The moody P. All four members rip through their verses and rhymes at break-neck pace, ricocheting through the tracks with seemingly limitless energy. Featuring an irresistibly catchy, sing-a-long hook, it sounds like it was recorded in a smokey jazz lounge late one Saturday night. Arguably as skilled a singer as he is a rapper, Mykah 9 weaves a downbeat tale of the homeless in Leimert Park and across LA, channeled into stream-of-consciousness scats and whispers, bellows and moans.
Just sensational. They bring plenty of back-up to this rowdy posse cut, perfectly distilling the uproarious intensity of a cutthroat MC battle. In West African tradition a griot is a repository of vital history, sharing stories and wisdom with each generation by setting words to music.
Over the past three decades, Innercity Griots has been ushered from rapper to rapper and from fan to fan as a rite of passage. As both oral history and foundational rap music, it will, indeed, outlast us all. Aceyalone was right.
Remastered by Simon Francis for double vinyl and cut by Pete Norman, we hope this long-overdue re-issue satisfies the legions of fans that have since been bewitched by the majesty of this record. It should also introduce some new listeners to yet another overlooked classic. For international orders with only items cassette, CD, or LP - After your order is placed, please email [email protected] with your nine-digit order confirmation number to confirm shipping details and we will adjust the shipping when applicable.
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This was a letter to all the other MCs. Succinctly, they explain their vision, providing a self-aware mission statement that removes the need for critical interpretation.
From the first bubbling bass notes of the very first song, these young men presented themselves without label mediation, and with the advanced vocabulary of PhDs and musicologists.
Some MCs kind of change their pitch too. They change it to fit the melodic structure, getting harmonies in and stuff. A fellowship is not a group necessarily, and this fellowship had a shifting lineup at this time. Mattematiks also did important beats on the album.
He was like a brother to me. DJ MD Himself is listed as a full member of the group for this release only. According to Jupiter. Aceyalone has enjoyed a long career as a hip-hop stalwart. Before any of that, he was something of a lead vocalist for the Fellowship. His tracks here are both athletic and intellectual, seeming to revel in exploring odd corners of the English language, incorporating phrases from bygone eras into a celebratory rap modernism. I like this song, I like that song.
Self Jupiter has a commanding presence. However, when these recordings were under way, he was just finding his footing as an MC. These are among the first times that anyone had heard him rap. He is unquestionably an absurdly talented MC, but we only get small glimpses of that talent at any given time. Though only a member of the group on this first album, Sumbi plays a critical role in this story.
In many ways this record exists because of his efforts. I was following Eazy-E who was a great model for selling tapes out of your trunk and saying fuck the major labels.
This song is a peerless master class in pure MCing.
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