Lonely Superstar

Playdough (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 22, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Bec Recordings / Emd
• ASIN: B00006LI4U
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #390,950 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Playdough changes the game again, February 25, 2003

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CAE (TN.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lonely Superstar (Audio CD)

Playdough changes the game with this one man for real. a couple of questions have been asked so I will answer them.
1. Who is Playdough simiair too? A: Yo, he is not similair to anyone except himself in his words "They try to compare me to everyone from Everlast to Wycleffe" but hesin a class in his own. mixing vocals guitar his self-produced beats except for 2 of them and the smoothest flow you will hear.
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2.Why should I buy this album. A: If you like Hip-Hop thats not all about jewelry,rims,women, and drugs it's for you if you want wack bling bling over-commercialized rap it isnt.
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Track-By-Track review
1.You Will Listen-Sort of an intro short but VERY sweet nice beat very catchy great start to a great album 8/10
2. Seeds of Abraham- First single charted above Jay-z on college radio fresh delivery as always ad he displays his clever word play on thsi one 9/10
3.5 cent Needleheads- One of my favorites about the lack of money in Underground Hip-Hop I like the "Broke mc" Outrolude fresh guestproduction from Beat Rabbi. 10/10
4. Clappy Valentino watch for the video of this one comin out soon! good track but only 1 verse :( 7/10
5.Shadow Dance-One of my favs. with guest LMNO of the Visionaries
great song increadible rhymes frsh beat from DJ Skillspinz 10/10
6.Lonely Superstar- Funny and deep title track another dope beat and rhymes that make you wish you wrote it. 9 1/2/10
7.Freedom Fighters- collab with Jurny Big of LPG. nice track but Playdough outshines any guest so dont be dissapointed dont get me wrong very fresh verse from Jurny Big. 8/10
8.Simple 1- I think this is more of a song dedication then for our pleasure still a nice concept 7/10
9.Verbal Tea-Clever song Increadible lines on this one another clasic Playdough original innovative beat 9/10
10.Retract The Feedback-Collab with other half of Playdoughs group Phonetic Composition (Pc tools available on rescue records)
Freddie Bruno VERY VERY dope rhymes from freddie B. and Playdough. 10/10
11.Mr Mike R. Fone- nice song great concept in my mind least favorite verses on album and yet still amazing I realy mean it 8/10
12.Soul Brothers-Collab With Manchild of Mars Ill (Blue collar sessions and raw material available on amazon.com from Mars Ill)
Great beat catchy rhymes. 9/10
13.1/4 inchin- some of the best verses eevr recited by Play-doug-h REALLY catchy guitar fused in there too 10/10
-Interlude: "Family Reunion" at the end of track 13. Awesome beat TIGT BASS PARTS and it builds through the song great delivery. 10/10
14.Palm Sunday: In my mind best verses on album increadible song 10/10
15.Supreme Sevice- Collab with J-Beits and Flynn of L.A Symphony (no there not really a symphony check out their albums too "Composition no. 1" on amazon. and "Baloney" ... great ending nice verses catchy beat 9/10...

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bangin' Beats..Spiritual Lyric, April 5, 2003

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Joshua Galla (Hagerstown, Maryand US of A) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lonely Superstar (Audio CD)

Playdough definitely reps Ill Harmonics with his 1st solo LP. I was a long-time listener to mainstream HipHop (i.e. Biggie, Wu-Tang, Nas, etc). Then..I got ahold of a few cds like Cross Movement, KJ-52 and DJ Maj. After that, my heart and train of thought was changed.

Playdough is full of meaningful lyric, subwoofer-blowin' beats and a powerful message. From "Seeds of Abraham" (his 1st single) to any other of the joints...it's allllll good.

He can be compared to a true MC (i.e. Common, Roots). Step away from the negativity and sin-filled influence of the Jay-Zs and Eminems...

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Jammin' in the alley, August 2, 2003

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J Lee Harshbarger (Ypsilanti, MI United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lonely Superstar (Audio CD)

This rap album has a sound different from any of my other rap albums. It has a sound that brings a term to my mind "underground," although there is an actual category of underground rap, which I don't know what it sounds like, so I hesitate to use the term lest I conjure up images of a sound this does not represent. The sound on this album makes me feel like here's a group of guys in a back alley somewhere making a rap album. The sound quality, the distance of the vocals, all give the album a kind of "homemade" sound, yet the quality of the album is superb. And I don't mean to make it sound like it's a poor quality recording; I don't feel that way at all; it just has a back-alley sound, and is very fitting to the music.

The album is very downtempo, but some of the songs have a really strong beat, so they're great for dancing. I like this album very early in the morning when I'm not quite awake but I'm in the mood for rap--it kind of gets me going, like an aural cup of coffee. But I also can enjoy it in the evening when I'm tired, and I don't want something rambunctious, but I want something creative and fresh.

Creative and fresh. Yes, that describes this album. The sounds, the samples, they are definitely on the edge, not [imitation] hiphop.