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Black October [Vinyl]

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After "Experience & Education" my faith in real hiphop was restored that the real mc's were still there, just abit stiffled at the moment. So when I seen that "Black October" was arriving so soon I was nearly hyperventilating in anticipation. One thing that struck me was that it wasnt as cohesive or strong as its predecessor. That being said its still an awesome body of work that Sadat should be fully proud of. Its honesty in light of what he's going through is startling at times. The production is the only place that this album loses marks b'cuz Sadat's rhymes are some of the best he's spit in his entire career, period!!! Tracks like "Million Dolla Deal", "Untraceable", "On The Come Thru" and the truely aweful "My Mind" destroy what couldve been a classic all b'cuz of very lackluster beats. That said, the remainder of this album is nothing short of perfection with such standouts as "Black October", "Throw the Ball", "X is a Machine", "Eternally Yours" (my favourite) and the Brand Nubian reunion joint "Chosen few". With the rest of the tracks not mentioned also at a very strong high level you're spoiled for choice. Cop this and "Experience & Education" and you wont be disapointed.

First off, If you don't know the history and the events leading up to this LP do your homework. As for me, I've been down w/Sadat since Brand Nubian and will continue to support him until he comes home. Black October showcases a wide range of lyrical abilities. Storytelling, Hip Hop Braggadocio, & a Personal Look into his life. The beats are fantastic and I wouldn't understand why any hip hop fan would not appreciate this modern masterpiece. Support quality Hip Hop music and buy this today. Peace!

This LP was put out right before Sadat was sent upstate for a year for gun charges. After releasing his "Experience & Education" LP, Sadat suffered a year of setbacks, letdowns and ultimately prison time. This album chronicles Sadat before he's about to go to jail and in many ways works as a companion to the "Experience & Education" LP. (being that it also features a couple sequel/remixes to tracks that appeared on the Experience album) You can expect the regulars on the production with this album (Diamond D, Beatminerz and DJ Spinna,) but there's also contributions from Moss, J-Zone and up and coming beatmakers.

Ultimately, "Experience & Education" is a better LP, but "Black October" has a depth and dark sound to it that "Experience" doesn't offer. In many ways you can't appreciate one album without hearing the other because they work well together showing Sadat's journey leading up to his jail time. Hopefully, "The Healing Process" will pick up where "October" leaves off and bring closure to a pseudo trilogy of LP's documenting Sadat's life. (basically picture it as a real life version of Masta Ace's last 2 LPs)

The gods still are krazy! Sadat X comes with another solo release but it is missing an element to make it a klassik. Sadat takes some time on this album to shed some light on what happened with his gun charge and his pending jail time. The majority of the songs on the album are kool but there is something missing on the production to make this a klassik brand Nubian production. Sadat as always has the knowledgeable lyrics to pump the 5% ideology in your head. Black October is a good album, but unfortunately it will probably only be appreciated by hardcore Brand Nubian fans. If this is your first taste of X you probably won't like it.

what is with all of Dotty X solos joints?? He is one of the best rappers, flows of all time. But the beats he choose aside from a few just don't cut it. I always remeber hearing X on Diamond D's Day in the the life of 3 black men and Tribe's business of low end theory. But the beats on this album are uninteresting, just like experience and education. If you like SaDAT X, don't buy his solos as they aren't good at showcasing a true legend. Get all of the Brand Nubian CD's first. Sadat needs to hook up with producers like Madlib and his brother Oh No. Or maybe get Diamond to quit the 808 bull and dig in the crates. A.G. comes out with a hot new album with producers on it and kills it, and Sadat falls flat again over equally flat production. I payed $25 on Amazon to get this and Experience and Education, and this is what I get? Come on X, you ain't even flowing over half these tracks. Damn Shame