Present Cloud 9: The 3 Day High [EXPLICIT LYRICS]

Skyzoo

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 12, 2006)
• Original Release Date: September 12, 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics
• Label: Traffic Ent./Custom Made Ent.
• ASIN: B000HOJEPG
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #134,447 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. 1 Extreme Measures

2. Way To Go

3. A Day In The Life

4. Stop Fooling Yourself

5. Come Back

6. I'm On It

7. Bodega

8. You & Me

9. Live & Direct

10. The Spirit

11. Mirror Mirror

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Made in 3 days: but brilliant!!, November 10, 2006

By	S. Manqele "Sihle Manqele" (Durban, KwaZulu-Natal South Africa) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

No one is perfect in this world. Even Jeru, MURS, Buckshot or even DOOM have their own mishaps in their projects. I applaud this dude for taking the road less travelled in today's Hip-Hop, and I think he's pulled it off magnificently only on a shoestring budget. The whole thing flows well from beginning to end. You find Skyzoo's approach (at least for this debut) preety much in-your-face as he's all over 9th thumping beats. It's as if his chest just exploded and all his emotions are pouring out for everyone to see. No big words. No apparent complexity behind the MC. Just thoughts and emotions, like reading straight out of one's diary. And for what it's worth, I truly enjoy his delivery as much as I've enjoyed other cats like DOOM and CL Smooth. He may not be talented like them, but I dig this effort very much. And I think you will too!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Back to the Basics, October 20, 2006

By	Kuassivi Mensah "Gareth" (Downtown LA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

There was a time where all you needed was a good beat and some good lyrics, you know, nothing fancy, no thumping beat, no crew with 40+ posses, no beef of the week, none of that glitter, no cribs with chicks packed in every rooms, just a solid production, that sets the mood, but lets you focus on the lyrics. Nowadays everything is drawn into a whole lot of nada, and every cat sounds the same as the next one.
Skyzoo brings it back to the essentials, with real lyricism and honest, honed and introspective story-telling. And if it wasn't good enough, 9th wonder brings some quality, soulful and sample-driven productions.
It's refreshing to hear a sound that embraces the best of the 90s, the beautiful sound of the golden era, when NY was the mecca, and it was all about the lyrics.
The real Rotten Apple, sure to put you in a NY state of mind.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Another great 2006 release., October 18, 2006

By	Pablo - See all my reviews

Skyzoo is a cat I hadn't been following for a minute. However, upon hearing this album for the first time, I knew this kid possessed some mad skills. It definitely helps that 9th Wonder entirely produces this effort; his production is correct on each track. Although Skyzoo's flow is rough, and rugged, and 9th's producer is soulful, the two go together like peanut butter & jelly on this release. Sky sounds entirely at home over 9th's beat, and impresses with his street narratives.

There aren't a lot of new cats out with Skyzoo's style. He's a throwback to the early nineties when New York was on top, spitting grimy street tales. Had he been born a decade earlier, he would've made a great acquisition to the Boot Camp Clik with his style. Sky isn't exactly a conscious rapper, but he also isn't obsessed with material object by any stretch; he's simply spitting life tales, that he's experienced personally, and delivering them passionately.

Some of the standout tracks include "Way To Go," "Stop Foolin' Yourself," "The Comeback," "The Bodega," "You & Me," and "Extreme Measures." This isn't a perfect debut, but it does show extreme promise for the young emcee. He seems to work well with 9th Wonder, but on his next release, I'd like to see him branch out a little more, and possibly bring in some east coast cats to lace some tracks for him. Still, this is a fine album, and one of the best of the year; pick it up if you're interested in hearing the future.