tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87111542871523158012024-03-14T03:20:18.668+00:00Hip Hop and BreakzAn underground Hip Hop and Breakz blog featuring rare breakz and dope hip hop.scottajronanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01173816017952455929noreply@blogger.comBlogger245125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711154287152315801.post-27006991677907839372021-08-09T11:45:00.005+01:002021-08-09T12:12:31.031+01:00Jazz is Dead Volume 1 review<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-J2qyXctPgto/YREHPIdXuuI/AAAAAAAACHc/g2f4GUt63HUfcqHXH8BrXG--ujDClcw2ACLcBGAsYHQ/s875/610e9fece6ae99.51022424.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="875" data-original-width="875" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-J2qyXctPgto/YREHPIdXuuI/AAAAAAAACHc/g2f4GUt63HUfcqHXH8BrXG--ujDClcw2ACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/610e9fece6ae99.51022424.jpg"/></a></div>
Title: Jazz Is Dead Volume 2
Artist: Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad featuring various artists
Release date: 20th March 2020
Label: Jazz is Dead records
Initially the names Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Adrian Younge were enough to grab my attention and prompt me to pre order the vinyl version of this compilation. However, when I saw the guest list I was glad I placed that order. This compilation is an introduction to the latest project by Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Adrian Younge which promises to be at least an eight-volume project. Volume 1 features tracks by the artists who will join Ali and Adrian on the rest of the series including Roy Ayers, Gary Bartz, Brian Jackson, Jaoa Donato, Doug Carn, Marcos Valle and Azymuth. An impressive line up to say the least. The projects also features The Midnight Hour a group of talented musicians formed by Ali and Adrian.
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If Ali and Adrian are unfamiliar to you then let me give you a brief intro. Both have impressive CVs as purveyors of modern soul, jazz, and hip-hop. Adrian, originally a bassist, keyboardist, composer, and producer, has scored films such Black Dynamite and worked with artists ranging from Philly soul legends the Delfonics, Kendrick Lamar, CeeLo green and the Wu-Tang Clan’s Ghostface Killah. Meanwhile, Ali was a member of one of the most important hip hop groups of all time, A Tribe Called Quest and has worked on various projects outside that group including Lucy Pearl with Raphael Saadiq (Tony, Toni, Tone) and Dawn Robinson (En Vogue). He has also been a prolific remixer and producer for many artists including Busta Rhymes, Jamiroquai, Janet Jackson and more as part of the Ummah production team.
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The album is eight tracks and I believe that all the track swill be featured on the later volumes by the individual artists when their volumes are released. Backing instrumentation is handle by the Midnight Hour with Ali and Adrian taking on production duties. The album starts off strong with the first track, “Hey Lover” featuring the legendary Roy Ayers on the xylophone. It’s a soulful and mellow track which invokes memories of RAMP with its haunting vocals. Roy is on fine form and works his xylophone as you would expect, and the bassline is heavy.
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Gary Bartz jumps on board for the second track, “Distant Mode”. Another short track that comes in at just over three minutes however, this is more than enough time to spotlight Gary’s saxophone skills which are second to none. The beat is of a higher tempo than the first track almost double time with nice organ riffs and a banshee like guitar appearing from time to time. It is however, the sax that is the star of this track.
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Long-time Gil Scott Heron collaborator, Brian Jackson dusts off his keyboard to bring his magic to the track, “Nancy Wilson”. The track start with a tinkling piano over nice set of drums. Later a flute and guitar join the show to great effect. The track is subtle and well arranged with instruments coming and going. The piano and the flute make good partners and contribute to a very mellow and enjoyable track.
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João Donato comes in with an upbeat track for the fourth joint on the album, “Conexão” showing off his Bosa Nova roots to great effect. The piano work is inspired and works well with the upbeat drums and the spaced-out samples they are bringing in with the occasional sax. There’s a lovely drum solo towards the end of the track that works well.
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The fifth track, “Down Deep” features Doug Carn and it is a slower more relaxed affair. Doug displays some lovely Hammond Organ skills on this track creating an atmospheric soundscape that would be perfect to fall asleep to on a nice tropical beach. A low key but good track.
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“Apocalypto” by Azymuth is the sixth track on this album and it is an epic trac k as you would expect form the Brazilian giants of Jazz Funk. It’s a fairly upbeat track with crisp drums. It’s a beautifully chaotic track with that rises and falls during its more than nine minutes running time. Each member of Azymuth shows off their considerable skills on this amazing track. It has a Latin flavour to it and eventually builds to a crescendo ending. Superb addition to this album.
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Marcus Valle provides a real juxtaposition for the next track which is a completely mellow Latin Jazz and samba influenced song. A much shorter affair, “Não Saia Da Praça” is a perfect example of a Marcus Valle track with great vocals and nice horns.
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The last track is simply title “Jazz is Dead” and features the musicians who have support Ali and Adrian on all the tracks on this album. They are a talented group of musicians called the Midnight Hour. The track is great with strong vocals, nice drums, Piano and rising horns. A nice finish to the album albeit one of the shortest tracks on the album.
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Overall, this is a strong modern jazz album featuring some legendary artists that acts as an appetizer for the individual projects that will be released over the next year. Whilst I enjoyed it a great deal, I found the tracks were very short with most coming in around three minutes and only the Azymuth track coming in longer, over nine minutes in fact. There is a a Hip-Hop flavour running through this project especially noticeable on some of the drums, but to me that’s a good thing especially as I have been a fan of both Ali and Adrian’s previous body of work. If you are unsure of whether you should invest in the later volumes of this series then, listen to this album because it gives an understanding of what to expect from. The later volumes. Despite the short tracks is still a great listen even it comes in at around 30 minutes.
scottajronanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01173816017952455929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711154287152315801.post-83473311016374653122021-07-13T08:44:00.003+01:002021-07-13T08:44:40.883+01:00The Late Soul Session on Crackers RadioJoin me on a Jazz Funk expedition on tonight's Late Soul Session only on CrackersRadio. Listen live from 10pm until Midnight at crackersradio.com, TuneiN Radio, Amazon Alexa, Google Home and any Internet Radio enabled device. Featuring Gil Scott Heron, Esther Phillips, Ramp, Terry Callier, Tom Browne, Donald Byrd, Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band and many more.<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MtsLNagA0SY/YO1EXXtYZQI/AAAAAAAACGg/8NdJSdlWlVsuO5F4YXokYrkLFhlikHiLACLcBGAsYHQ/s341/13072022LSS.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="320" data-original-height="341" data-original-width="339" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MtsLNagA0SY/YO1EXXtYZQI/AAAAAAAACGg/8NdJSdlWlVsuO5F4YXokYrkLFhlikHiLACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/13072022LSS.jpg"/></a></div>scottajronanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01173816017952455929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711154287152315801.post-12431293781197431652020-12-31T22:29:00.002+00:002020-12-31T22:29:51.822+00:00MF Doom at Brixton Academy October 2010<iframe style="background-image:url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/35lnfCBcMWQ/hqdefault.jpg)" width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/35lnfCBcMWQ" frameborder="0"></iframe>
I had been meaning to upload this for a while and on hearing of his passing it felt like I should do it now. RIP MF Doomscottajronanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01173816017952455929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711154287152315801.post-2679942985945074672020-12-16T10:49:00.000+00:002020-12-16T10:49:05.135+00:00The Late Soul Session form December the 15th 2020<iframe width="100%" height="120" src="https://www.mixcloud.com/widget/iframe/?hide_cover=1&feed=%2Fscottajronan%2Fthe-late-soul-session-on-crackers-radio-dec-15th-2020-old-skooll-funk-and-soul%2F" frameborder="0" ></iframe>
The Late Soul Session on Crackers Radio Dec 15th 2020. Old skooll funk and soul featuring James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Bobby Byrd, The Whole Darn Family and many more.scottajronanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01173816017952455929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711154287152315801.post-49370807014485865902020-10-24T08:33:00.006+01:002020-10-24T08:35:31.181+01:00Dope track for a good cause by Greg Blackman<iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/track=818933944/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" seamless><a href="https://gregblackman.bandcamp.com/track/save-the-wax-featuring-genesis-elijah-bohze-produced-by-dj-moneyshot">Save The Wax featuring Genesis Elijah & Bohze. Produced by DJ Moneyshot. by Greg Blackman</a></iframe>
This here is a dope track worth picking up for a good cause please head on over to Bandcamp and pick it up for less than the price of a decent coffee or can of Tennents if thats your thing.scottajronanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01173816017952455929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711154287152315801.post-78657397949481293182020-10-02T22:39:00.001+01:002020-10-02T22:39:17.728+01:00Help a guy out<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5adJffesseI/X3ed4_evm8I/AAAAAAAAB-8/bmiB0wh7-dweeH8O17MDJW7iAKvQrW4vwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1080/WuuaZgnY.jpeg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="719" data-original-width="1080" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5adJffesseI/X3ed4_evm8I/AAAAAAAAB-8/bmiB0wh7-dweeH8O17MDJW7iAKvQrW4vwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/WuuaZgnY.jpeg"/></a></div>
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Del Soulcondor, a generally good guy well known in the UK scene is going through a tough time following a cancer diagnosis and could do with some additional funds, if of course you can afford to donate something. Anything would be greatly appreciated.scottajronanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01173816017952455929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711154287152315801.post-82571801000468048202020-05-22T19:50:00.002+01:002020-05-22T19:50:32.552+01:00The Hip Hop and Breakz show May 22nd 2020<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-abRcKOFhKuw/Xsge0UYy3nI/AAAAAAAAB5E/S5LqT7-6vpMSV4-cVo0v2p8N520qsRrkgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/HHB22052020.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-abRcKOFhKuw/Xsge0UYy3nI/AAAAAAAAB5E/S5LqT7-6vpMSV4-cVo0v2p8N520qsRrkgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/HHB22052020.jpeg" width="317" height="320" data-original-width="1586" data-original-height="1600" /></a></div>
Tonight from 10pm until midnight we’ll be taking a trip back to the early 80s for a fine selection of Old skool Hip-Hop and Electro. Listen live at Crackersradio.com, via our apps, TuneInRadio, Amazon Alexa and Google Home. Featuring The B-Boys, Boogie Boys, The Kartoon Krew, Double Dee and Steinski amongst many more.
scottajronanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01173816017952455929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711154287152315801.post-24735907990944855672018-12-27T12:58:00.001+00:002018-12-27T12:58:23.623+00:00EPMD in London Part 2<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_Mfh6bp2wKE" width="480"></iframe><br /><br />
The second part of the EPMD Kentish Town Forum concert. Enjoy.scottajronanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01173816017952455929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711154287152315801.post-79169503624147203682018-12-27T12:52:00.001+00:002018-12-27T12:52:40.125+00:00EPMD In London Part 1<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/izXWIIzflwY" width="480"></iframe><br /><br />
EPMD at the Kentish Town Forum in 2015, I think. A great performance from Erick and Parrish. Part 2 coming soon.scottajronanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01173816017952455929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711154287152315801.post-18337043677285561262018-12-27T12:41:00.001+00:002018-12-27T12:41:47.250+00:00Main Source at Cargo, London November 2018<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bPvWb1602xs" width="480"></iframe><br />
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Large Professor came to Cargo in London for his second only show. A nice personal venue with an enthusiastic crowd. He played all the Main Source and Extra P track you want to hear.scottajronanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01173816017952455929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711154287152315801.post-34499621771586772612018-12-27T10:45:00.001+00:002018-12-27T10:45:00.677+00:00Big Daddy Kane Jazz Cafe May 2017<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IzfUTQAK8fw" width="480"></iframe><br /><br />
I'm sharing some old concert videos I had forgotten to upload and the first of which is this Big Daddy Kane concert from May 10th 2017. This was filmed at the Jazz Cafe in Camden, London. Kane shows why he is still a legend.scottajronanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01173816017952455929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711154287152315801.post-2632506557628601232018-10-15T21:15:00.000+01:002018-10-15T21:16:09.449+01:00The Hip Hop and Breakz Show on Crackers Radio with DJ Scott from the 12th of October 2018.<iframe frameborder="0" height="400" src="https://www.mixcloud.com/widget/iframe/?feed=%2Fscottajronan%2Fthe-hip-hop-and-breakz-show-on-crackers-radio-with-dj-scott-form-the-12th-of-october-2018%2F" width="100%"></iframe><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #697f95; font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The Hip Hop and Breakz Show on Crackers Radio with DJ Scott form the 12th of October 2018. featuring ; Jimmy Spicer, Mantronik, Cybotron, General Kane, Busy Bee, High Fidelity Three and many more old School Champs.</span>scottajronanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01173816017952455929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711154287152315801.post-74746475702965563972018-10-06T09:22:00.000+01:002018-10-06T09:22:07.979+01:00DJ Muggs & Roc Marciano<iframe allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bfIK_7VCI-U" width="500"></iframe><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 16px;">Producer and founding member of Cypress Hill, DJ Muggs and Brooklyn’s finest, Roc Marciano announce they have joined for a collaborative album titled </span><em style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 16px;">KAOS</em><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 16px;"> set for release via Soul Assassins Records on October 19th.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 16px;">KAOS is a 10-song score made to soundtrack an upcoming feature film coming in Spring 2019. The film follows two childhood friends, Muggs and Roc Marci, who were brought up in different areas of New York: Hempstead, Long Island and Flushing, Queens. After a significant amount of time spent apart, they are reunited after Muggs serves out a 10-year prison bid. With hopes to rule the streets once again, the trio act out in ‘kaos’ towards anyone who tries to get in their way.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 16px;">This is the first track and it sounds great. I love the beat and Roc's flow is sublime. Check it out.</span><br />
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scottajronanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01173816017952455929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711154287152315801.post-54075182959606727552018-09-22T10:22:00.002+01:002018-09-22T10:23:56.234+01:00Hip Hop & Breakz Show from 21st Sept 2018 on Crackers Radio with Scott Ronan<iframe frameborder="0" height="400" src="https://www.mixcloud.com/widget/iframe/?feed=%2Fscottajronan%2Fhip-hop-breakz-show-from-21st-sept-2018-on-crackers-radio-with-scott-ronan%2F" width="100%"></iframe><br />
<span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(105, 127, 149); color: #697f95; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">1990s Hip Hop mix with Das EFX, Beastie Boys, Jurassic 5, Canibus, Souls of Mischief, Busta Rhymes, De La Soul, The Notorious BIG, Snoop Doggy Dogg and many more. Listen live every Friday from 10pm until midnight on Crackersradio.com, via the App, on TuneInRadio, Amazon Alexa, Google Home and on DAB in Cambridge.</span>scottajronanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01173816017952455929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711154287152315801.post-43470285598698129342018-04-04T22:53:00.001+01:002018-04-04T22:54:36.671+01:00Listen back on Mixcloud to last week's Hip Hop and Breakz show from Crackersradio.com.<iframe frameborder="0" height="400" src="https://www.mixcloud.com/widget/iframe/?feed=%2Fscottajronan%2Fthe-hip-hop-and-breakz-show-from-march-30th-2018-on-crackers-radio%2F" width="100%"></iframe><br />
<span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(105, 127, 149); color: #697f95; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The Hip Hop and Breakz show from March 30th 2018 on Crackers Radio featuring Run DMC, Public enemy, De La Soul, Big Daddy Kane, Boogie Down Productions, Doug E Fresh and Slick Rick amongst others</span>scottajronanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01173816017952455929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711154287152315801.post-31869507799656587792016-12-04T10:56:00.000+00:002016-12-04T10:56:37.143+00:00The Hip Hop and Breakz show from December the 3rd<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Ruler returned to London as part of his Coming Home tour and he put on an amazing show. With a live drummer, Dj, dancers, two costume changes and stage props he showed the difference between a rapper and a real showman. He ran through all his hits as you would expect with an incredibly amount of energy and style. </div>
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Everyone who turned up at the Kentish Town Forum on the 26th of November had an amazing time time not too mention superb supporting performance from London's own Rodney-P who showed why he is called the Godfather of UK Hip Hop. Great show and atmosphere.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The Hip Hop and Breakz Show with DJ Scott on Crackers Radio from October the 8th 2016 featuring; Nas, Jay-Z, Donald Byrd, Busta Rhymes, Reuben Wilson, A Tribe called Quest, Peebo Bryson, The Fat Boys, Brookzill etc etc.</span>scottajronanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01173816017952455929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711154287152315801.post-48246518076427584262016-09-14T22:57:00.001+01:002016-09-14T22:57:37.364+01:00We're Still Here (now)... a documentary about nobody<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tmpGJ7P_xsw" width="480"></iframe><br /><br />
Check out this great documentary on the making of the new De La Soul album ...and the Anonymous Nobody.scottajronanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01173816017952455929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711154287152315801.post-24047046046579328322016-09-10T00:32:00.000+01:002016-09-10T00:32:02.701+01:00De La Soul - and the Anonymous Nobody<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It has been eleven years sine Dave, Maseo and Posdnous blessed us with an album and the world is a very different place to what it was when they released the Grind Date in 2004. As a way of allowing the Plugs complete freedom this album was funded via Kickstarter with De La offering a wide range of rewards for fans who backed their 8th studio album. The creative process behind this was project was handled entirely by De La allowing them to take total control of the growth of this project. The approach is unique certainly to De La and possibly the genre itself. The funds gathered from the Kickstarter process was used to hire a strong group of talented musicians, The Rhythm Roots Allstars and the group embarked on months of jam sessions that were recorded and then sampled as opposed to the traditional Hip Hop route that the group had followed in the past. De La recorded over two hundred hours of music with a collective of LA based musicians and this was the foundation upon which this project grew. This is good in my opinion for two reasons; financially, its damn cheaper than sampling especially when you are a sample heavy group like De La and and secondly it allows a level of unique creativity often missing from modern sample and synth loaded Hip Hop. They have said that the idea for this grew out of touring with a live band over the last few years and that they felt that if they went the conventional record label route they would not have been afforded this freedom.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Alongside this De La recruited a wide range of artists to join them on this musical journey; Snoop Dogg, Jill Scott, Damon Albarn, Talking Head's David Byrne, Usher, Justin Hawkins of the Darkness, Pete Rock, Roc Marciano, Estelle, 2 Chainz and Swedish Pop Group Little Dragon. As you can see this is a wide range of artists from an even wider range of genres that have not been known for sitting nicely alongside Hip-Hop. Although De La have worked with artists that sit at a juxtaposition to themselves it has often been for side projects or soundtrack tunes rather than on their own albums.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The album is 17 tracks long including skits and comes in at one hour and seven minutes. It is produced by De la and executively produced by Jordan Katz. Its available on the various streaming services, download, CD and two types of vinyl; regular and coloured vinyl. During the Kickstarter campaign they had hoped to raise $110,000 however exceeded that and we left in a position where they had more money to spend on this project than any previous projects. Does this allow De La to create a cohesive project that sits alongside the rest of their catalogue as another strong release for one of Hip-Hop's most consistent and enduring groups?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The album starts off with an introduction called "Genesis" featuring the amazing Jill Scott produced by the Anonymous Nobodies. orchestral strings provide the backdrop for her narrative monologue. Jill doesnt sing on this intro but simply talks and asks the listener questions about when they love something and how they love something. Her voice, accent and tone make her melodic even when she is just talking. Her words are thought provoking and provide a nice introduction to the album.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. It begins with a vocal sample and trumpet fanfare. A marching beat with a jazz infused horns sample running throughout provide a backdrop for the Plugs to spit to. The snares are crisp, the horns sample is joined by the aforementioned fanfare from time to timeas well as some subtle strings making fleeting appearances. Lyrically its typical De La with metaphors and similes throughout that often take a moment for you to interpret before you go back an get what they meant. At which point a knowing smile appears on the listener's face, its that De La knowing that made us smile on 3 Feet, Buhloone, AOI, Grind Date and the rest. There is a female MC dropping spoken word ad libs where a chorus would traditionally however, this is De La and tradition has little place on this album even less so than their previous ventures.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The third track is "Pain" and features Snoop Dogg and comes in at 4:40 minutes and produced by De La Soul. This feels like a Grand Date era track with and up beat tempo and a female vocalist providing the chorus. There are nice hammond organ sounding stabs alongside nice bass guitar riffs. Plug Won drops the first verse with the Dogg coming in for the second and Dave for the third. Snoop lacadaisical flow suites the track well and his style works alongside the Dave and Plug Won. There are some nice 80s sounds synth loops for the chorus that suite the vocals well. All three emcees speak on their struggles and pain however it still feels like a joyful song despite the subject matter. It feels like it a summer song, to be played in the sun.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Property of Spitkicker.com is the fourth track the album and clocks in at over five and a half minutes and is produced by Dave and Plug Too. This track kicks things up a notch or two. It begins with a computer voice introducing you to spitkicker.com then brings in some sharp snares over a mellow synth loop. The beat is mid tempo and the samples are mellow providing a nice laid back track. The chorus, if you can call it that is provided by Roc Marciano along with the second verse. I have long been a fan of the Pete Rock collaborator, Roc and his blunted style is well suited to this track. Again we have Pos at the top of the track followed by the Guest MC, Roc Marciano and then Dave to finish the track off.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Memory of... (US)" is the fifth track of the album and it features Estelle and Pete Rock coming in just under five minutes. Londoner, Estelle shows us she is way more than talented rapper and is actually a great singer too providing soft soulful vocals throughout. Pete Rock produces an amazing track, from the muted drums to the orchestral strings and the fantastically subliminal horns and piano chords. The Plugs drops mellow verses, talking of love and first encounters. I could listen to this on loop all day long and now get bored. I love this joint, it is exactly what you would want from a De La Pete Rock collaboration the likes of which we have not heard since the often bootlegged "Stay Away" from back in 2000. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The next track, "CBGB's" is more of an interlude than a full track clocking in at only 1:21 minute and produced by Dave and Plug Too. Its upbeat and rock tinged with a great baseline. It should have been a full track because its damn good.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Track seven, "Lord Intended" could be the winner of the most surprising collaboration of the year award. It is a hard, rock tainted track featuring guitar and chorus by Justin Hawkins of The Darkness (Yes them)and produced by The Anonymous Nobodies. The track just works in a similar way to the Rick Rubin produced Jay-Z joint "99 Problems" . Its a long joint at over seven minutes and during the middle of the track Justin provides a vocal solo over a piano, guitar and drums. For a moment you almost forget its part of the same track but then the hard rock element returns with along guitar solo to finish of the track. A fun and enjoyable twist that works well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The next track takes the album in another totally different direction as David Byrne joins De La for "Snoopies". Its produced by Supa Dave West, a long time De La collaborator. It begins with a funky guitar loop shortly joined by David Byrne's haunting and almost angry vocals. A rock guitar soon accompanies him before the track takes a twist and this is where Dave comes in over a guitar loop and some nice scratches from Maseo. Money Mark drops a few keyboard jabs and then David Byrne comes in agin to provide a bridge between the verses again with the heavy guitar and drums. Then its back to the mellow beat with a Plug Won dropping gems this time. I like tracks that take you on a journey and this one does this as it goes form one genre to another in the space of four minutes and fifteen seconds.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The ninth track of the album is the five and half minutes long "Greyhounds" featuring Usher. This sees De La return to the social commentary of past songs that is so often missing form Hip Hop these days. Taking us through the journey of a girl leaving her home town for the big city. Its a heartbreaking story and you know it's not a happy one and Usher's vocals work well over the Ethan Philips produced track to provide further emotion to the track. The song talks of the changes one makes moving from their home town to the big city, the changes to one's personality that can never be reversed. The beat itself is a mid tempo number with haunting synths and keyboard stabs throughout. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The tenth track is another interlude closing in at just over a minute and a half, "Sexy Bitch" is produced by Plug Won. It's just long enough for Plug Won to drop sixteen bars over an upbeat track with crunchy snares and a slight baseline. It highlights the misogny so common in Hip Hop.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The twelfth track of the album is "Drawn", it features the Swedish Electronic group Little Dragon and is produced by The Anonymous Nobodies and lasts five and a half minutes. It begins with some nice strings and a high haunting voice singing throughout. In fact there is only this voice singing of the interesting track. There are no verses from any of the trio only the singing from Little Dragon. As we reach the midway point of the song when you start to think this is when the rapping will start instead we are given cymbals and a cello. Which is nice and I do like it but where is the rapping? well we get a quick verse in the last thirty seconds which is dope and well written but another verse would have given the song a lot more.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Track number thirteen is "Whoodeeni" featuring 2Chainz and produced by Plug Too and last for four and half minutes. The track features an upbeat tempo with electronic sounding samples over s answer and Hi Hat. First verse is by Plug Won with 2Chainz next and then Dave. Its enjoyable enough however I do not feel that 2Chainz adds a great deal to the song and it almost feels like he has been put in there to get some new Hip- Hop fans on board. Maybe I just don't get the attraction of his style but it felt to me somewhat out of place. Its not a bad track perhaps it will grow on me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Track fourteen is called "Nosed up" is produced by Supa Dave West and lasts just under four minutes. It is a fast upbeat track featuring a great bass guitar sample alongside some other percussion. We have funky horns coming in for the chorus along with deep vocal samples. De La not only drop two great verses but they also provide some singing towards the end of the track. Its an upbeat happy song that works well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We get a brief interlude of just over a minute and a half called the "Here after" produced by The Anonymous Nobodies, Phillips and Chegwidden. Its a humours little interlude the kind of which we've come to expect from De La Soul.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The penultimate track of the album is called "Here in after" and features guest vocals from Damon Albarn and produced by The Anonymous Nobodies, Rastegar, Lopez and Chegwidden. This five and a half minute wonder is such and uplifting joint that is so infectious that you start off tapping your feet an after a minute of it you just want to dance. The tempo builds to a crescendo of guitar riffs and cymbals before it reaches a point where it turns to the left field. It became a more mellow joint at this point with Damon providing mellow introspective vocals. as it mellows out we get some nice flutes and horns. As the song begins to fade we get an uncredited female singing and it works well as the song fades out. The chorus and ad libs tell us De La Soul is still here and I couldn't agree more. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The album ends with a track called "Exodus" produced by The Anonymous Nobodies lasting just under three and a half minutes. Its a nice finish to the album with strings and crisp snares over which De La reminisce over what they have achieved over the years. Its a fitting end to a great album.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Overall my view of this album is that it is beautifully chaotic and varied. At times showing the versatility and bravery of the group to step outside the realm of traditional Hip-Hop whilst creating greta music with talented collaborators. Although the guests take the music in new directions every song is undeniably De La Soul and unmistakably Hip-Hop. This album shows what Hip-Hop can be; fun, intelligent, varied whilst passing social commentary without being preachy. The Kickstarter route has allowed the group the creativity they deserve and this has allowed them to give their fans what they deserve. A strong, fun, interesting and ground breaking album that will make people dance and smile. Superb.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you want to hear few tracks from this album along with De La Classics, rare tracks and remixes why not check out my radio show on Crackers radio on DAB in London and Manchester, at <a href="http://crackersradio.com/">crackersradio.com</a> or via the app. Just search for Crackers radio.</span></div>
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