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Project Polaroid (featuring Kool Keith)

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This brand new already classic album is great from begining to end. No complaints! This is the true return of the Octagon sound.

This album is great. I disagree that it sounds like Dan the Automator, I think it is totally different. But that was what made the Automator's work stand out and is what makes this album stand out. The Automator's work had a more industrial sound to it, this is more funk and soul influenced and is better for it.

So much clever use of sampling and layering along with the excellent beats make this a classic. Kool Keith's experimental word play and unusual flow really draw your ears in and make you really listen (and wonder!) to what's being said. I always knew Kool Keith could do it again...

Buy this; you will absolutely not regret it. This album is fantastic. After a few missses, Keith found the open lane and Polaroid' is a glass shattering slam dunk. Props also must be given to the other hands present on this album... nobody lags. Keith STILL manages to rap about sharks, diapers and Elvis 10 years later. There's classic lines you will be quoting til Keith's next release.

"I'm Libra" and "Diamond District" are my current favorites, but that can change daily. Keith's left field line from "Talk to the Romans"~"Mike Piazza, I'm poppin' a lotta blaza blaza" almost had me swerve off the highway the first time it played, I was laughing so hard. It's on par with the untouchable "Welfare Love Section 8" from the mighty Dooom album.

This has the potential to take the crown for 2006... it is really that good.

This is a refreshing release. Way better than what he has been doing as of late. If you like to hear Keith on Lo-Fi samples, then this is it! It doesnt have that overly synthy sound that he has been doing lately.I personally, was annoyed with the recent stuff. The only thing I wish, was if there was extra stuff on the cd, like videos etc..But, I'm always finding something to complain about. It was hard to find something to complain about with this! Check out Mechanical Mechanix , the song with Prince po. Its craaazy!!! I'm really lovin this album. Along with Ghostfaces album fishscale, it looks like Hip Hop is heading in the right direction this year!!! Go and get this album. One of the best for 2006. And another classic for Poppa Large Mr Kool Keith!!!

This the return of the Kool Keith we got to know and love in the late 90s/early 2000s. This is definitely the best thing Keith has done since Spankmaster, and the sound is closer to Octagon than anything he's done since (including Nogatco.) This is a big comeback for Keith. Lately his projects have been a little less than spectacular, but this one is phenomonal. If you are a fan of Masters of Illusion, Sex Style, Dooom, Octagon, go pick this up immediately! The production by Tom C is amazing. Definitely tops my list of Hip Hop albums this year.

I got into KOOL KEITH around the DR.OCTAGON era. A friend of mine referred me to this PROJECT POLAROID album and mentioned that I would not be disappointed. After hearing Keiths last few releases, I was ready to give up on him. So, I was pretty skeptical about this release. But my friend kept telling me to trust him, that it is a very good release. Well, he was right!! I am totally in love with this album! I have been listening to it for the last 2 days. Like the other reviewer states, it is pretty close to what you would expect someone like Dan the Automator to come up with. The beats kinda sound AUTOMATOR-ISH. I would say the producer is definitely influenced by AUTOMATOR. Keith is on another level with this. The thing that is surprising, is there isnt really any cursing or ranting. He does his SCI-FI thing and weird rap thing etc..His flow is quite different than before. I would say he is experimenting with different vocal tones. Its pretty interesting. The guest are great as well, PRINCE PO , MOTION MAN AND JIHAD, all hold their own. But KEITH IS THE STAR!!! I love this album, I have new faith in KEITH after hearing this!!! Keith is back!!!

I was surprised to find that this release is actually very close to the original OCTAGON sound. The tracks are all composed by one producer (TOMC3). I find it to sound more flowing and complete, as opposed to having various producers. I didnt really find the need to skip any tracks. They are all pretty amazing. Keith sounds pretty damn good. His flow is very different from previous releases. The song "MIDWESTER SHOE CALHOUN" is my favorite. He does this singing type thing with the intro and outro of the song, "this is for the people up in Des Moines Iowa..." its pretty hilarious. If you are a fan of the Octagon sound and are a fan of Dan the Automator, I am definitely sure that you would love this release. I'm sure you will not be disappointed.

Honestly, this scares me. Hardcore Keith fans know what I'm talking about; we've come to expect a steady pattern of dope album, wack album, average album, dope album, wack album, average album over the years from Keith. Dr. Octagon and Dr. Dooom were classic albums, and Diesel Truckers and Matthew, while not classics, were above average; then you had the Sex Styles and Spankmasters from his catalogue, which weren't exactly setting the world on fire. No one could doubt that Keith's one of the illest in the game, but at the same time, you knew that Keith fed his fanbase just as much Roman noodles as he did gourmet cuisines.

That's why Project Polaroid frightens me; Keith, earlier in the year, also released another dope album, Mr. Nogatco's Nogatco Rd.. I expected him to go on his traditional downward spiral in musical quality from there, but Keith pulled a complete 180, and followed up that album with one even doper. Two Kool Keith albums of such high quality released in one year is shocking, to say the very least; not because Keith doesn't have the skills to do such(believe me, he has more than enough), but just because of his crude track record.

TOMC3 is an unknown cat, to even some of the most hardcore heads; but he definitely works magic behind the boards. The production on this album is dope, and highly different from anything Keith's had to work with in the past; although he undoubtedly sounds best when paired with Dan the Automator or Kutmasta Kurt, he sounds just as at home over TOMC3's tight beats.

Keith's rhymes, and flows? Ridiculously ill. Keith manages to stay on beat throughout the album(a very rare occurence for Keith, as even on classic albums like Dr. Octagonecologyst, Keith drifted off into outerspace[literally] whilst flowing), and provides both of his distinctive forms when it comes to lyrics; the cat who's obsessed with science-fiction films, and the cat who will rip sucker emcees up whenever they approach him on the microphone.

This takes elements of Keith's classic albums from the past, and manages to mold them into a classic album in the same vein; the dark backdrop is entirely appropriate for Keith's rhymes, and the bugged-out subject matter is exactly what Keith's fans adore him for. Two dope albums in one year from the legend - could a third be on its way? Whether his next release is sublime, or subpar, it doesn't matter - Project Polaroid is a must have for fans of Keith, and hip-hop in general.

Maybe Kool Keith produces a great album every 4th try or so, but in the spring of 2006, I got this CD on the day it was released and it is simply great - a masterpiece, from intro to outro. Credit TomC3 for a stellar, intergalactic production, and Kool Keith for delivering absolutely slick, clever rhymes. Keith also released the excellent Nogato Road just weeks after this album, and both are fantastic. But this one deserves just as much acclaim as similar sci-fi-themed rap concept albums such as Deltron 3030, and Kool Keith's Black Elvis / Lost In Space. Simply a rap underground tour de force with some incredibly innovative and funky beats. A rich 'hi-fi' sounding production! This put TomC3 squarely on the map and he has since teamed-up again with Kieth on some tracks of 2008's Dr. Doom 2 album. This is a must for any collector of quality hip hop. Hip hop isn't dead. It just went underground and artists like Kool Keith and TomC3 are leading the way forward.

I have been on a Kool Keith journey for a while now, and I think this may be his most solid rapping. I don't want to take anything from Nogatco/Octagon/Dooom, which are all pretty mind-blowing in their own right, but this is just a cut above. He displays a patience and rhythm that is second to none. The flow reminds me a bit of old Rakim, but the lyrics/stories, totally original. Just listen to The Overviewer and BOW DOWN! Same with Diamond District, Talk to the Romans, the whole thing. Even if you aren't a Kool Keith fan specifically, the album is just super funky and listenable. TOMC3 is laying down some creative choices on this one.