Preface

Elzhi | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 29, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Fat Beats
• ASIN: B001ASJIVS
• In-Print Editions: Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #17,724 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Intro (The Preface)

2. The Leak

3. Guessing Game

4. Motown 25

5. Brag Swag

6. Colors

7. Fire [RMX]

8. D.E.M.O.N.S.

9. Save Ya

10. Yeah

11. Transitional Joint

12. Talking in My Sleep

13. The Science

14. Hands Up

15. What I Write

16. Growing Up

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Guessing Game, August 22, 2008

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A. Kohler "andysavestheday" (Louisville, KY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Preface (Audio CD)

Hip Hop for me has always been a guessing game, trying to figure out what's good, what's not, what's worth buying and what's worth leaving alone. I'm just a white kid that hates listening to hip hop that doesn't have heart, soul or meaning.

It's been a long time since I've heard a hip hop CD that was this good. I heard "the Leak" and "Mowtown 25" one night on a radio show here in Lexington, KY on a Saturday night (Black Fist!) and loved it. So I went out and bought the CD a few days ago and this is like when I first heard Talib Kweli or listened to Foreign Exchange for the first time. While Elzhi doesn't really compare to those artists, The Preface was just a breath of fresh air like those were.

The beats are all worth listening to, there wasn't one that didn't get my head bobbing. Elzhi has a great flow with some excellent lyrics. He may not be mind blowing or revolutionary with the words he speaks, but he easily surpasses most of the rappers out there today. I'd rank him up there when it comes to emcees today.

If you're sick of the radio and all that generic rap out there, this is a great CD to get. When I think of Hip hop, this record is an example of what I think of - a fresh, innovative and fun to listen to record full of great beats and flows.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Long story short- Check THE PREFACE!!!, August 11, 2008

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Andrew Doblinger (sunshine state) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Preface (Audio CD)

When I tell you that this is an instant classic, I am surely not lying. This album is amazing! Beats (production mostly done by Black Milk) are amazing and all go perfectly with Elzhi's flow and if you already know Elzhi, you know about his amazing flow. Forget reading the rest of the reviews, just buy the album! If I could give you a money back guarantee for your purchase I would, I'm that confident you'll LOVE this album.

And if you're listening to Elzhi for the first time, and I had to pick a few songs for you to listen to off the album, I would say (this is so hard)....

Check out:
Colors- Amazing concept and beat
Save Ya- Soul sample beat and hot flow
Hands Up- You just gotta check this one out
Motown 25- Elzhi and Royce da 5'9", what more can I say

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars nuff said......, October 9, 2008

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Patrick J. Macklin (ILLadelph) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Preface (Audio CD)

....like everyone else already said, this is IT...the REAL, authentic hiphop!!! Elzhi is amazing....very orignal & unique, killer killer lyrics that constantly make u shake ur head & say "WOW". and to me, that is the definition of an MC. as if that werent enough, which to me it actually isnt, 99% of the production is done by the next legend...Black Milk. this is a NEAR flawless debut that will remind u of other near flawless debuts like "illmatic" & "liquid swords"....NOT because "the preface" sounds anything like them, but because its similar in how almost PERFECT it is, and that its a debut!!!
if u like insane LYRICS and killer chopped & woven samples w/ sick drums & bass sprinkled w/ heavenly soul samples, then you'll LOVE this...NUFF SAID!!!!
from a true hiphop fan, thank u Elzhi.