Dah Shinin

Smif N' Wessun | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 10, 1995)
• Original Release Date: January 9, 1995
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Nervous Records
• ASIN: B000000ZT1
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (46 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #44,472 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "nuff man a die, nuff man a come try..., November 20, 2000

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supastar (brooklyn) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dah Shinin (Audio CD)

...to test the warrior -I, me na know why, a new breed of conqueror is on the rise, step to my boot camp and catch black eyes from the heltah skeltah, the gun the clappas..." The line from Session at Da Doghille, which features Heltah Skeltah and the gunclappas, sums it up well. These cats can go from storytellin (Hellucination) to straight up anthems like Lets git it On over the best beats the Beatminerz have ever put together. This album is even better than Black Moon's first classic, Enta Da Stage. It has a slower tempo, more weeded out, and I think Steele is the best rapper in the whole BCC. It's not quite as direct punch you in the face type of thing. Sound Bwoy Buriel is a unique classic, slow and meditative and strong and hard, but I also like the version which is on the video with the chatter kid -"Tell them fi come if a trouble them want.." That's not here, nor is the version of Wreckognize with the "Just the Two of Us" sample. The album version of this song is better, though. Furthermore, the album does not get old. It does not sound outdated, it is truly classic. Its definitely a winter album, a cold album, a night album. "Bring ya lighters/ prepare for another alnighter." This album also happened to make a true weedhead out of many a youngster from boston to new york during the winter of 1995. It also came out when dancehall reggae was arguably at its best point in the 90's, when superstars like Buju, Beenie, Spragga, and Bounty were building popularity among people outside of just the WestIndian communities, and this album fueled that growth well, too. It is actually quite rare that reggae and hip hop can combine into something this good, though it seems like such a natural pairing. That New York Jamaican influence in all the BCC, but especially this album, adds flavor to this unique laid back sound. The whole album is great, start to finish, and so I'm saying even in the 2G, its well worth buying.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars MAY IT CONTINUE TO SHINE, October 25, 2005

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Tino Tek "Tino" (London, England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dah Shinin (Audio CD)

I bought this album based on amazon reviews, I had not even heard the track samples, I had purchased the recent reloaded album and I enjoyed it enough to start perusing through smif n wessuns back catalogue and Im glad I did.

Smif n Wessun are the duo consisting of Tek and Steele and are part of the well known underground coalition Boot Camp Click.
This album is raw from start to finish, when I put it on I was brought back to the classic mid ninties era and reminded once again why this was hip hop at It's peak.
The beats (produced by the Beatminerz) are dark grimy with the turntable scratch being used often providing that much loved new york sound, Tek and Steele both have a firm grasp on the mic and demonstrate why new york rappers are often imitated.

If you love mid ninties new york rap I highly recommed you check this out. It is a shame that this type of hip hop is hardly coming out of new york now, the sound of new york mainly being polluted by the likes of Ja Rule and company today just makes you want to did deeper into your own collections rather than buy new material, still I suppose thats why we have the underground.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Smif N Wessun SHINES with this album!!, April 16, 2004

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Wayne Maye (Petersburg,VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dah Shinin (Audio CD)

What a year 1994 was. The release of CLASSIC material that year was relevant, and this album by Smif N Wessun is relevant too, for all the right reasons. Just like Black Moon before them, this album represents not only Smif N Wessun, but the entire Boot Camp Clik in their primes. Tek and Steele come off smoothly on every track, and the production by The Beatminerz in something amazing. Here's the review:

Album Highlights: Every song here KNOCKS!! Absolutely NO filler on this one.

Production: Thumbs up, some of The Beatminerz' best work.

Lyrics and Subject Matter: Thumbs up.

Originality: Thumbs up.

The Last Word: This is one AWESOME album, from start to finish. It didn't set me on fire when I first heard it, but after a couple of listens, it grew on me just like Black Moon's first album did. This album, out of many, represents the resurgence of the East Coast sound in hip hop, after hip hop was dominated by the West Coast for a period. Overall, I strongly recommend this album to anyone who wants to purchase this.