Hip Hop From the Briar Patch

Sankofa | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 6, 1999)
• Original Release Date: March 23, 1999
• Label: Sankofa Records
• ASIN: B00000IJ0Y
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #546,538 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Intro

2. Wanna B Down

3. Feel the Vibe

4. Just Callin

5. Invisible Man

6. Get Hype

7. Sweat Me

8. Coin at the Crossroads

9. Briar Patch

10. Pez Vs. Juice

11. It's Like That

12. When the Rrainbow Hit the Star

13. Burgundy Mist

14. Outro

15. Donya

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Add this CD to your collection!, December 29, 1999

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Clarissa Cunningham (Atlanta-area, GA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hip Hop From the Briar Patch (Audio CD)

It took a friend in Chapel Hill, NC to hear about this group. Once I got the CD, it quickly entered into my favorites. Very jazz influenced but down home hip-hop. If they had the marketing power of a huge label, would be the next Arrested Development or higher.

Very innovative, wide variety of style. Intelligent rap (esp. Invisible Man and Cain at the Crossroads....) Listen to the lyrics; they have real depth.

4.0 out of 5 stars A Look Into the Briar Patch, January 14, 2001

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Brian Gabele (Cullowhee, NC USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hip Hop From the Briar Patch (Audio CD)

If you are tired of hip hop artists sampling all their grooves and not creating any of their own music, you should definitely check out this band. Complimented with a deadly bass and drummer combination this album presents some grooves that carry the hip hop genre with a touch of jazz. The bass player alternates between both electric and upright always playing in a tight sync with the drummer, even during live performances. Keyboard work, although simple, is done in good taste. The MC's more profound lyrics are also not as foul and violent as many conventional hip hop & rap bands. Check out San Kofa's second album, "The Five Elements," if you enjoy this one.

5.0 out of 5 stars A great CD!, September 18, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Hip Hop From the Briar Patch (Audio CD)

I usually don't listen to rap or hip hop, but my friend told me about these guys and I liked it immediately. My insatiable music tastes are usually mollified by the likes of Duke Ellington and Bach; Sankofa has given me a new vibe for me to hear. The CD mixes intelligent lyrics with jazz-like fervor and is much better than any other hip-hop CD. You should buy this CD immediately!