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Prince of Darkness

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I understand that some of the filler on this album is not good, but there are many songs on here that are among kane's best raps. For instance, the two strongest tracks on the album "float" and "prince of darkness" show why kane was the original smooth operator. "Death sentence," would blow your speakers wit the pumpin' bass and clearly exhibited BDK's rapping skills. "Git busy" and "Brother, Brother" have a silky positive freestyle. True, there are bad songs on this album, but in all fairness, there are great ones too.

well i am not one of those who follows people blindly i hear the stuff for myself, people visualise kane as a hard spitting battle mc so he didnot cut it with this album but just listen he has made a smooth album, it just shows the mans flexibilty
if you do like BDK i suggest you add this to your collection and finish and respect the great big daddy kane

Peace out...

I wouldn't say it was off the hook. BDK hit his peak at "taste of chocolate". this has a few funky ... tracks. the beat on git bizzy is funky ... and the title track is something to get with ur girl to? but beyond that it's all down hill form there. a shame too. BDK was one of the best artists of the time. the hardcore gangsta revolution killed him as well as cold chillin records going out of bizzness. (thank the diabolical biz markie for that one. gotta ask permission before ya sample bro!)

I don't know whats with the haters who reviewed this, but ignore them. If you liked any of his previous 3 albums, you will like this. Personally I feel this is contender for his best album. Kane is sharper than hes ever been, his flows are flawless. Rest assured, Kane spits some fire on this album. This album marks his further acsension on the mic, with some instances of his rhyme spitting reaching blinding speed. The beats I was also very impressed with. They are definantly more experimental and straight hip hop than what some people here gave him credit for. Kane proved he didn't really need Marley Marl or Prince Paul, he could handle the beats himself. The only time on the album where he went real R&B was the chorus on track 2 and track seven. Track 7 is more of a talking skit/song like the one with Barry White from Taste of Chocolate. These are easily overlooked, and I think it holds no bearing on the rest of the album. This is also one of Kane's longest albums, and I think its solid all the way through. There are also classic guest spots from Q-Tip and Busta Rhymes. Don't sleep on this, your hip hop collection isn't complete without it.

This album was off the hook in 91 and it is off hook now! The man in the last message must not like true hip-hop, this album was one of BDK's best.

Those who claim that this album sucks knows nothing. This was waaaay better than "Taste of Chocolate." That album sucked. It was too unfocused, R&B and weak. THAT one only had two good songs on it.

This on was BDK's last great album. After this, he would forever be lost... On this album you get to hear the last remains of the BDK that people loved. This was his last traditonal BDK style before he messed himself up totally.

First their is the tile cut. Yes, the one where (corny) Tupac took the beat from. BDK should release that as that was one of the hottest tracks. "Brother, Brother," "The lover in You," "Groove with it," "Come on Down," and even "Get Down" are all hot in one way or another. You cannot tell me that this was was not on. Some people ignored this because he released his more R&B/pop type songs in an effort to go platinum, so this hot album was not as appreciated as it should have been. Trust, this is one of his better ones. "Worse than Taste of Chocolate...?" Please.

Truly one of the most underrated albums of all time.
The singles from this album were the weaker tracks but the rest is solid Kane at his most innovative.
Prince of Darkness, itself, is classic, as is Git Bizzy and Brother, Brother. Unfortunately, the second cut on the CD, The Lover in You, is not, and because it was a single, and comes so early in the album, many dismissed the whole thing. Prince of Darkness contains some unsung classics. Hopefully they will be rediscovered in time and appreciated.

A1 Prince Of Darkness
A2 The Lover In You
A3 Get Bizzy
A4 Ooh, Aah, Nah-Nah-Nah
A5 Brother, Brother
Featuring - Lil' Daddy Shane
A6 Groove With It
A7 I'm Not Ashamed
Featuring - Alyson Williams
B1 Troubled Man
B2 T.L.C.
B3 Float
B4 Come On Down
Featuring - Busta Rhymes, Q-Tip
B5 Death Sentence
B6 Get Down
B7 Raw 91
B8 D.J.s Get No Credit
Featuring - Mr. Cool

best cut was raw 91 the rest of it [stinks] features a very young jay z way b4 he got on roc a fella for those who wanna know a little rap history.