The Sneak Attack

Krs-One | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 24, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Koch Records
• ASIN: B000059LCP
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (47 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #166,677 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #42 in Music > Indie Music > Rap & Hip-Hop > East Coast
  • #94 in Music > Indie Music > Rap & Hip-Hop > Gangsta & Hardcore

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars KRS - 1 Raises Da Bar Up A Notch, May 24, 2001

By 

William m Coles (BALTIMORE, MARYLAND United States) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: The Sneak Attack (Audio CD)

Banging beats, conscious lyrics; a hip-hoppers dream. He is definately a lyrical teacher. His brilliance is unmatched in the hip-hop industry. He delivers his message clearly so there is no guess work involved. If you are current with the state of the world today you can relate. Most importantly he doesn't boast needlessly about himself or his material wealth, he only acknowledges his accomplishments as they relate to his craft as a lyrist. He has definately raised the bar up a notch. This album will definately be a classic and a must for any person who is a part of hip hop culture.

14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This album is excellent., May 28, 2001

By 

englishbob (Springfield, VA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Sneak Attack (Audio CD)

This album is excellent, true hip-hop from the beats to the rhymes. Kris's lyrics are outstanding and alternatively amusing and clever. The beats are utterly fantastic and exceedingly more complex than the usual stuff these so-called rappers peddle to us. The production is excellent and if you think it is boring then you really should go back to Puff Daddy or JZ because you obviously don't like hip-hop. This is not pop-rap as performed by certain other artists but real rap.

To suggest KRS-1 should have had Premier, Dre or Puffy to handle the beats is ludicrous. Whereas Premier is an excellent producer you can't have him do everything. Not only that, Dre and Puffy would utterly ruin KRS-1 and also represent everything that Kris attacks on this album. KRS-1 does not need any of these people.

This album is excellent from to start to finish. If you respect real rap from Common, Talib Kweli, Mos Def, Kool Keith to Public Enemy then you will appreciate this album. If you find you don't like any of the artists in this list then you need to go back to Ja Rule...

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Blastmaster Blasts Back, August 27, 2001

By 

Groovemasta "groovemasta" (Washington, DC USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Sneak Attack (Audio CD)

KRS-ONE has nothing to prove to anyone in the rap game. He's a legend, hands down, and a first ballet inductee into the hip-hop hall of fame. But in approaching his latest release, two questions come to mind. Is he still hungry? And is he still relevant? The answer to the first is a resounding "yes". In fact, you don't have to go any further than the first single, "Hot" to realize that the Blastmaster has some stuff to get off his chest. In fact, most of Sneak Attack's songs fall into one of two categories, KRS asserting his status and lyrical superiority over the new generation of MCs, and KRS as motivational speaker to the Hip-Hop nation. No one can pull a sucka's card quite like Kris, so the cuts in the first category ("Hot, "Krush Them", "Hush") are infinetly enjoyable. But it is the latter songs that give the album its weight. "I Will Make It", "Get Yourself Up", and "Raptizm" serve as much needed counterpoints to the guns, blunts and ... steelo so prevailant in urban music right now. These records are throw backs to a time when hip-hop was about uplifting urban youth, and KRS's lyrics back the power of a motivational speaker. But as to Kris's relevancy in contemporary hip-hop, the answer isn't as clear. My guess is that virtually nobody under the age of 23 will buy this album, meaning those who need to hear it the most, won't. KRS is essentially preaching to the choir, his 23-35 year old long time fans. But as hip-hop comes of age, there is still a need for the elder statesmen to remain active. Just as different rock and R&B groups appeal to the 30 somethings than to the teens, rap is now begining to develop that same diversity. Overall, another solid record from one of the best to ever touch a mic.