I've always been a fan of BBE's Beat Generation (producers) Serie of albums. We know that J Dilla probably did his best job for that serie, and so did DJ Spinna & Pete Rock. Will.I.Am and Marley Marl also did their thing for BBE but I never really got into it; Anyway, for the next one, I actually knew it was coming (for a while) and finally it's here, in my hands. I am talking about Madlib's:
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I was really excited to hear the album, but when I heard the first track (it leaked) on the internet I wasn't convinced yet.
It all starts with Guilty Simpson, one of the tightest Detroit emcee I know in the game these days. The beat by Madlib has horn samples which gives the track another dimension. Guilty always comes hard when it comes to rhymes and it's not different on this one "Blow The Horns On 'Em".
Next, Georgia Anne Muldrow, producer & her typical style on the mic makes me think this track will be a grower; you see, with Georgia Anne it's always a question of time. You might think her stuff is weird in the beginning but after a while you just get into it and you can't leave (rewind please) this track. "The Plan" (Part 1) is like a trip in space.
What's also nice on this album are the instrumentals/interludes, they always come when you need 'em.
Defari, part of the Likwit Family, remember The Alkaholiks? Well, let me tell you that Madlib was deejay for them back in the days and that Lootpack were also part of the Likwit Fam. Defari "Gamble On Ya Boy" here explains a bit of himself on a funky beat (with a little trumpet sample); It's like this beat was made to bump in the car; pure Defari style.
What would be a Madlib album without having M.E.D. on it, well, here he is with partner Poke. It's probably one of the tightest beats on the album. I can't really explain the samples, I don't even know what kind of instrument it could be but I love it. And when Medaphoar drops his verses it sounds so gangsta. Damn "The Ox (805)" is hard!
J.Rocc is also part of the album and delivers nice scratch patterns on "Blindfold Test #10", a whole story scratched up by one of the best deejays around (if you ask me).
"The Thang" is a track with Prince Po, formerly known as the partner of Pharoahe Monch in the group Organized Konfusion. It's a typical hiphop song, beats & rhymes with a scratched up chorus. But damn it feels good to hear Prince Po again.
Friend of J Dilla, Karriem Riggins does a nice job on "The Life" talking with a few words about negativity & positivity over a chill Madlib production. I like this one because what he says goes from bad to good and it's like seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. (kind of)
Ok, let's talk about the next "Yo Yo Affair" featuring the beautiful voice of Frezna. Some might know this track from a Madlib set two years ago and it blew everyone's mind back then. Finally he decided to put it on this album and I know some people might just buy this album for this particular track. It's a chill song but definitely something for the clubs (good clubs), nice sample, microKorg sample in it; it's dope!
Then we must check the group The Professionals; It's actually Madlib and his brother Oh No. "I Want It Back" contains a very nice sample of classic violins. It's a beat that would definitely inspire every/any rapper to write on. It's actually a solo by Oh No on this one;
Talib Kweli & Madlib aka Liberation, remember the Ep they dropped a while ago? Well, "What It Do" is dope like that too, a violin sample (again) on a chill, downtempo beat and Talib Kweli rhyming over it; what more can you expect, it's fire.
"Drinks Up!" features Detroit's finest Frank N Dank; the beat is actually quiet old to me, with basic bumping drums and the main sample are vocals that follow the rhythm of the beat...it's actually a funny beat to some serious rhymes.
Another beautiful track for Stacy Epps; that sample makes me think of an old Gil Scott-Heron or Roy Ayers, I think I can almost recognise it. "The Way That I Live" has something that grabs me. Nice.
On of the best west coast rappers I know, Murs from the Living Legends comes over a 808 old skool type of beat. "Ratrace"; a story about women, the kinda stories we are used to hear from Murs. Haha.
It ends with another Guilty Simpson track "Go!"; it's actually the one that leaked on the internet. It's hard, dark and has that continuous sample that rolls over the beat, it's like a horn that never stops and there a bass that comes in from time to time. Guilty rips it again on this grimey track.
Overall a good album but I expected more recent tracks. This album was done in 2007 or even earlier and I can hear it (as a big Madlib fan); If you're a fan there's also another release that came out a couple of weeks ago called "The Beat Konducta: The Dill Cosby Suite"; It's a tribute to J Dilla. It's a must have, go get it.
AUDIO: Go! featuring Guilty Simpson
VIDEO: Preview Madlib album
I was really excited to hear the album, but when I heard the first track (it leaked) on the internet I wasn't convinced yet.
It all starts with Guilty Simpson, one of the tightest Detroit emcee I know in the game these days. The beat by Madlib has horn samples which gives the track another dimension. Guilty always comes hard when it comes to rhymes and it's not different on this one "Blow The Horns On 'Em".
Next, Georgia Anne Muldrow, producer & her typical style on the mic makes me think this track will be a grower; you see, with Georgia Anne it's always a question of time. You might think her stuff is weird in the beginning but after a while you just get into it and you can't leave (rewind please) this track. "The Plan" (Part 1) is like a trip in space.
What's also nice on this album are the instrumentals/interludes, they always come when you need 'em.
Defari, part of the Likwit Family, remember The Alkaholiks? Well, let me tell you that Madlib was deejay for them back in the days and that Lootpack were also part of the Likwit Fam. Defari "Gamble On Ya Boy" here explains a bit of himself on a funky beat (with a little trumpet sample); It's like this beat was made to bump in the car; pure Defari style.
What would be a Madlib album without having M.E.D. on it, well, here he is with partner Poke. It's probably one of the tightest beats on the album. I can't really explain the samples, I don't even know what kind of instrument it could be but I love it. And when Medaphoar drops his verses it sounds so gangsta. Damn "The Ox (805)" is hard!
J.Rocc is also part of the album and delivers nice scratch patterns on "Blindfold Test #10", a whole story scratched up by one of the best deejays around (if you ask me).
"The Thang" is a track with Prince Po, formerly known as the partner of Pharoahe Monch in the group Organized Konfusion. It's a typical hiphop song, beats & rhymes with a scratched up chorus. But damn it feels good to hear Prince Po again.
Friend of J Dilla, Karriem Riggins does a nice job on "The Life" talking with a few words about negativity & positivity over a chill Madlib production. I like this one because what he says goes from bad to good and it's like seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. (kind of)
Ok, let's talk about the next "Yo Yo Affair" featuring the beautiful voice of Frezna. Some might know this track from a Madlib set two years ago and it blew everyone's mind back then. Finally he decided to put it on this album and I know some people might just buy this album for this particular track. It's a chill song but definitely something for the clubs (good clubs), nice sample, microKorg sample in it; it's dope!
Then we must check the group The Professionals; It's actually Madlib and his brother Oh No. "I Want It Back" contains a very nice sample of classic violins. It's a beat that would definitely inspire every/any rapper to write on. It's actually a solo by Oh No on this one;
Talib Kweli & Madlib aka Liberation, remember the Ep they dropped a while ago? Well, "What It Do" is dope like that too, a violin sample (again) on a chill, downtempo beat and Talib Kweli rhyming over it; what more can you expect, it's fire.
"Drinks Up!" features Detroit's finest Frank N Dank; the beat is actually quiet old to me, with basic bumping drums and the main sample are vocals that follow the rhythm of the beat...it's actually a funny beat to some serious rhymes.
Another beautiful track for Stacy Epps; that sample makes me think of an old Gil Scott-Heron or Roy Ayers, I think I can almost recognise it. "The Way That I Live" has something that grabs me. Nice.
On of the best west coast rappers I know, Murs from the Living Legends comes over a 808 old skool type of beat. "Ratrace"; a story about women, the kinda stories we are used to hear from Murs. Haha.
It ends with another Guilty Simpson track "Go!"; it's actually the one that leaked on the internet. It's hard, dark and has that continuous sample that rolls over the beat, it's like a horn that never stops and there a bass that comes in from time to time. Guilty rips it again on this grimey track.
Overall a good album but I expected more recent tracks. This album was done in 2007 or even earlier and I can hear it (as a big Madlib fan); If you're a fan there's also another release that came out a couple of weeks ago called "The Beat Konducta: The Dill Cosby Suite"; It's a tribute to J Dilla. It's a must have, go get it.
AUDIO: Go! featuring Guilty Simpson
VIDEO: Preview Madlib album
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