Solitary Confinement

K-Rino | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 17, 2009)
• Original Release Date: 2009
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Black Book Int'l
• ASIN: B002PHVH3K
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #155,435 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Intro

2. Soul Merchants

3. Barbedwire Discipline

4. I got Stripes

5. Dem Laws

6. Grand Deception

7. Phony

8. When It's Time

9. Solitary Confinement

10. Didn't Ask

11. I Can't Tell

12. The Life of Love

13. Forensics

14. Long Way to Go

15. Talkin' to Me

16. Who Killed Realness

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars K-Rino "Solitary Confinement"- 5 Stars, November 17, 2009

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Shaun Borowski (Buffalo, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Solitary Confinement (Audio CD)

Well... right before I got this CD, I crowned Royce Da 5'9"s new album, album of the year. That all changed when I bumped this one. K-Rino has been rapping since around 1983, and has never sounded better. He is, and has been the best in the game in the lyrics department for some time now, IMO. With this album, you get classic K-Rino: Political songs, social cuts, insane lyrical displays, fun tracks, concept tracks, and reflective tracks. 'Forensics' is easily the best lyrical track of the year; along with 'Barbedwire Discipline' and 'When It's Time'. 'Solitary Confinement' and 'Who Killed Realness' are two of the best concept songs in recent memory (especially the title track; it will send chills down your spine). The production on Solitary Confinement is, IMO, the best K-Rino has ever had on an album; courtesy of Paragon, Keyza Soze, VP Productions, Dope-E, Luni-J, K-Rino himself, Codeen, and Spiktakula. K-Rino usually suffers from sub-par beats, but on this album, it's the opposite. The beat on 'Soul Merchants' is my favorite Rino beat of all time. The sample is crazy. The only guests on the album are K-Water (Dem Laws), David Sha (The Life Of Love), and Mayadia (Who Killed Realness). K-Water is the only one who raps, and does a great job on his verse. The other two lay down some nice vocals for the hooks of their respective tracks. To me, K-Rino's previous album, Blood Doctrine, was album of the year, last year. For a seasoned veteran such as Rino to drop the #1 album of the year in consecutive years is unreal. Grab this as soon as you can!

Standouts: Soul Merchants, Barbedwire Discipline, I Got Stripes, Dem Laws, Grand Deception (third in line), Phony, When It's Time, Solitary Confinement (second favorite), Didn't Ask, I Can't Tell, The Life Of Love, Forensics (my favorite), Talkin' To Me, Who Killed Realness

Lyrics- 10/10
Production- 9.5/10
Guest Appearances- 10/10
Overall Sound- 10/10

4.94

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars K-Rino Continues To Amaze, November 17, 2009

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Terry Myers (Nashville, TN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Solitary Confinement (Audio CD)

In a year where the anticipated has often been underwhelming(Survival Skills and Born N Raised), K-Rino lived up to my anticipation and then some. I know there are the naysayers, and that's cool. However, the beats are some of his finest(that's not saying much though). They are not Premier or Dre-esque, but they work well. Lets be honest. We don't listen to Rino for the beats. Do we? The beats on this album are not a glaring drawback, and they allow his lyrics to shine unhindered. Rino gives the same tried and true topics and them some. He gives us the social commentary that we are accustomed to(Didn't Ask). He gives us the political commentary that he is known for(Dem Laws). He gives us the tracks where he just beats the listeners into lyrical submission(Forensics). He gives us the creative original tracks(Talkin To Me). The truth is this album grabs you from the first bar of Soul Merchant and it doesn't let you go until the final note of Who Killed Realness.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Solitary Confinement is the Album of The Year!!!, November 17, 2009

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Southern Rap Pro "Sipping on that SyRuP!" (Boogie Down, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Solitary Confinement (Audio CD)

I'm sure all the real hip-hop heads will agree with me when I say Solitary Confinement is easily the best album out this year and quite possibly K's best work to date! This man just gets better with each release, crazy considering he's well over 20 years deep.

Solitary Confinement has not one skipable track and finds K giving us a balanced album with dope beats to match. "Soul Merchants" is a searing indictment of the materialistic record industry. "Dem Laws" is a rally cry against police brutality. "I Didn't Ask" is a eye opening look at life through the eyes of a child. For those needing a lyrical fix, "Grand Deception," "Barbed Wire Discipline," and "Forensics" deliver a constant lyrical barrage. K even lightens the tone with tracks like "I Can't Tell" where he addresses feminine acting dudes and "Talking To Me." 20 Stars if I could give that many. Order this now and be gifted upon with the knowledge of self.