Larger Than Life

Allfrumtha I | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 19, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Free Agency Media
• ASIN: B0007ZEO6O
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #481,164 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Intro

2. Runnin’ This (Featuring Boo Kapone)

3. Lil’ Momma

4. Can’t Get Enuff (Featuring 2Eleven)

5. Larger Than Life (Featuring Boo Kapone & Barbara Wilson)

6. Pump Ya Fist

7. Cognac

8. Hero (Featuring The Road Dawgs)

9. Dangerous (Featuring G-Luv)

10. Why They Wanna Keep Me Down (Featuring Ebony Burks)

11. Hey (Featuring 2Eleven)

12. Iz U Wit It

13. 12 Barz Skit (Featuring Justin)

14. 12 Barz (Featuring Cyphakon, Damani, Fuzz Priceless, Madame Brown, 2Eleven & K.G. Superstar)

Editorial Reviews

About the Artist

allfrumtha i is Squeak Ru and Binky Mack, two of Inglewood, California’s finest. Their name is pronounced "all from the i" and the i stands for Inglewood. They burst onto the scene with a blazing appearance on Westside Connection’s legendary Bow Down album and were quickly signed by Mack 10 as the first act on his then new Hoo-Bangin’ Records. Squeak and Binky’s West Coast affiliations run deep with appearances and production work on Ice Cube’s War & Peace Vol. 2, The Player’s Club soundtrack, Mack 10’s Based On A True Story, The Recipe and Thicker Than Water, W.W.F. Aggression, I’m Bout It and I Got The Hook Up soundtracks, West Coast Bad Boys 2, N.W.A Straight Outta Compton 10 Year Anniversary Tribute and many more.

allfrumtha i have toured nationally with Mack 10 and have made numerous TV appearances including The Jamie Foxx Show, Motown Live, Soul Train, BET’s Rap City & The Basement as well as appearing in the Thicker Than Water movie. All Music Guide calls them a ‘West Coast duo with enormous potential". Source magazine called Binky "one of the West’s most talented, upcoming producers".

larger than life represents a years worth of work and the group feels so strongly about the project, they wish this album introduced them back in 1998. allfrumtha i have crafted an album that blends a sense of mature introspection with anthems and club bangers. larger than life was produced by one production team, The Produkt, much in the same way albums used to be done back in the day with Gamble & Huff and Quincy Jones.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Allfrumtha I: the next OutKast?, May 16, 2005

By 

Emale "BiggiE" (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Larger Than Life (Audio CD)

Back for the third time, rhyming duo Binky Mac and Squeak Ru are ready for the big time. With their latest accomplishment Larger Than Life, they attempt to become the next OutKast with their audacious and experimental instrumentation. However, this newfound bravery can prove to be either an immense success or a complete failure.

Aft I's introduction is that of any Eminem album, declaratory yet humorous. Their first song "Runnin' This" shows their courage not only with bold lyrics, but also with an electrically charged background, and then the album proceeds to the club-ready hit "Lil' Momma." "Can't Get Enuff" revives their static vibe and adds an ingenious funk to create one gritty tune. Aft I take over the world soon after in their victorious "Hero;" "Why They Wanna Keep Me Down" appends Latin to Aft I's list of genres to cover, giving listeners another song to duly praise. Also, their lyrical content is admirable, as they stray from the common vulgarities found in mainstream hip hop and aim for cleaner, more inspirational tunes.

In contrast, Aft I sometimes prove too audacious in their experimentation. For example, in their song "Larger Than Life," they try too hard to add diversity while overlooking one serious flaw: the wholly flat bass line, which distracts listeners from an otherwise decent song. "Pump Ya Fist" though upright on its own, is merely average after hearing its predecessors, and "Cognac"'s smooth groove is unfortunately countered by its undeniable simplicity. "Dangerous" while somewhat imaginative is overly synthesized and could use a dramatic violin accompaniment - something to contrast the backbeat better than that worn-out synthesizer. "Iz U Wit It" furthers this same downfall of Aft I and by the time one makes it to "12 Bars," it seems the duo has fizzled out.

Overall, while Allfrumtha I may have succeeded in creating one truly "Larger Than Life" album, at times, their excitement to create a whole new world leads them to see their songs as a whole, rather than focusing on important details that could make their songs sound so much more proficient. In the end though, Binky Mac and Squeak Ru finally generated an album that will truly leave a mark on listeners and hopefully earn them the recognition they've been working so hard to attain.