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5.0 out of 5 stars
The Joy of Your World Is...Paul Barman, June 16, 2004
This review is from: It's Very Stimulating (Audio CD)
(First off, don't buy this here. $35 is too much for this 15 minute masterpiece, when you can find it easily everywhere for about $11 or $12.) Thank Prince Paul for bringing us -- MC Paul Barman.
The first and most orginial Jewish rapper and ivy-league college graduate (Brown University.)
MCPB comes with a immature, clever, and interesting lyrical style, and Prince Paul masterfully puts together beats that compliment Barman's style and content. BUT BE FOREWARNED--Barman is not for everyone. He is probably someone that you will either find to be one of the most original and clever underground rappers in recent history, or you'll just think that he is the whackest rapper in history. He also, has a great guest appearance on the track "MTV Get Off the Air, Part 2" (named after the Dead Kennedys' song)with Princess Superstar. The only bad part of the album is that it only lasts 15 minutes; but it is good, b/c it will leave you wanting more.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the two best white rappers going...., November 27, 2000
This review is from: It's Very Stimulating (Audio CD)
This is a really funny, skilled, and well-produced album put together by MC Paul Barman, who, judging from the picture on the inside liner notes, is THE most unlikely looking rapper to ever put down words on vinyl. He is juvenile and sophisticated; both very similar and very different from anyone else out there (he talks about sex just like every other rapper; he might even one-up Princess Superstar on the track on which they collaborate.... which.... for those familiar with both.... is something....) This is an album worth buying, though, even without Barman's innovative raps. Prince Paul is at BY FAR his best if best is defined by sampling the most esoteric stuff. If this is the future of rap, rap's not going to ever sell a lot of records.... but.... this is a really, really good album. Buy it.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
short & crude, but fun, January 25, 2002
This review is from: It's Very Stimulating (Audio CD)
I knew when I got this album that MC Paul Barman was some kind of Harvard-educated nerd rapper who would be dropping all kinds of obscure references (and that appeals to me), but I wasn't prepared for the non-stop graphic horn-dogginess of "It's Very Stimulating". Maybe I thought he would be rapping about interest rates and evolutionary theory instead of his absurdist sexual fantasies. Don't get me wrong, it's all pretty humorous and tongue-in-cheeky; it just might not appeal to some people. ... I think it's funny, but just be warned is all I'm saying. Prince Paul's production is appropriately loopy and off-the-wall enough to complement Barman's crazy rhymes. My only real complaints about "It's Very Stimulating" are that it's so short -- the whole album is six songs and doesn't crack 20 minutes -- and that sometimes the smooth flow of his rap is sacrificed to squeeze in some extra-crazy reference. According to the interview the Onion did with MC PB a while back, he's working on a new album, though -- I'm looking forward to it since I'm sure it'll be like this one, but longer and more polished. Until that one drops, though, "It's Very Stimulating" is a fun and original record in its own right. Just trying to keep up with the nods to cartoons, other rappers, Polish film-makers and who knows what else will make you want to listen to the album repeatedly (at least, if you enjoy that kind of kitchen-sink rapping ... I do).
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