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Break it down: there's so much HipHop coming this way from the
US, that it's hard to make a good selection of the stuff you wanna
hear. There's a lot of people who think it's easy to let someone
else decide for them what they will hear and see. Other people,
like myself like to dig deeper for good hiphop music, to me good
HipHop music is the type of music which expresses a feeling so
realistic that you become part of the situation.
One reason why I don't want to write reviews is that I don't think
other people should be influenced by whether the reviewer likes
a record or not, which is happening too much right now, cause
how many people still buy a record which got less than 3 mics
in The Source? I choose The Source, because this used to be decent magazine
but has evidently been influenced by the companies advertising
in their magazine. Watch the decrease of No Limit advertisements, while their mic-ratings drop at the same time...
The other reason I don't like to do reviews is for the simple
reason that there is too much stuff that already gets reviews
from other media-outlets. But this record right here is independently
released by 730 Michell (John Peele and Shawn Watson aka Shawn Deadah) and their manager Elicia Felix, so this might be the very first
time some of y'all read about this group from the Bronx, NY. And there's too much mediocre stuff coming out nowadays, so
the fact I'm reviewing it may say something about how I feel about
this record already.
I choose not to make this thing I put down right here a review,
neither will it be a bio...if you got suggestions how to call
it let me know... With the CD came a short history of the group,
which is basically the same as the intro on their CD. It's nice
to hear an album on which the intro introduces the artist, their
vision and what they stand for. It already sets the tone for the
CD on which they easily make clear what they are trying to do
in this world we call HipHop, they are putting down a journal
on what they've experienced in their lives, not by idealizing
violence, sexism or anything else you already heard too much in
today's hiphop but putting it down Nasty-Nas style, straight-up realism. Don't talk about what you're going
to do, tell people what you've accomplished and how you did it,
so they can learn from it.
They tell us what they seen in the game and how they feel about,
no restrictions. Over hot beats they show their story telling
skills and kick truth on their track The Summer Of The Crack Rock, which brings you the facts about the damage done did by this
government released disease, to me one of the highlights on the
album. On every track the rhymes get backed up by fitting beats.
With every track you get the feeling if these two men are walking
the street with a mic, giving a report on what they walk into.
Elsewhere they express their pride of what they are (Bigger Than You), without sounding braggadocio. 730 Michell combines the realness
of a Mobb Deep and mends in together with the idealism of a Brand Nubian, without sounding too much like others. But it's never about
comparing groups, it's about being a personality, which means
being trough to yourself, which they are showing on this album.
On the last cut they exchange thoughts about life, and how much
they appreciate it, using ill metaphors throughout the song, which
makes it only more worth listening to, adding another gem to the
list.
I think this group deserves recognition because from what I've
heard, they've got quite some potential, and this CD is only the
first thing I've heard from them. It's only ten cuts long, but
it hasn't got filler on it, look at 99% of today's products and
it has at least 2 fillers on it. Guess that's this is one of the
many benefits of Independent released material. I got a lot of
records but this one has been definitely stuck in my CD player
for the last few weeks. I guess it's a demo, but with the proper
presentation and, not necessarily, a couple of added tracks it
god do well as an album.
I guess it might be nice to check for more info about the group
at www.730michell.com or mail at Elicia.Felix@730michell.com
RevLootion
The one standing with the pen when shit blows up.
Loot
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