The Renaissance Child [Vinyl]

Hell Razah | Format: Vinyl

Product Details

• Vinyl (February 20, 2007)
• Original Release Date: April 16, 2007
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Nature Sounds
• ASIN: B000LPR9Y4
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,168,622 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Nativity

2. Buried Alive

3. Renaissance

4. Project Jazz

5. Los Pepes, Pt. 1

6. Dear Sista Skit

7. Yours Truly

8. Glow

9. Chain Gang

10. Runaway Sambo

11. Smoking Gunnz

12. Millenium Warfare

13. Musical Murdah

14. Maccabee House

15. Lost Ark

16. Thankful

Editorial Reviews

NATIVITY / BURIED ALIVE / GLOW Sick hip hop joints from hell razah who collabs with timbo king, talib kweli, bronze, killah priest and rass kass for the heavy hitting 'renaissance child' lp

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Renaissance Child is born., February 23, 2007

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Pablo - See all my reviews

This review is from: Renaissance Child (Audio CD)

It's been awhile since we've had a true Wu album in all the expected aspects. The grimy production, the dirty samples, the mathematical lyrics that drop knowledge from bar to bar; while Ghostface and Masta Killa both released exceptional albums last year, neither man really captured the spirit of the Wu; the 36 Chambers appeared to have closen for good. Enter one of the least known Wu-affiliates, yet possibly the beginning of a renaissance.

Heads know 2007 is going to be the biggest year for the Wu since the turn of the millenium, and leading the way for what appears to be a phenomemal rebirth of hip-hop's greatest crew is Hell Razah; an emcee who has been down with the W for well over a decade, yet has never gotten noticed outside of his group, Sunz of Man, who in themselves are often recognized as "Killah Priest & Friends." Hell Razah proves on his debut album that he may very well be the best Wu-associate in 2007, even surprassing Priest; his debut, Renaissance Child, is just as brilliant as Heavy Mental was, and as much as I adore Priest's music, Razah's flow is far more engaging. The production on this album is also brilliant; the stand-out cut, Project Jazz, is possibly the best produced hip-hop song I've heard in YEARS; it's just that great a piece of music. No surprise that MF DOOM produced it, or that DOOM and Talib Kweli both appear on the cut.

Guests on this album consist of an underground dream-team; R.A. The Rugged Man, Talib Kweli, MF DOOM, Ras Kass, Tragedy Khadafi, Priest, and of course, other Wu-affiliates. The production, as a whole, is just mind-blowing; it's hard to believe an underground emcee can assemble such a large, diverse collection of music, and still release a cohesive album, but Hell Razah manages to on Renaissance Child. While Sean Price's album was more hyped, and was, in itself, a great hip-hop album to open the year up with, it wasn't quite as hard-hitting, or memorable as Hell Razah's debut here. Perhaps Hell Razah's album is so dope because no one was expecting an album THIS stellar; yet, here it is. With gems laid all over this album, from beginning to end, there's no doubt that this is an early candidate for hip-hop album of the year; definitely the best thus far.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I AM SHOCKED!, March 22, 2007

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Eric Richardson "ERICHCRUSADA" (Charleston WV USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Renaissance Child (Audio CD)

I cannot believe this album is this good> I am 1 of the biggest wu fans ever.Since 36 chambers all the way through!I own 117 wu and wu fam cds and I must say this is an incredible album! From the beats to the lyrics 2 tha subject matter this is a must have for any wu fan and any hip hop fan for that matter!!!!!!!!!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Add This To Your Collection Now !!!(4.5 stars), July 3, 2007

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....... "Jawtaprap" (philadel) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Renaissance Child (Audio CD)

Hell Razah preforms very well on his debut as a soloist "The Renaissance Child." He drops that east coast 5% knowledge on pretty much every track but he still has that thuggish street feel to him. A majority of the songs are produced by 4th disciple and Bronze Nazareth. On a lot of their tracks you will find it really easy to relax too, this is true with the story of complicated drug dealings on "Los Pepes pt.1" The beat is beautiful and Razah sounds like one of the top five dead or alive on it, as does Bronze Nazareth. Another song that hooked me in was "Buried Alive." the bass will get you amped up and Razah's lyrics will assist "I'm back, holdin' that ratchet, y'all left it on my casket/A rap kid that opened up my CD plastic, Another birth of a MC classic/I Hell Raz' the dead, when I speak to the masses." Even though Hell Razah is a phenomenal lyricist he sometimes comes off as too force full with his beliefs and he over fills the glass with knowledge, and sometimes the beats that he chooses to rhyme to are a bit annoying to listen to, this is true with the song "Musical Murdah" also Hell Razah's hooks are, at times a "stretch" But if you a true fan of lyrics and story telling raps then you will fully appreciate this release. Other songs you will love are "Project Jazz" and "Millenuim Warfare." So get it and i hope this helped you out.