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7 Years of Bad Luck

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North Carolina-based emcee, Supastition, is as hungry as they come. A nasty take-no-prisoners delivery. An endless well of clever punchlines. Occasionally brilliant at touching listeners with raw emotion. Emcees like this all come and go. Which is why hiphop has received some flak in recent years as mediocre rappers continue to get the brunt of the media attention. Whining, aside. "7 Years of Bad Luck" showcases an amazing talent who has the potential to be great. He already has the skills most emcees would dream of.

The artist formerly known as Black Mel wants the hip hop spotlight so bad, it really reflects in every word he spits. On the first single, "Da Waiting Period," he says, "But any day now, I know I'll hustle women/When I get that long-awaited call from Mr. Russell Simmons/Maybe then in my two eyes you might see a tear/When he tells me that I'm gonna do an album with Premier." Not all tracks are about pop star aspirations, however. On the song "Mixed Emotionz" and the bonus track, the subject matter centers around a rather painful separation with his baby's mama. Not unlike Eminem's vicious attack on "Kim," Supa lets the bullets fly on his ex with absolutely no remorse. But unlike Slim Shady, you actually feel sorry for the guy as more details of the story unfold. Not often does an emcee get this personal and this honest. It's usually the great ones that do, which is something you can't take away from this aspiring emcee.

Peace,

carterfactor

I originally got this album after getting his "The Deadline" and "Chain Letters" releases so I was really feeling his style+delivery. The one thing that I immediately noticed was that the production wasnt as strong but thats pretty much where the negativity ends. Supa's flows are nothing short of excellent. His metaphors and punchlines are sharp+articulate, his prescence on the mic resembles that of a vet and his stories are so passionate+personal that you're rooting for him over the slightly below par production. Believe me, despite the production he delivers on EVERY last song without fail. Now dont get me wrong, its not that its weak its just that compared to the other 2 releases they fall behind. But bearing in mind that this was his 1st go round and they were a smaller label than the one he's on now, they come correct. There's so many tracks that standout for different reasons such as "Celebration Of Life" and "Da Waiting Period" for its realism. There's "Body Language", "That'z Musik", "Crown Me" and "Hiphop Vs Life" for its pure skills based displays and "Mixed Emotionz" for its raw honesty about breaking up with his baby's mother and not sparing a single detail. It takes some guts to lay your life out for people to dissect like that and I applaud him for it. If you havent had the pleasure of hearing this guy yet its something youre missing out on. Excellent rhymestyle and skills. He's gonna blow up!!!

along w/420 FUNK MOB, THIS MIGHT BE A BLAST FROM THE PAST. MAYBE EVEN ANOTHER ....

"HALLUCINATION ENGINE"
BILL LASWELL, BOOTSY COLLINS TYPE PRODUCTION.

***** 5 STARS Thank God CD's are more durable than vinyl

Name says it all - music to fly to, January 16, 2004
Reviewer: Vadim Grigorash (Moscow, Russia) - See all my reviews

If the hypocrites and central scrutinizers of the world weren't so narrow-minded, they would have banned this album as an illicit drug on the date of release. It flows, simmers, grooves and soars inextinguishably in a virtually seamless fusion of a dozen of ancient and modern styles with a nod to eternity. Powerful and mesmerizing enough to make a Sufi twirl. Highly recommended, even if some find it a bit recycled or repetitive after Laswell's one-too-many subsequent offerings, or too muzaky to rank on par with 'serious jazz'. Stuff of a quality rarely achieved by today's 'ethno/world' crowd.

This album is dope. It has a nice flow and twist to it. I only listen to a few songs. One of the songs with samples in it is Falling Star. Falling Star talks about how all these people start a problem and how they overcome it. If you buy the cd and listen to that track, you'll get the message. His album also makes you think about life and what is most important in it.

Yo seriously, if u havent heard any of his songs, or even heard of him, U reely reely want to cop this album. This cat takez experiencez hez had and puts em into his songz reminisant of Eminem.ANd aside from him bein a str8 up reel mc, hez got lyrical talent from out thiz wrld. I dont even know how to describe this cd. ITs that good. ON tha reel one of the best Mcz ive EVER heard. Even tha production on thiz cd iz ill.SICK ISH
GET IT.