Unbound 1

Unbound Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 13, 2000)
• Original Release Date: May 16, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Ground Control
• ASIN: B00004T20Y
• Also Available in: Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #220,749 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. The Human Element - Talib Kweli/Hi-Tek

2. Social Policy Derelicts - Mike Ladd

3. Full Court Press - Medina Green

4. Ms AmeriKKKa - Aceyalone

5. Degregation - J Rocc

6. Soul In Flesh - Blackalicious

7. Soon - Ursula Rucker

8. Lincoln's Lie - Mums The Schemer

9. Slaves In America - Poor Righteous Teachers

10. Us Kids Are Doing It - J Rocc

11. Caution - Rakaa-Iriscience

12. Strata - Jerry Quickley

13. The Objective - J Rocc

14. Dance Of The Dead - Saul Williams

15. Mumia 911 - The Unbound Allstars

16. Feb. 4th 1999 (For All Those Killed By Cops) - Mike Ladd

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rhymes with reason, October 1, 2000

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fierce GODthoughts the 7th (Elkhart, IN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Unbound 1 (Audio CD)

Lemme tell yall kids the real deal. I've been a HIP-HOP fan for almost fifteen years and seen all the "trends", but I believe releases like the Unbound Project Vol. 1 and others similiar are HIP-HOP's true calling. Sure, rappers sell millions of CD's spittin bout guns and hoes, but really, WHAT DOES IT MEAN? NUTHIN, besides the fact that our society has gone to hell. But anyways, about the music, I can't think of anyone in their right mind could front on such electic pieces of art such as "Miss Amerikkka" by Aceyalone or "Human Element" by Talib Kweli & DJ Hi-Tek. The spoken word joints are so full of emotion, it's almost like you are the speaker. The Poor Righteous Teachers also come out the woodwork with an excellent track entitled "Slaves in America". Nice to hear from them again. And, if you haven't heard "Mumia 911", you are missin' a true HIP-HOP gem, as artists like Chuck D, Dead Prez, Tre, etc... pull political punches over a tight Diamond D track. I recommend this to EVERYONE! This is rhymes with reason. This is HIP-HOP at it's truest form.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars UnBound is Great, September 30, 2000

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Ken (Milwaukee, WI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Unbound 1 (Audio CD)

The Unbound CD is dope music and a real eye opener. There's a little booklet that comes with it that tells you the real deal about how all us kids get locked up. It's mad political and mad cool. I'm really feeling the track Caution by Rakkaa Iriescienc (from Dialated People). And the bomb track from Aceyalone. I'm surprised that the tracks that really blew me away are from people I'd never heard of before. Mike Ladd has 2 tracks, his second one is really great. Medina Green has got a great track too. But the one that really blew me away was Strata by Jerry Quickley. Who the heck is this guy and where'd he come from. It's the best thing on the record. It's like some new hip hop you can't even describe. And really funny, but scary. And there's all these instruementals from a DJ called J Rocc. There're awesome. Especially when he puts some old black comedians in the mix. The posse track, Mumia Allstars, is full tilt off the hook. You've got to check out this record and let the music and the real message sink all the way in. Really. It's great.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Like Whoa!, February 13, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Unbound 1 (Audio CD)

This CD is one of the illest collections of hip hop culture I own (and I have about 800 CD's) This is blazing HOT, not only is the message socially conscious, but the display of MC skills is top notch. The album is setup to create a cresheno effect as each track builds upon the intensity of the previous one. The whole album is a perverbial highlight reel, but the album highlights are (in my opinion) Mumia 911 (featuring EVERBODY), Human Element (Talib Kweli), Slaves in America (Poor Richeous Teachers), Lincoln's Lie (Mums the schemer), Ms AmeriKKKa (aceyalone) but seriously, I have not listened to anything else since I bought it 2 weeks ago, it's THAT GOOD!