APRIL 2000
RELEASES M-Z

ArtistRecordBPMLabelRatingTYPEComment
MOS DEF
All Praises Due90Guidance
8.0
Rap/jazzy flava
PAPA REU
Shine97Upstairs
7.5
Rap/RaggamuffinNice raggamuffin style joint from this artist who used to roll with the Cash Money click
PAPA REU
Bluka Bluka94Upstairs
7.5
Rap/RaggamuffinNice raggamuffin style joint f
PAPA REU
Na Mean88Upstairs
7.5
Rap/RaggamuffinThis is reggamuffin meets Southern New orleans style funk
PAPA REU
Diamonds & pearls 96Upstairs
8.0
Rap/RaggamuffinThis cut uses a riff from Evelyn Champaign King classic old school song 'Love Comes Down'
PAPA REU
Be Bout Ya Issue94Upstairs
7.5
Rap/RaggamuffinA thugged out raggamuffin cut.. why does everyone have to be so hard?
PAPA REU
Holla88Upstairs
7.0
Rap/RaggamuffinThugged out reggae type groove
PAPA REU
Bubble96Upstairs
7.0
Rap/RaggamuffinRaggamuffin song from this Cash Money click former member
PAPA REU
Now Everybody Wanna Be Down94Upstairs
7.5
Rap/RaggamuffinRaggamuffin track with a slight R&B feel
PAPA REU
How We Ball98Upstairs
7.0
Rap/Raggamuffinnice song.. kinda funky..Remember thats how they ball..
PAPA REU
Black Queen76Upstairs
7.0
Rap/RaggamuffinA nice slow romantic song that pays tribute to women
PAPA REU
X-cuse Me93Upstairs
7.5
Rap/RaggamuffinCool reggae/Hip Hop flavored track.. Hey mon!
PAPA REU
Looking Good93Upstairs
7.0
Rap/RaggamuffinI can't figure out what he's saying.. but who care.. The beat is nice..
PAPA REU
Grimmy Niggas95Upstairs
7.5
Rap/RaggamuffinA thugged out song about people who are grimmy.. why is everyone so hard
PAPA REU
Xcuse Me0Upstairs
7.5
Rap/RaggamuffinPapa Reu delivers a cool album if you like reggae with a southern, thugged out feel.. The big hit on this lp is ' Diamonds & Pearl' . Other tracks like 'Shine', Na mean' and Black Queen' are all cool.. This is a decent lp.. that may be overlooked.. Don't sleep..
SCREWBALL
That Shit101Tommy Boy
8.5
Rap/NY/Thugged OutThey redefine what shit is for us.. hard hiiting track
SCREWBALL w/ Triple Seis
Somebody's Gotta Do It95Tommy Boy
8.0
Rap/NY/Thugged OutI'd rather they do it then me.. Guys are from Queensbridge Projects.. They did a song about shooting NY's Mayor
SPOOKS
Things I've Seen97Artemis
7.5
Rap/NY/Undjazzy flavored track.. cool out song, nice hook..coming from the label that Kurupt helped launch
THE ROOTS
next Movement94MCA
8.5
Rap/jazzy flava
THE ROOTS
Without A Doubt96MCA
8.0
Rap/jazzy flava
THIRSTIN HOWL
Brooklyn Hard Rock 97Game
7.0
Rap/NY/Und
THIRSTIN HOWL
Skill Or Be Skilled86Game
7.5
Rap/NY/Und
THIRSTIN HOWL
Polorican91Game
7.0
Rap/NY/Und
UNBOUND PROJECT
Unbound Project94Unbound
7.0
Rap/WC/UndSong is dealing with plight of Mumia.. Nice track brings about awareness.
URBAN RENEWAL
urban renewal0Guidance
8.0
Spoken WordNice Album to make you sit back and Vibe.. Makes you feel good..No filler material.. This is a nice album that skillfully infuses, spoken word, hip hop, socca and deep house. The music isn't jarring or a forced fit..In other words it flows with the voices of the artists.. It includes a nice sensuous love poem by Ursula Rocker called 'Circe'. Mos Def is featured on a jazzy flavored groove that praises God and spirituality. It clearly shows his versatility and depth. Chuck D is featured on this bold jam about Native Americans. Entitled ' At Least The American Indians Know Exactly How They've Been Fucked Around ' is a regggae flavored song that features a montage of voices and excerpts from speeches from Malcom X and Chuck D. There's also a nice introspective track called 'Nina' by Ras Baraka. The lp concludes with a deep house like track called Black Manhatten which is about Harlem. Mutabaraka follows up with a socca sounding cut called Dis Poem..
ZION I
A little Change88Ground Control
7.0
Rap/Bay/Und
ZION I
Venus86Ground Control
8.0
Rap/Bay/Und
ZION I
Rap degreez97Ground Control
7.0
Rap/Bay/Und
ZION I
Inner Light89Ground Control
7.0
Rap/Bay/Und
ZION I
Big Ups86Ground Control
7.5
Rap/Bay/Und
ZION I
One90Ground Control
7.5
Rap/Bay/Und
ZION I
revolution115Ground Control
7.5
Rap/Bay/Und
ZION I
Critical88Ground Control
8.0
Rap/Bay/Und
ZION I
Mysterious Wayz95Ground Control
7.5
Rap/Bay/Und
ZION I
Koncrete Jungle89Ground Control
7.0
Rap/Bay/Und
ZION I
metropolis85Ground Control
7.0
Rap/Bay/Und
ZION I
Trippin'85Ground Control
7.5
Rap/Bay/Und
ZION I
How Many91Ground Control
8.0
Rap/Bay/Und
ZION I
Elevate86Ground Control
7.5
Rap/Bay/Und
ZION I
Mind Over Matter0Ground Control
8.0
Rap/Bay/UndZion I rolls through the spot and brings the Hip Hop spotlight back to the Bay Area. They are true B-Boys to the fullest and its reflected in their rhymes and saucy beats. their subject matter is positive as they encourage folks to empower themselves and reach for higher levels. You can't helped but feel amped after listening to Zion I. Musically they bring some experimentation in the form of drum and bass type beats. This comes out in songs like 'Elevation' and 'Inner Light'.. Other tracks bring serious underground Hip Hop heat. The energetic, hard hittin' 'All The Way Live' which feature fellow Bay Area Hip Hoppers Rasco and Eclipse 427 and the piano ladden 'How Many' are perfect examples. Other tracks worth peeping that take this album over the top include 'Critical', 'Venus' and 'Revolution' which is their next single.. Overall Zion I hits and no doubt will please headz from coast to coast and around the world..
ZION I w/Rasco Eclipse 427
All Tha Way86Ground Control
8.0
Rap/Bay/Und
ZION I w/The Grouch
Silly Puddy74Ground Control
7.0
Rap/Bay/Und

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