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Soulfully, Me – Confessions Of A College Kid (2011)

Artist: Soulfully, Me

Album: Confessions Of A College Kid

Source: Bandcamp

Tracklisting:

1. Act 1: A Hero Arises/Welcome: End of the Beginning Confessional
2. Long Time
3. Destined to Shine
4. Spotlight
5. Chillin’
6. Act 2: The Love Jones Confessional
7. Grey’s Anatomy
8. Fallin’ (feat. JF Mac)
9. Closer
10. Hold On
11. Act 3: The Absence/The Valleys Confessional
12. To Be Continued (Part 1)
13. The Manifesto
14. Dear Summer
15. Dreamin’
16. Can’t Find Me
17. Interlude: Kaleidoscope
18. Act 4: The Peaks Confessional
19. Off The Pavement (feat. JF Mac)
20.Deja Vu
21. Brighter

Note:

Another talented act has emerged out of the DMV by way of Memphis.  Soulfully, Me hit me up a little over a week ago with his debut, Confessions Of A College Kid.  My immediate reaction was that the artist and production were both above par, which in and of itself is a victory.  At 21 tracks, the main question I had by track six was: “Can this emcee keep it up?’  And the answer is…yes.  Yes he can.

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Single You Out: Rise and The Avid Record Collector – This Is Life

On the Bandcamp page, from whence this came, it says that this single dropped today however I haven’t heard much clamor about it.  Well,  I guess I will start pushing this song out there for all to hear.  I have always thought that Rise was among the wittiest emcees in the games.  He just has clever lines. This one is no different. It’s vintage Rise, as he showcases his conversational style over The Avid Record Collectors enjoyable production.  Also if you did not get a chance to to check out their effort from early 2009, Risen, make sure you do that.  It was a Top 10 release that year.

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The Brainstormers – The Brainstormers EP (2011)

Artist: The Brainstormers (Cayoz Da Beast x A.L. Laureate x Praverb the Wyse x DJ Grazzhoppa x O*Zee)

Album:  The Brainstormers EP

Source: Bandcamp

Tracklisting:

  1. By All Means (prod. by Deca One)
  2. Mind’s Design (prod. by O*Zee)
  3. 4 Corner Vision (ft. Crooked I) (prod. by Teddy Roxpin)
  4. Proceed With Caution (ft. Skyzoo) (prod. by Teddy Roxpin)
  5. Righteous Soldiers (ft. Hell Razah) (prod. by Teddy Roxpin)
  6. Same Start (ft. ManChild Of Mars ILL) (prod. by DJ Frantic)

Note:

There’s a new group to speak of in independent hip hop.   Each of the lyrical members of the group hail from what essentially is the four corners of the continental United States.  The DJ, DJ Grazzhoppa, hails from Belgium.  They come to you collectively as The Brainstormers. Some groups like to project how “eclectic” they are, but in this case, each member of The Brainstormers does indeed bring a completely different style to the table.

The most unique of the four emcees, in my opinion,  is A.L. Laureate out of Florida.  He is billed  as the abstract one and that term definitely qualifies.  His style is very poetic.  It takes a while to digest what Laureate is saying, which actually is quite refreshing in this day in age where we are being spoon fed lyrically. Praverb the Wyse has always struck me as someone who has a great spiritual resonance.  He brings a level of sincerity to the mic. Cayoz Da Beast is the most pragmatic emcee of the group.  His style is very deliberate and his flow is more aggressive than the others.  O*Zee (not featured as an emcee on the project) is an excellent addition to the group.  He is lyrically gifted and can drop the ill punchlines and metaphors.   His wordplay is very elaborate and clever.

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Nu Revolution Camp – Pressure Cooker (Video)

Don’t be slow on the uptake on this one!  Nu Revolution Camp is comprised of some of the DMV’s finest emcees.  Specifically it consists of Wordsmith, Black Knight, Kontact, and Whitefolkz.  This cut is taken off of their newly released mixtape, Super Hero Theme Music Vol. 1.  I just got done listening to the project in it’s entirety and I have to say that it is EXCELLENT.  I hope to be able to review it here soon.  If you like what you hear on this song, please DL it.  It’s got some infectious jawns.

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SP Double & Focus… – Lethal Weapon

 

Artist: SP Double & Focus…

Album: Lethal Weapon

Source: Kevin Nottingham

Trackllisting:

  1. Moton Picture
  2. @#$! The Radio
  3. Iron Man
  4. Lethal Weapon
  5. the60barSetUp
  6. Interlude – Game Over Part 1
  7. What Did I Do?
  8. Father (ft. C. Ray)
  9. Conspiracy (ft. V.O.A.)
  10. Interulude – Game Over Part 2
  11. Number 1
  12. The Br3@k!

Note:

Here is an extremely dope release that went largely unnoticed in the blogging circles that I follow so I thought I would rectify the wrongs by posting up a review of Lethal Weapon.  I don’t know how you neglect such extremely dope music.  Focus… and SP Double have worked with some of the illest names in hip hop and have some great releases of their own.  SP Double had an EP entitled Focus On SP which was entirely produced by Focus… in 2009 that was exceptional. The two really pick up where they left off with that release, but on Lethal Weapon both of the artists showcase their rhyming skills.

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Poetic Death – Hamlet (Video)

I have one Poetic Death album in my collection, apparently the man will soon have nine in his discography when he releases Shakespeare Science.  That’s pretty prolific in my opinion.  Poetic Death is an artist who is hitting planes of content that few venture upon.  Hamlet is a dark track asking questions probably most of us don’t want to know the answer to.  I am going to try and get more information on Poetic Death and his new release.  Meanwhile you can check out his website HERE.

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Single You Out: Premonition – Kingship (ft. Silent Knight, Final Outlaw, DJ Mtri)

I am very unfamiliar with the work of Premonition.  But a good intro is getting Silent Knight on the track with you. This joint is really nice.  Each of the emcees provide exceptional lyricism.  The beat is apparently provided by Kon.  Kon deserves kudos for this one.  This joint just knocks differently.  I like the intermingling of the wind instrument sample with the electronic sounds. I hate to sound cliche, but this joint goes hard.  Be on the lookout for more from Premonition in the future.

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Single You Out: J.Nolan – How It Feels

I like songs that have a lot of emotion behind them.  The stronger the artist feels on a particular topic, the better his/her art is.  J.Nolan demonstrates this principle  over a jazzy beat produced by Truelv. J.Nolan goes on explaining that unless you have experienced adversity then you won’t know how it feels to be placed in another person’s shoes.   He comes to a point where he realizes maybe you won’t understand what he’s talking about because you yourself have never gone through it. Dope material, so give it a listen and download at your leisure.