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Art of One Mind

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i've been diggin on s1 and illmind for a minute now, however amazon doesn't offer the 'explicit lyrics' version. i just received my copy in the mail and i'm a bit disappointed that all the so-called "bad words" are bleeped out. if i wanted to listen to a radio version i would turn on my radio. its difficult to get into the rhyme skills of these gifted brothas when i keep getting distracted by the censorship. and yes i'm a grown *ss man so i can listen to cussin' if i so choose. other than that the disc is quite exceptional.

I've been bumping this for years so I figured I should review this bad boy. I remember the first time I heard this I was blown away. The beats are amazing. Not surprising coming from Illmind who's one of the best producers in the game. I got the instrumental version of this which I don't see available on Amazon but I would pick that up if you are into instrumental albums. Highly recommended.

I've been a fan of Illmind and S1 for quite some time, so this purchase was long overdue. Combined with the several Mc's featured, including Strange Fruit Project, Ken Starr, Ghostface Killa, etc, this CD showcases the production "onemind". If you are a fan of expertly chopped samples, offbeat hi-hats for that un-quantized sound, as well as crisp drum programming and melodies to compliment, pick this one up and let it ride.....

Illmind makes a reference to him rocking to sleep from Stevie Wonder in the inner sleave. This album is one of few hip hop albums that can rock you to sleep (in a good way). Its so chilled, cool and smooth rapping is flowing throughout. Full of loads of amazing collabos, Little brother are there, Ghostface has some input, Supastition, the Procussions and El da sensei. You can't go wrong when you buy a CD in which the featured rappers are veterans or producers themselves. The beats are full of twinkle bell, motown/jazz, and background vocals which is a recipe for intelligent underground hip hop. If you buy this and don't like it then you haven't got into underground hip hop enough, keep it, leave it a while and you'll love it.

This CD is a breath of fresh air for hip-hop!!! I love it. Symbolyc one and Illmind are two of the dopest new producers in hip-hop. This CD also showcases that Texas actually has true authentic MCs, like Strange Fruit Project, K-Otix, Bavu Blakes,etc. I recommend this CD for any real hip-hop head.

Buy this album...Illmind is an extraordinary producer. If you love 9th Wonder beats ( like me ) you'll love this dude. Cop it !