Shawn Jackson: First Of All…
SHAWN JACKSON
FIRST OF ALL
Tres Records
Released 07/2008
V2 MP3 group rip
Tracklisting
01. How Ya’ll Feel??
02. First Of All…
03. Soopafly (feat. Ty & Kory)
04. Fix Ya Face
05. Traveling Salesmen (feat. Comel Of Time Machine)
06. Gold Medal Kids (feat. Beloved & Comel)
07. Backstage
08. Strategies (feat. Guilty Simpson)
09. Go There With You (feat. Ty & Kory)
10. Feelin’ Jack
11. Countdown
12. Hate Down
13. Maan Up! (feat. Taraach & Big Tone)
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Rhymehouse review:
With help from Guilty Simpson, Ta’Raach, People Under the Stairs, and Comel from Time Machine, Jackson’s “First of All…” marks hip hop’s first TRUE summer album of 2008. The beginning of the record blasts off with a proper hyper active introduction track in “How Ya’ll Feel?,” which then melts into the quirky laced “First of All…” that Jackson blesses with smooth bashful bragadaccio, followed by “Soopafly,” a hypnotic left coast laid back loop that will lactate the essential vibes for anyone holding a stank sack. And along with the swagger stuffed “Fix Ya Face,” Shawn Jackson quickly proves that he is a versatile MC with a hot ear for beats that will soon be taken seriously.
Lords of the Underground – Here Come The Lords [1993]
Artist: Lords of the Underground
Album: Here Come The Lords
Label: Capitol
Tracklisting
01. Here Come the Lords
02. From da Bricks
03. Funky Child
04. Keep It Underground
05. Check It [Remix]
06. Grave Digga
07. Lord’s Prayer
08. Flow On [New Symphony]
09. Madd Skillz
10. Psycho
11. Chief Rocka
12. Sleep for Dinner [Remix]
13. L.O.T.U.G. (Lords of the Underground)
14. Lord Jazz Hit Me One Time (Make It Funky)
15. What’s Goin’ On [#]
“Lords of the Underground are a group from Jersey consisting of Mr. Funke, DoItAll, and DJ Lord Jazz, with production from Marley Marl and K-Def. This came out in ‘93, but the vibe is very old-school. DoItAll and Mr. Funke come from a school of rhyme that predates other ‘93 releases, when MCs weren’t so lyrical and didn’t take themselves very seriously. The rapping has a humorous tone throughout, but the Lords don’t focus on content. What’s important is their charged delivery, loud and fast, with yelled chants instead of hooks. It’s enough to get any crowd hype.
But the truth is, Marley Marl and K-Def added at least as much as the Lords to this disc. They provide banger after banger, steady coming with the heavy-hitting bass and blaring horns. I’ve never heard so much crazy energy fused into tracks as on this album. They have an old-school sound but with a kind of chaotic quality, as opposed to the overly-simplistic beats from the 80s. Song after song will get your head banging right from and start and keep it going till the fade-out.”
-amazon review
Masta Ace – A Long Hot Summer [2004]
| Tracklisting
1. The Count (Interlude) |
| 2. Big City |
| 3. Good Ol Love |
| 4. Fats Belvedere (Interlude) |
| 5. Da Grind Feat. Apocalypse |
| 6. H.O.O.D. |
| 7. The Stoop (Interlude) |
| 8. Beautiful |
| 9. F.A.Y. Feta. Strick |
| 10. Fats Crib (Interlude) |
| 11. Soda & Soap Feat. Jean Grae |
| 12. Do It Man Feat Big Noyd |
| 13. Brooklyn Masala Feat. Leschea |
| 14. The Proposition (Interlude) |
| 15. Travelocity Feat. Punch&Words |
| 16. The Ways |
| 17. Wutuwankno Feat. Edo G. |
| 18. The After Party (Interlude) |
| 19. Oh My God Feat. The Beatnuts & Rahzel |
| 20. Cellmate (Interlude)
A veteran from the late ’80s, Masta Ace had an old soul even when he was young. As far back as 1993’s Slaughtahouse, Ace was backlashing against gangsta posturing and fake thuggery–before it became trendy to do so. His career has been uneven (if not invisible) during the past decade, but A Long Hot Summer is the dark-horse candidate for the season: a well-crafted concept album that has Ace spreading stoop wisdom. He’s sentimental, to be sure, but not overwrought or ironic; his is a more meditative, relaxed attitude, matched by his smooth flow. His production team goes international, with French and even Eastern European beat-makers joining in, and they lay down a jazzydelic vibe that complements Ace’s reflective manner. Ace claims that he’s retiring after this album, but if it’s his swan song, A Long Hot Summer is a fine, fitting closure to a career that has been rejuvenated in its autumn years. -amazon |
