BRAINPOWER
DOOR MERG EN BRAIN
Brain's 3rd release, or 2nd official solo release came out to enrich
the line of dutch 12" releases. (De Achtervolging was a soundtrack V.O.O.D.O., a theatre play by Amsterdam's Made In The Shade). His first 12", The Lyricist, was in English, Door Merg En Brain obviously isn't. It's a two- track release: the A side's the
one with the title of the record, the B side's called Ballade Voor De Ongelovige. Both sides have a instrumental and an acapella version. The
vinyl came out on Pias Recordings/ Lyrics Recordings/ Breinstein.
First MIC to the latest MIC
First I gotta say about this track Door Merg En Brain: it's got
a pumpin' beat. The beat is really fresh. With a nicely chosen
break from By All Means Nessesary album from Boogie Down Productions. Brainpower flows with his lyrics his style. Lyrically quite
perfect, when it comes to the contents this time it's all about
the ego. Brain got backed up by Too Tall on the mic, the beats are on Knowhow's account, TLM does the scratches. This track's supposed to be a track on the
expected Brainpower album. It's kinda funky to hear Too Tall say
this is Brain's LP when it's a 12" but all this has to do with
the LP thing. The recordings of the album have been finished,
so now we're all waiting for the release...
Ballade Voor De Ongelovige on the B side is more relaxed beat-wise,
but lyrically more interesting. Brainpower holds a mirror in front
of the faces of the people/MC's who think they know the Rap game
but don't know shit.
"Niemand zegt muzikaal dat moet je wel of niet doen, de mensen
hebben altijd commentaar op wat ze zelluf niet doen, argumenten
zus en zo, dit dat, het telt niet, je denkt je bent het helemaal
maar je weet de helft niet... observeer de microphone en zie hoe'k
hem rip, iedereen heeft een mening bijna niemand begrip, het is
de realiteit, je praat je maatjes maar na en met je dromen platina
en doet Amerika na..."
We all know Brainpower for his sharp freestyles on stage. With
this series of vinyl releases and the LP to come, we see a whole
new side of BP's diversity.
Mickey
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