Customer Reviews

Rejuvenation

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I bought this CD today, and with tempered expectations, popped it into my car's CD player and took a drive. A few tracks in, I knew I'd made a mistake in paying $14 for this album, and before I knew it I was skipping tracks at their halfway points. I really don't think I'll even give this album a second chance. All the tracks had the same slow, grooving vibe to them--hardly any variation in style. Vitamin D's beats are just lacking here, fellow top Seattle beat smith Jake One just puts D to shame these days. And Abstract puts out some of the most mainstream, pop-friendly lyrics on this release I've heard from him. Elementary concepts and elementary rhymes, little originality (other than his still-unique voice).

And it was just a day ago I was disappointed by another Rhymesayers release, the new E&A album. What happened to Rhymesayers? Years ago you couldn't pick a bad album from their catalog if you tried. The reason I am giving this album two stars instead of one is that, flaws despite, it is still better than most of the mainstream stuff out there, so it does still have its merit. And AR does still have his unique voice and occasionally unique delivery. But this one just falls flat, and I'm really disappointed that it has the Rhymesayers name on it.

This album is a nice change of pace from the majority of other hip-hop albums. Abstract Rude has been doing this for a ong time and this album proves to be a culmination of his very best work. The lyrics are superb and the sound is incredible. This is a must own album for all underground hip-hop fans. Screw mainstream (c)rap!!!

I HAVE TO AGREE 100% WITH THE OTHER REVIEWER, THIS ALBUM WAS SERIOUSLY LACKING VARIATION, ALL THE SONGS SOUNDED TOO SIMILAR, TOO SOFT AND SLOW DRONING , NO FAST PACED SONGS, OR HEAVY HARD HITTIN STREET ANTHEMS, JUST SIMPLE JAZZY LOOPS, AND THE CRAP LYRICS JUST BARELY HUGGING EACH WEAK SAMPLE AS IT LOOPED OVER AND OVER...AFTER HEARING THE FIRST FIVE TO SIX SONGS AND NOT HEARING ANYTHING DIFFERENT I LITERALLY TOOK THE CD OUT OF THE PLAYER AND TOSSED IT OUT OF THE WINDOW ON THE FREEWAY....KINDA OFF PUTTING CUZ I BOUGHT THEIR CODE NAME SCORP ALBUM AND I WAS TRULY IMPRESSED, EVERY TRACK WAS SICK, EVEN PAINT WAS OK, BUT THIS ONE IS A STEP WAY BACK FOR THEM, I WAS THOUROUGHLY DISAPPOINTED AND I'M PRETTY SURE I WILL NEVER BUY ANY OF THEIR ALBUMS AGAIN WITHOUT SAMPLING THEM FIRST. I DON'T KNOW WHY ARTISTS CHANGE THEIR SOUND IF THEIR SOUND IS ALREADY TERRIFIC, IF IT AIN'T BROKE DON'T FIX IT.