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Funky Precedent

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Hip hop fans unite. This is one of the best, if not the best hip hop compilation of the year. I am feeling this start to finish. The Ugly Duckling and Black Eyed Peas tracks are the standouts if there is such a thing. Breaking New Artist Alert: Miles Tackett has 3 contributions on this album and he proves himself with the true hip hop elite. He jams on a cello like I have never previously heard. If you are truly feeling hip hop this is a must buy.

Hip-Hop compilations are plentiful, but rarely does one come along with just the right mix of Hip-Hop, Funk, and Jazz all blended into one. Not only does the Funky Precedent accomplish this mix, but it perfects the blend.

Songs like Cut Chemist and Miles Tacket of the Breakestra - S.N.T [Live at Peacepipe] are upbeat jam sessions with funky bass and cello solos as well with Cut Chemist from Jurassic 5 adding skratches to compliment the whole sound.

If you enjoy Jurassic 5 as well as James Brown, if you prefer DJ skratching and top-notch lyricism, or if you are a fan of Hip-Hop in general, this is a compilation that is not to be missed.

Too many times is the world of rap music lost with all the Bullish they talkin' about. I am from Brooklyn, NYC by the way of the NJ state now and Hip Hop is boring. Especially on the radio. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ----oooops, I fell asleep talking about Hip Hop. These brothers from the left side rip it up. J5, The Breakestra, Ozomalti and the rest of the music on this cd is tight! I am glad to see that brothers and sisters still like to use funky break beats. Reminds me when we use to breakdance back in the 80's (don't ask me now, something WILL break!). For those who like raw beats and funky Hip Hop-Get It, You won't regret it. Ahh, dope rhyme, huh?

A wicked collection of the latest underground hip-hop sounds. Miles Tackett and Cut Chemist bring soul back into mix. Charles Raggio, the producer, has done a masterful job of crafting a most excellent alubm.

Right there on the cutting edge. Fine, funky sounds of today and tomorrow. Everybody who hears it flips for it!

Loosegroove Records and No Mayo Records have put out a compilation that slams. There are no unworthy or second-rate tracks on this album. Introduce yourself to some capable new artists, and trip out to exclusive tracks from groups you've just gotten to know like J5 and Dilated's. Don't sleep on this album, you'd be missing out. PS -- the record release party last Tuesday night was somethin' else! Thanks to the organizers who I know will read this. THANK GOD SOMEBODY STILL PUTS OUT ALBUMS THAT YOU ARE NOT FORCED TO SKIP THROUGH BECAUSE OF WACK TRACKS. Long live albums that you can listen to all the way through. I am a New Yorker, but I got to give some ups to the emerging West Coast scene. This compilation puts a lot of the good things about this emerging scene in one place.

From the live turntable funk of Cut Chemist and Miles on "S.N.T." to the throwback groove of the Jurassic 5's classic "Concrete Schoolyard" (think pharcyde meets sly stone), this album covers miles of musical ground in cadillac style. The bass line on "Journey to Anywhere" sets a looping beat that frames deft tradeoff raps underscored by pins and needles piano raindrops. And there's more--the Breakestra smacking out funk like James and the JB's circa 1970, Ozomatli dancing with the dead, guitar-driven African rhythms on Building...this album has a place for everything and everything in it's place.

Tightly tuned, lyrically loose, these tracks are meant for those who are musically inclined in all the right ways. Phat, dope, smoof, bad-ass--pick your adjective, this one deserves them all.

i like progressive styles. not regressive middle of the road boring styles. this cd has a very tepid mix of some LA artists.

i regret buying this cd. i fully support education - but i dont want to support artists making timmid music.

there are a lot of la funk/hip hop artist taking big risks and making crucial music. im gonna give my money to them