Hip-Hop 2009

Reflection Eternal to drop a new album....check out the sonh and vid, it's excellent:

http://www.hiphoplinguistics.com/videos/2009/06/reflection-eternal-back-again-video

Probably not much interest in this but the new Cage album has dropped.
It's brilliant, not your convential run of the mill hip hop but not too avant garde artsy hip hop either.....some might say its drifted in to an emo realm. There is lots and lots of guitar and a even a bit of singing on this!

Really liking this, throughout all his albums Cage has evovled and developed a lot and this album see's him as much more mature and delivering a more well rounded album.

Orizio wrote: »

Large Professor's 'The LP' has been re-issued.

Nice - are there any extra's on it?

Also, Blaqpoets album The Blaqprint has been released. Production (except 2 songs) handled by Primo. Sounds pretty good from what i've listened to so far.

I know there are a few Brother Ali followers here, new album due out in Sept, this is a snippet of what to expect



From Rhymesayers:

Brother Ali's last album, the critically acclaimed, The Undisputed Truth, was a landmark in hip-hop, an album that carried weight equally with critics and fans alike, an album of bold statements and bolder beats, politically and socially aware without being preachy. His new album, Us (Rhymesayers Entertainment), is a progression that will make Brother Ali one of the most enduring figures in hip-hop; while still aware, Ali has turned his gaze inward, and started examining the human condition from the outside in. A profound personal glimpse into a vulnerability seldom seen or heard in music, Us touches on the strengths and flaws of the human condition, exploring drug abuse, divorce, homophobia and many more topics that most people are scared to touch in their own lives, much less on an album for the world to see.

As with previous endeavors, the beats here are courtesy of Ant, whose production work seems to be getting more soulful and lush by the minute. The guest appearances only accentuate Brother Ali's strengths, with Chuck D, Freeway, Joell Ortiz and Stokley Williams of Mint Condition making strong appearances.

I reckon Eyedea & Abilities 'By The Throat' is a contender for Album Of The Year.
This is the first video from the album

This album is technically brilliant, the beats/production are flawless, the cuts by Abilities are top drawer, the lyrics are insightful and Eyedea uses his incredilble lyrical and delivery talent to almost perfection.
Some critics are not happy with Eyedea singing, i'm personally all for it, it brings a new dimension to thier music.

It's not long drawn out album, the majority of the songs are short but deliver and leave an impact.

Yeah, lots more hip hoppy, you should really get your hands on E&A, it's brilliant. Dope rhymes beats and cuts. Thier first album called First Born is a little more avante garde.

Orizio wrote: »

His voice, lyrics, flow and beats will do that to a person.

still in shock about this :eek: I'm quite the opposite in opinion.

Brother Ali's "Rope-a-dope" thingy was a banger.

Really like Rope A Dope, nice to listen to but i dont think there was anything new on there that i hadnt heard before.
From what i've heard of his new album, it's gonna be banana's good.

There's a few other tidbits i found as well..... i mentioned Toki Wrights album A Different Mirror earlier in this thread, here's a taster from it. This album gets better and better with each listen.



And for all ya'll K'Naan followers, there is a new EP wit J.Period available

its a zshare link but this is officailly free and legit so will i be breaking any boards laws if i post it?

Fresh after the release of Cuban Linx 2, Ghostface is about to release a new album called The Wizard Of Poetry in Emerald City.

I'm not really as excited about this as I was for Cuban Linx 2. His nost recent albums havent been great so i guess i'm expecting more of the same on this.

Track Listing:
1. Not Your Average Girl (ft. Shareefa)
2. Do Over (ft. Raheem "Radio" DeVaughn)
3. Baby (ft. Raheem "Radio" DeVaughn)
4. Lonely (ft. Jack Knight)
5. Stapleton Sex
6. Stay
7. Paragraphs of Love (ft. Vaughn Anthony and Estelle)
8. Guest House (ft. Fabolous and Shareefa)
9. Let’s Stop Playin‘ (ft. John Legend)
10. Forever
11. I’ll Be That (ft. Adrienne Bailon)
12. Goner (ft. Lloyd)
13. She’s A Killah (ft. Ron Browz) (Bonus Track)
14. Back Like That (ft. Ne-Yo and Kanye West) (Bonus Track)

ghostface ste wrote: »

Wow the featured artists on the tracks does not bode well for the album at all, very r'n'b based. I think this is looking like a bit of a turkey (not having heard a single bit of it obviously!)

yeah, that RnB sound is what has put me off his most recent albums. But i'll give it a whirl nonetheless.

i still think that there will be some good on the album, Ghosty on his day can be brilliant, just look at his feature spots on OBFCL2 recently.
But i guess we will just have to wait and see what he comes out with.

to be honest, not really, they just sound like songs that didnt make it on to fish scale.

There's a snippet of a track on that site called Baby, and starts off with Autotune followed by a verse by Ghost about his "baby girl"

Then there is She's A Killer - it sounds like he is trying to jump on the Kanye bandwagon here again with the production and hook that is used....this song seems to be also about his "baby girl" in the club.

Sorry for the negativity here, i just like the older Ghostface from the Ironman days and from what he brough on OBFCL2.

October looks to be hotting up for a good month. Apathy is releasing an album called Wanna Snuggle and from what i have heard it sounds reall really good, best i've heard from him in a while.


Also, BK One is dropping his new album at the end of Sept. I've also had the pleasure of hearing some of this and all i can say is WOW. Excellent stuff, inspired by a lot of carnival/brazillian music with guest mc's like Slug, Ali, Phonte, Raekwon, MURS, The Grouch, Toki Wright, I Self Devine, P.O.S., Haiku DeTat and a brass band that has worked with Mos Def and Erika Badu on thier recent albums.

Neamhshuntasach wrote: »

Still a good few decent albums i'm looking forward to this year

BK-One - Rádio de canibal
Masta Ace 7 Edo G - Arts & Entertainment
Paten Locke - Super ramen rocketship
Dynas - The Apartment
Sole & The skyrider band - Plastique
People under the stairs - Carried away
Apathy - Wanna Struggle
JJ Brown - Connect the dots
Royce - Street hop
Snowgoons - Trojan horse
Swollen Members - Armed to the teeth
Matty Trump - The Trump card
Gift of Gab - Escape to Mars
William Cooper - Beware the pale horse
Murs & Slug - A tribute to Rose Perez
Cormega - Born & raised
Kam Moye - Spitting image
Killah Priest - Elizabeth

The Apathy album is actually called Wanna Snuggle, not struggle. It's kind of a wierd name but he has a meaning to it!

EDIT: There are some tracks embedded in this page and a description of the album.

http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.9846/title.apathy-previews-new-album-produces-for-cypress-hill

They are bangers!!

I've heard a track from the Swollen Members record and i wasnt overly impressed but i'll still check out the album.

Sole & Skyrider - have you heard thier new free EP? I've listened once and my first impression was that it's a bit odd. I was really impressed with thier first album and all Sole's material before that.

Neamhshuntasach wrote: »

Haha i wrote snuggle and just before i pressed send i changed it thinking that can't be right. Weird name for an album all right.

Yeah was listening to Battlefields recently. It's a bit unusual but i liked it. The beats really accentuate sole's lyrics. Although i don't have any real urge to listen to it again any time soon.

I heard that warriors track. Only thing i didn't like about it was the hook. Didn't really compliment the rest of the track. There's some nice guests on the album so it should be okay at least.

listened to Battlefileds again, it's actually quite good.

got my hands on Wanna Snuggle so i'll check it out soon

Neamhshuntasach wrote: »

Listened to Wanna snuggle today. The first half is decent but with 21 tracks it seems to lose steam towards the end. Actually right around Thinkin' it heads downhill. There are some songs that should have been kept to ep's or b sides. I was also skeptical about Ap handling most of the production and i'm not overly impressed. His style suits more aggressive beats. Not the soulful touch. I really wanted to like this album but i think it's just gonna hoover around the middle ground for me.

.....still havent listened to it yet, saving it for the ride to work tomorrow.
But the 21 track thing, i find that the Demigod collective tend to release albums that are too long with exception of Sin-A-matic which was perfect...oh, and Eastern Philosophy

Boom_Bap wrote: »

.....still havent listened to it yet, saving it for the ride to work tomorrow.
But the 21 track thing, i find that the Demigod collective tend to release albums that are too long with exception of Sin-A-matic which was perfect...oh, and Eastern Philosophy

Ok so i finally listened to the Apathy album, about 6 or 7 times now, i quite like it. There are a few flaws though, there is no cohesion with the songs, basically it is just lots of songs thrown onto a CD in a random order. So it doesnt have the feel of an album about it.

But it does what you expect, if you want to hear Apathy doing his thang, that's what you get, but he has stepped it up a notch. On some of the songs he changes up his rhyme patterns, and some have really dope beats. Whereas other songs are just the same old Ap. So he is showing some of the old and a bit of diversity.

I reckon if the album was released about 5 years ago it would have some wow factor to it....maybe also with 1 or 2 songs held back for a mixtape.

The new Big Boi song is excellent.

Some other stuff from this year that i've finally got my hands on. Bike For Three - More Hearts Than Brains. This is a record that Buck 65 recorded with some other dude, it's quite good.
Also got Abstract Rude - Rejuvination which i've yet to listen to. I was never really big into Ab Rude but i've heard good things about this record.

EDIT - Just finished listening to Ab Rude, it's kinda nice!