It's been a while...
Some hip-hop for today.
From the USA.
NON PROPHETS - Hope - 2004
www.myspace.com/nonprophets456
Download
Formed in 1998 by lyricist Sage Francis and beatmaker Joe Beats. Dissolved in 2004.
This is an hymn to old-school hip-hop.
A great one!
"Hope shows a new Francis altogether, employing bouncy cadences, explosive deliveries and complex rhyme schemes. The vast majority of the album references older hip-hop, including that of OC, Black Sheep, Beastie Boys, Audio Two, De La Soul and A Tribe Called Quest, among others. He even drops his own crit with lines like "faker than Raekwon's stutter" and "Das EFX rocked that band-aid ten years before Nelly did!" His writing focuses on lighter subjects here, from his disdain for rambunctious children (Disasters) to his views on commercial music (Mainstream 307) to his eccentric nature regarding different facets of existence (Spaceman), which all makes for a solid record that, in terms of both diversity and delivery, puts Personal Journals to shame."
http://pitchfork.com
++++++++++++++++++++++++++
SOLE & THE SKYRIDER BAND - Self-titled - 2007
www.myspace.com/soleandtheskyriderband
www.myspace.com/timholland + www.myspace.com/skyrider
Download
This is what happens when rapper Sole unites with a live band.
This is his first collaboration with the Skyrider Band trio (who lend violin, banjo, glockenspiel and a lot of other instruments).
Highly recommended!
++++++++++++++++++++++++
SAGE FRANCIS - A Healthy Distrust - 2005
www.myspace.com/sagefrancis
Download
His second album.
But don't forget the first one I posted weeks ago.
A must-have!
"A good handful of pre-review listens are not going to be enough to accurately get a bead on exactly what’s going on with A Healthy Distrust."
www.cokemachineglow.com
Some hip-hop for today.
From the USA.
NON PROPHETS - Hope - 2004
www.myspace.com/nonprophets456
Download
Formed in 1998 by lyricist Sage Francis and beatmaker Joe Beats. Dissolved in 2004.
This is an hymn to old-school hip-hop.
A great one!
"Hope shows a new Francis altogether, employing bouncy cadences, explosive deliveries and complex rhyme schemes. The vast majority of the album references older hip-hop, including that of OC, Black Sheep, Beastie Boys, Audio Two, De La Soul and A Tribe Called Quest, among others. He even drops his own crit with lines like "faker than Raekwon's stutter" and "Das EFX rocked that band-aid ten years before Nelly did!" His writing focuses on lighter subjects here, from his disdain for rambunctious children (Disasters) to his views on commercial music (Mainstream 307) to his eccentric nature regarding different facets of existence (Spaceman), which all makes for a solid record that, in terms of both diversity and delivery, puts Personal Journals to shame."
http://pitchfork.com
++++++++++++++++++++++++++
SOLE & THE SKYRIDER BAND - Self-titled - 2007
www.myspace.com/soleandtheskyriderband
www.myspace.com/timholland + www.myspace.com/skyrider
Download
This is what happens when rapper Sole unites with a live band.
This is his first collaboration with the Skyrider Band trio (who lend violin, banjo, glockenspiel and a lot of other instruments).
Highly recommended!
++++++++++++++++++++++++
SAGE FRANCIS - A Healthy Distrust - 2005
www.myspace.com/sagefrancis
Download
His second album.
But don't forget the first one I posted weeks ago.
A must-have!
"A good handful of pre-review listens are not going to be enough to accurately get a bead on exactly what’s going on with A Healthy Distrust."
www.cokemachineglow.com
Sage Video _ Escape Artist from ramonandpedro on Vimeo.
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