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Underground Connection

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I have to agree with the last review. I too am a massive fan of both EPMD and Parish. This album should have been so much better than it is. Two legends of hip hop, Parish Smith and DJ Honda combining their talents should not a poor album make. The Cd is quite short coming in at just over 40 minutes (made up of quite a few skits) and duplicating some tracks on Parish's LP The Awakening Cd. I have to be honest and say that i felt a little ripped off by the aforementioned and overall got the impression more care could have been taken over the album.

On the flip side the LP does some have good tracks on it which is why i have given it a three star rating. However given the talent on this album this should have been ranking up there as one of the best Parish has done to date.

The only bad points with this album is that 2 tracks appear on PMD's solo album "the awakening" and its only 37mins long. Apart from that, its excellent. Head nodding, bone crunching beats by HONDA and the real b-boy lyrics by PMD. I agree with the other reviewer that its no classic but there is definitely enough here for any real hiphop fan to feel. Although most of the joints are just under 3mins long they are str8 to the point and very much designed to get you amped. HONDA's cuts on every track are as sharp as a ginsu and PMD's rhymes seem to have got tighter+more passionate than his last material. Standout cuts are "beginning to end", "who could you trust?", "rhyme for me" and "constant elevation". Worth having in your collection, especially if you're an EPMD fan but not at that ridiculous price so try cop it on the cheap.

i am a huge fan of EPMD, and PMD's 'business is business' is and always will be one of my top 10 favorites, but this album was just a big dissapointment. Dont get me wrong its not a terrible album and there are others far worse i just expected more from parrish, espically teaming up with dj honda. All and all, its a worthy album for listening but its no classic