Baba Israel and Yako

Beatbox Dub Poetics

Great album, the flow of Hip hop colored beats and rhymes kept my mind at a steady nod through out. Baba and Yako correctly demonstrate what happens when perimeters are abandoned, creativity at its purest. This is more than just any old circular piece of shiny plastic; it is a Hip hop experience. “Beatbox Dub Poetics” features beatboxing, honest lyrics, beautiful voice styles and hard spitters.

Great album, the flow of Hip hop colored beats and rhymes kept my mind at a steady nod through out. Baba and Yako correctly demonstrate what happens when perimeters are abandoned, creativity at its purest. This is more than just any old circular piece of shiny plastic; it is a Hip hop experience. “Beatbox Dub Poetics” features beatboxing, honest lyrics, beautiful voice styles and hard spitters.

Guests include some of the best humans traveling the underground right at this moment; Breez Evaflowin, D. Cross, Core Rhythm, Creature, Spartha Swa, Maya Jupiter, Morganics, Kid Lucky, Duv, Toli Nameless, and Substantial.

Baba and Yako have created a truly timeless hip hop masterpiece and I hope that all artists aspire to reach their level, for the sake of Hip hop.

To listen to and/or cop this album go to: http://cdbaby.com/cd/babaisraelyako

OR Contact me at: Hiphop@wpub.org

Catherine the Great Hip hop Music Director

www.WPUB.org

It’s the end of summer 2006 and Nat Turner’s honest fighter soul and overpowering energy is upon us. His spirit now spins through present day technology into your ears and embeds truth into the brain, thus giving you a hard slam into what used to be known as a fight to be free of all restraints, but what is now seen as a fallacy. Core Rhythm blatantly shoves you into a world where Hip hop encourages originality and creativity; the walls of systematic cute art are gone.

This is Nat Turner Reloaded!! Technology Decoded!! 

This freshman’s album features fellow underground travelers and artists such as Creature, Farbeon, Baba Israel and Grandmaster DXT and all completely murder their verses (sounds a bit violent but it’s a good thing). 

Every detail inside of this jewel case is a trip, from the big eye on the cover and the KKK member/ Pope on the back to the bass that blends with any heartbeat and the lyrics that say “what you always wanted to hear but never knew existed” ( www.myspace.com/corerhythm )…but don’t take my word for it. 

I do have my personal favorites when it comes to tracks but don’t like it when reviews tell me what tracks are good for me. Therefore I will refrain from track rating, you choose your path. 

To listen to and/or cop this album go to:

http://cdbaby.com/cd/corerhythm 

OR 

Contact me at:

hiphop@wpub.org 

                                                      Catherine the Great

                                                               Hip hop Music Director

                                                         www.WPUB.org 

Hey  it’s Anita Applebum, your favorite DJ and your Assistant Hip Hop Music director, with a CD review.

After three years, Busta Rhymes is back with The Big Bang under new management, Shady Aftermath. With hot singles like, "Touch It", "I love my B****" and hot new track "In the Ghetto feat. Rick James", this album is bound to be a classic.  Of course, Dr. Dre produces many of the tracks and you can look forward to hearing Q-Tip, Marsha from Floetry, Raekwon, Nas, Swizz Beatz and Stevie Wonder. That’s right, Stevie Wonder. "Been Through the Storm" featuring the legend, in my opinion is the best track on the album followed by "You Can’t Hold the Torch" featuring Q-Tip and Chauncey and produced by the late J.Dilla.

I give this album 4.5 stars

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Miss Applebum