wait I could live with that. If you think this album is his best check out a Big Brothers album or Labotomy.com.
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This album is sick, the bomb, ill what ever you what ever you want to call it. It takes a while to get into Lupe The COOL as he has new style & flow which is difficult for new consumers to get hold of. 1st, 2nd, 3rd and even a 4th listen might not catch you but after that you will be hooked. The albums overall production is perfect with no album fillers (unlike many other hip hop albums i have listened to over the years). The track that will grab all is Superstar but now thats the only track i will skip past, Hip Hop saved my life is dope and so is Streets on Fire (has a Rock feel) Intruder Alert has mad dope rhyming, Free Chilly the 2nd track is only 1 minute 2 seconds long and that gives you an overall feel, a lot of the tracks have an indie flavor (cold play, ... Read More:
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