Now or Never

21C-B-Boyz | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 30, 2004)
• Original Release Date: 2004
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: 21st Century Blues
• ASIN: B0001IXTX6
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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5.0 out of 5 stars From the Old School to the New, November 25, 2007

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Shannon Riley "writer and publisher" (Mississippi) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Now or Never (Audio CD)

NOW OR NEVER
21C-B-Boyz
21st. Century Blues Records, LLC, 2004
ASIN: B0001IXTX6
Audio CD

Old and new styles collide in this sizzling collaboration between Kipori "Baby Wolf" Woods and rapper MYSELF on Chris Thomas King's 21st. Century Blues Records label.

Tracks run the gauntlet from easy rocking love songs like "Get Wit U" to the smoking "Celestial Body," and the politically astute "41 Bullets." The sweet Delta sounds of Woods' guitar and vocals and the edgy rap lyrics of MYSELF fuse with unexpected ease on songs like Son House's "Death Letter Blues," the only cover included on the album, to deepen and enrich the impact of the selections.

Producer Chris Thomas King, a Grammy-winning musician and innovator of rap/blues, wrote or co-wrote eight of the eleven songs on the collection. He plays on most of the songs and is featured on two of them, "She's a Dogcatcher" and the traditional "Roc Yo Daddy."

Kipori Woods, grandson of respected blues musician "Luscious" Lloyd Lambert, is one of the youngest and brightest new talents on the New Orleans' blues scene. His previous CDs include BLUES MAN FROM DOWN SOUTH, 1999, and BIG BLACK CADILLAC, 2000.

MYSELF, a well-known spoken word artist, has been writing poetry since age twelve. His previous CD, recorded in Brooklyn, is entitled REBEL SOULJAH.

Powerful selections and excellent arrangement and production values combine to highlight the talents of these gifted artists in this groundbreaking compilation. Purists take heed: this is not your daddy's blues. It is, however, a thoroughly satisfying album that successfully blends traditional blues and rap in a compelling new sound that marks the evolution of the blues genre.

NOW OR NEVER is a masterpiece.
-- Shannon Riley