Customer Reviews

Orange Moon Over Brooklyn

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Every track is raw...pure underground realness. cop it if ur not into 50 and more into that raw underground flavor

Man where to begin on this album. It is incredible from both a lyrical point of view (with PH delivering some of the illest flows) and a production point(marco cuts it up nice on every track).PH lyrics range from everyday life and times, to dissin wack mcs and also a humurous shot at 50cent!! it is very hard to pick standout tracks as they all rock but if i had to i would say track 5 Grenades is the illest (featuring wordsworth so u know its dope!) Dont sleep, close this page and buy this album now and get a blessing from PH to you!

This album is just packed with EXCELLENT beats, and Pumpkinhead's ridiculous flow (given he is overweight) impresses.. his lyrics continually impress, but don't over-assault the listener.

This album has one undeniable classic, the creeping 'Authentic'.

Purchase this. This is along the lines of such classics as Madvillainy.

Ladies+gentlemen welcome to the album of 2005. For all those that are sleeping on this album this is for you.....WAKE YA A** UP!!! From the catchy intro-track "alkaline+acid" right to the apocalyptic "anthem for the end of the world" there genuinely isnt a weak moment in sight. Now honestly how many albums can you say are like that nowadays, hiphop or otherwise?? That is certainly helped by the truely stellar production talent of Marco Polo but its ultimately portrayed by the immensely talented Pumpkinhead's rhymes. A hiphop fan first, he's basically making the type of music alot of us fans would love an opportunity+the ability to make. Ive no doubts that thanks to this album both Pump' and Marco's status will soar+we as fans should be very happy about that. Right from the gate the album explodes with a head nodding, granite hard beat+rhyme 2min freestyle feeling joint called "alkaline+acid" that basically prepares the listener for what they are about to bare witness to over the next hour. Then theres the truely excellent "authentic" featuring the talents of baratone singer DV Alias Khrist where they reminisce about how hiphop used to be+they're gonna bring it back. After hearing this track i'll bet that you'll agree with them. Then theres "i just wanna rhyme" and "trifactor" (feat.supatititon+wordsworth), 2 songs that deserve airplay on every radio every hour everyday til 2007. Then there's "grenades" where Pump' changes the subject matter+aims his vocal depth charges towards the war+George Bush and completly destroys him. Next up is the scratchfest that is "dp one interlude" where Pump's dj tears a phat Macro beat to shreads with his cuts+slices. Then we got "rock on" an ode to the underground where he shouts out all the acts that he believes should be signed+promoted properly, excellent. Then "anything" hits straight outta left-field where he talks how it was for him+his family growing up in a single parent household. Definitely the most personal joint on show. Then theres "swordfish" followed by "emcee". 2 of the strongest moments on here as Pump' displays his battling side to its full strength. Then theres the playful "jukebox" where he arranges the names of all the tracks he's loved into rhymes, original and catchy. Then comes "the best" which is exactly that. A high octane party joint where Pump sounds as if he's digging this as much as us. Then theres "monkey shine" featuring his crew the plague followed "here" an awesome track that leaves you begging for more. Finally we have "anthem for the end of the world" feat.jean grae where they wonder what will happen when the world ends. This album is the reason i still listen to hiphop+have hope that it'll get outta the mess its in with this jiggy+crunk cr*p thats polluting the airwaves. Please support cats like this so real hiphop can keep being released. Im out.

Classic underground album here. Great lyrics and ill production. A must have for any true hip-hop fan.

Almost a perfect album from the underground. Pumpkinhead drops dope track after dope track. this one is worth the money and is one of the best releases this year. (at least top 5 so far). i think a lot of people will skip this CD because of Pumpkinghead's past: he is a well known freestyle battle emcee who has made his mark ripping opponents apart. and when battle emcees turn around to make an album....usually goes sour. but not Pumpkinhead. I can't stress how good this album is. give it a try.

I picked Orange Moon Over Brooklyn after I heard samples on Amazon, and was not disappointed by the album at all. "Brooklyn born and bred," Pumpkinhead hoses you with some tight lyrics right from the start of the album with a song called "Alkaline 'n' Acid." And the rest of the album is as good. I liked the album because lyrical content is somewhat serious but at the same time not heavy as, say Immortal Technique. Pumpkinhead is a talented lyricist with a very impressive flow. Pick this album up, it's fresh.

I'm listin to this for the first time in 06, and that is just wrong. I try to listen to massive amounts of hip-hop looking for classic releases. This is it!. Pumpkinhead is a ill MC. He would Kill a living B.I.G. and would compete w/ Big L. Dude is sick. I listen to a few of his battles and i don't think Canibus would try em. THat nice. Marco Polo is also real nice producer. I firts heard em on the new Boot Camp CD and he had two of the best tracks on that cd. He produced the whole CD on this one and all the tracks are kept fresh and different, really excellent from top to bottom. This is a classic that definitly handles all years from the golden era to the flashy suit to whatever we are in right now. YOu won't be dissappointed.

'Orange Moon Over Brooklyn' is a very, very good album indeed thanks to Pumpkinheads talent as an MC and also to Marco Polo, who entirely handles production. The production is consistently excellent with the Canadian producer lacing Pumpkinhead with varied yet always knocking beats. Some of the guests featured are: Supastition and the always brilliant Wordsworth, Archrival, who steals the show with his awesome flow and mind blowing breath control, the ever so beautiful and talented Jean Grae and Pumpkinheads crew, The Plague, of which fellow Brooklyn native and all round punchline champ, PackFM, is a member. So from battle raps to tales from Pumpkinheads childhood, this album is always entertaining and is definitely worthy of your time and money.

I know, I know, not every album can be BlackStar--but let's compare for a moment. Why do two albums about the same general subject matter (uplifting the black man, putting food on the table, falling in love, raising a family, dodging the land mines of crack, guns, and crooked cops in the ghetto) sound so different? Cadence, rhythm, timing, and most important, cleverness that verges on pure genius in the utilization of similes and metaphors. Although Pumpkinhead has great production, and thankfully is one less MC rhyming about [...]/drugs/bling/etc., his lyrics only hint at these things.

I put this album in the category of onebelo or Hangar 18 or Pete Miser: talented artists all, with a gem or two here and there, but lacking that certain something that makes you wear out the CD.