B.L.E.V.E.

Kutt Calhoun | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 10, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Msc Music Ent.
• ASIN: B0002235DU
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #112,051 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

About the Artist

Hotness drives hip-hop. The hottest albums, the hottest lyrics, the hottest beats, the hottest videos, the hottest clique: every rapper wants to have all of the above. Kutt Calhoun has them all and stands to be the next, hottest rapper. The Kansas City chief’s debut album, the scorching "B.L.E.V.E." (Strange Music/MSC Entertainment), fires on all cylinders and introduces hip-hop’s next star to the world.

Kutt got the album title from people who deal with heat on a regular basis. "It’s a firefighter term that I got off TV," he explains. "It means Boiling Liquid Expanding Vicious Explosion. That’s the most extreme hot that something can get. I figured I’d name it that because everybody’s saying they’re hot. I figured I’d come up with something that’s above that category and have that as my album title."

"B.L.E.V.E." kicks things off with the sizzling "Bring Da Flames." A take off of Method Man’s classic "Bring The Pain" single, Kutt’s track summarizes the type of heat he’d be bringing on his album. "What I was looking for was a title track for the album," he says. "That Method Man hook was a catchy hook and it was what I was looking for and with what my album stands for, I had to bring the flames. I switched it up, put my own little twist on it and I love the way it turned out."

Kutt displays controlled energy on "Keep It Keebler," a funky, laid-back song sure to introduce the country to a new catch phrase. "It’s about keeping it about money, keeping it green," Kutt says. "Get your money. Whatever you’re out here doing, hustling, working, pimping, whatever you’re doing, just ‘Keep It Keebler,’ in other words keep it real. I thought it was a catchy saying, kind of like how BG came out with ‘Bling Bling.’ I figured ‘Keep It Keebler’ would be a catchy saying that people outside of the Missouri area could catch on to. I figured it would be some new slang to introduce people to."

Indeed, one of Kutt’s strengths is to introduce new perspectives and new ways of looking at old problems through his music. On the stirring "N A Whitemanzeyes," Kutt gives an impassioned look into the ways black are viewed in America, while on "To Whom It May Concern," Kutt teams with Skatterman & Snug Brim and BG Bullet Wound to give an unconventional look at the role various government officials play in our society.

These cuts showcase Kutt’s ability to examine issues that dig beneath the surface of everyday life. "I’m more than just rapping about some bitches, getting some money, shooting this guy or just kicking it," Kutt says. "There’s more to me than just that and I had to let the people know that that’s how I feel. Nothing on a prejudice tip, but ‘N A Whitemanzeyes’ is basically saying that through the white, political eye of the government and certain legislations is that this is how they view black people. They just view us as angry, as people that’ll never make it, people with no brains, people that sell drugs."

Yet Kutt still enjoys life’s pleasures. He dedicates "Real Sex" and "Panic Box" to his female followers. The former features a warbling beat and frank sex talk, while the latter has Kutt rapping over the beat for Too Short’s classic "Don’t Fight the Feeling." As a long-time $hort fan, Kutt was itching to redo one of his songs.

"I always wondered why no one did a remix to that, man," he says. "That’s such a dope beat that it’s been 15 years since it came out and that beat will still get a party jumping, somebody’s head bobbing as soon as they hear it. I wanted to bring it back on the freaky tip for the ladies, so the ladies would have something. Besides that, I figured that would be a beat to where it comes on, even if they don’t know who I am, that beat is going to catch their attention. Once they get to listen to it, I think it will be a well appreciated song."

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Strange Music does it again., January 31, 2007

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Real Music Lover "J-Man" (Wilmore, Ky USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: B.L.E.V.E. (Audio CD)

This album is insane, you've truly got to hear it to believe it. Tech N9ne and Kutt Kalhoun's styles mesh so well together it reminds me of old school Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg. Kutt Kalhoun also sounds very similiar to Tupac, especially on "Panic Box" and "To Whom It May Concern." I won't waste time writing a review of every song, because EVERY song on here is fantastic, and I mean that. If you buy this, I promise you will become a Strange Music fan for life. Be on the look out for Kutt's new one "Feature Presentation" due sometime this year.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars F****** TIGHT, December 25, 2005

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RYDIN "BALLIN" (BIG CO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: B.L.E.V.E. (Audio CD)

CAUTION: MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ON SOME FIRE PROOF GLOVES OR SOMETHING WHEN HANDLING THIS CD. THIS CD IS OFF THE CHAIN, THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST CDS I'VE EVER HEARD. EVERY TRACK ON HERE IS A BANGER. IF YOUR A HARDCORE MUSIC FAN YOU'LL LIKE THIS, IF YOUR A TECH N9NE FAN YOU'LL LIKE THIS. ANYWAY JUST GO OUT AND GET IT.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The hottest of the hot, b.l.e.v.e. brings nothing but fire, September 4, 2004

A Kid's Review

This review is from: B.L.E.V.E. (Audio CD)

This is the pinnacle of Strange Music, they have to be able to deliver more than just a TechN9ne album every few years, albeit Tech always delivers groundbreaking material. This is Strange Music's fourth official original release and Strange delivers their best non-techn9ne release so far. This is easily one of the best cds thus far this year.

Kutts style is very unique and from time to time reaches Makaveli's[2pac] level. This is a very balanced album and I've yet to press the next track button after over a week of listening. Kutt rips the industry on "Hip Hop Warning", politicians on "To Whom It May Concern" delivers some of the best club-esque KC songs in "Keep IT Keebler" and "Goldberg" and delivers a few [great] songs about the women in his life. This CD is fire from beginning to end, with the best cuts being "Dat N**GA Dare" and the hardest song I've heard in years "My Life".

Strange Music is more than just Tech N9ne now. Strange is home to the hottest artists in the country. Did I say Kutt delivered fire? Scratch that he's hotter than just fire, this is the hottest of the hot, Boiling Liquid Expanding Vicious Explosion [B.L.E.V.E.].