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When Rappers Attack [Explicit]

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Anybody that knows anything about underground hiphop knows the Artifacts(Tame One and El Da Sensei), who repped the golden age feel with a new school attitude. Some years after these two incredible MCs laid the Artifacts to rest, Tame One reappears on the scene as a solo artist, signs to Eastern Conference (Making him labelmates with such cats as CAgE and Copywrite), becomes a member of the contraversial supergroup "The Weathermen", and releases "When Rappers Attack". This album features a freshly energetic lyricist whos flow and style have only gotten better as time has passed, and production from virtuosos like DJ Mighty Mi of the High and Mighty, underground producer/rapper extrordinaire J-Zone, and newcomers DJ Porno and Johnny Dangerous. Among the illest tracks is the J-Zone produced "Tame as It Ever Was", and "Leak Smoke" which features CAgE as the only guest appearence. This album proves that for a select few MCs, time and maturity only amplifies skill. This is a solid release from EC, but so is every other thing they ever put out. Find out more about Tame One [online.] The Knotty Headed Terror strikes again!!!!

Tame One finally hits us off with an LP and was it worth the wait? Kind of. This was a preety dope LP featuring production from RJD2, J-Zone, Mighty Mi and Camu-Tao and Tame came off HARD. This album hit much harder than El da Sensei's "Relax, Relate, Release," but honestly I liked El's LP better. (that's just my opinion)

When I first put the CD in the deck I couldn't tell it was Tame One at first. His voice got grimey and it'd been so long since he released anything that I almost couldn't tell it was him. After a few cuts into the LP you realize it's Tame, just a little older, but hungrier than ever. Battle rhymes and beat downs are delivered throughout this LP leaving "weak emcees" in the dust.

This album was preety solid, but I had higher expectations due to El's album and because of how long it took Tame to release this. All in all it was worth the cash I gave Sandbox.

I picked this album up the day it dropped because I've been a huge Artifacts fan since I first heard Wrong Side of The Tracks. I've had this album for over a year and still keep it on heavy rotation, but this joint definitley lacks the intensity from Thats them. Too bad there's no chance of an Artifacts reunion, I don't think there's any beef between Tame and El, but I've read interviews from both stating the chances of them getting together are slim and none, anyway, if you're into good battle type rhymes pick this up, Tame is rarely off point and he has some good beats here, unfortunately for some of us we've heard a few of these joints on compilations already and the album is pretty short, other than that its a good buy. Oh yeah, look out for Leak Brothers which is Tame and Cage doing an entire album dedicated to PCP, kinda messed up but should be phenominal. Also Artifacts fans who haven't heard El Da Sensei's solo album pick that up for sure, in my opinion it's way better than this one.

From start to finish this album's a winner. Although the album is really short, its not short on quality. The beats are hard, heavy bassed and innovative. The lyrics are original, funny, and hard-hitting at times. There's no questioning this cats skillz, as any real hiphop fan knows from his time as a member of the ground breaking group the ARTIFACTS. The one and only reason this album doesnt get the 5 stars is because like others, after waiting patiently for years i heard 3 joints from the album on seperate projects. So here's a rough guide of this album. WHEN RAPPERS ATTACK" -produced by camu-tao. Mid tempo track with a killer bassline which TAME really spits fire to. HEAT" -produced by j-zone. Again a mid tempo beat with an infectious groove to it. ACT RIGHT" -produced by camu-tao. A slower beat than the previous 2 but still TAME comes with a hunger+passion rarely seen or heard with an established artist. Top notch. TAME AZ IT EVER WUZ" -produced by j-zone. One of the best tracks on the album, but because i had heard this b4 the album came out it had'nt the same effect. Awesome none-the-less. SLICK TALKIN" -produced by j-zone. Oriental arrangement blessed with a fantastic simple beat. Mainly in freestyle form, just a verse. Brilliant punchlines+metaphors everywhere on this. UP 2 NO GOOD AGAIN" -produced by rjd2. The best beat+track on the album in my opinion. Battle lyrics with an original funky and fresh beat to it. LEAK SMOKE" -produced by mighty mi. The only track with a guest on it. Cage and tame do a great job interchanging on another solid mi beat. DREAMZ" -produced by reef. Up tempo story telling joint. Again it was a joint i'd previously heard. Excellent regardless. CONCERTO" -produced by newcomer j.dangerous. Similar to slick talkin' in the sense that its only a verse over a fresh beat so the tracks under 2mins. Really innovative+clever lyrics that you just have to hear for yourself. MOMENT I FEARED" -produced by mighty mi. Again another joint i'd heard but still very effective. Another story telling type joint starting with tame in a club reflecting on how N.Y. has changed in his mind and ends with him in jail. Funny and intelligent. IZ IT ME?" -produced by j.dangerous. Brilliant joint, highlighting on how 99% of the industry are just following trends and not coming original. Most opinionated+honest track on the album. Short but with a great message. HOMAGE 2 DA BOMBERZ" -produced by another newcomer dj porno. Returning to where he left off at with the ARTIFACTS, by going back to his roots as a graf artist 1st and foremost as well as a raw m.c. So you got 12 tracks of fresh real hiphop. It makes a nice change from most of whats coming out lately. (...)!!

On the debut of former Artifacts member Tame-One, there are a total of 12 actual songs, 3 of them previously released on other albums ("Dreamz", "Moment I Feared", and "Tame As It Ever Was"). So, basically, after quite a bit of time waiting, we get a total of 9 songs, leaving little to no room for failure.

Luckily, all these tracks are solid to excellent. All of the beats are innovative and are quite different from typical hip-hop instrumentals, thanks to producers DJ Mighty Mi (Smut Peddlers, High & Mighty), J-Zone (High and Mighty, Cage). Some of the standouts are "Slick Talkin", and "Leak Smoke (ft. Cage)"

Tame-One's mic presence is incredible, due to his powerful voice and interesting flow. The lyrics are overall great, with great punchlines here and there.

Overall, very good.

Tame One isn't my favorite rapper from EC. I enjoyed his track from Vol. 3, but they didn't blow me away. I bought this album based on the strength of the label and good reviews from other sites. The first thing I noticed was that this album was 12 tracks and 40 min., which bothered me at first, but now I realize it's perfect. It's ear candy, with sick rhymes and beats straight through. It's just long enough to leave you perfectly satisfied.

Tame One is mostly a battle rapper, not much to explain there. He has nice metaphors and a good mic presence. I think Redman is his cousin, so it's not surprising that he sounds goofy and slightly psychotic. All the battle tracks are good, but "Concerto" stuck out the most to me because of it's rhymes about super powers and Pokemon. "Leak Smoke," with Cage, is about drugs, except EC rappers aren't content with weed. They use anything that will get them high, with bonus points if it makes you hallucinate. "Dreamz" is OK, but he didn't do it right. He had a good first verse about his dream about success, and there's a nice hook, but the rest is just battle rhymes. The beat demands more. "Moment I Feared" is a funny story-telling track. Basically, he gets laid and kills this chick's boyfriend and gets rich, but then he gets caught and goes to prison. He overpronounces the song, kind of like an old school rapper, which makes it more entertaining. I think it's a Biz Markie remake or something. "Iz It Me" is a diss to mainstream rappers. It's alright, although I don't know why so many underground rappers make these. "Homage 2 da Bomberz" is about graffiti art. Tame's rhymes are hard all the way through.

The beats are just as hard, produced by the illest cats in the game: Mighty Mi, Camu Tao, RjD2, J. Dangerous, Reef, DJ Porno, and above all, J-Zone. Rj is better for more serious lyrics, but as far as battle beats nobody is touching J-Zone. He contributes 3 tracks. The guitar samples of "Heat," the pounding drums and blasting horns of "Tame Az it Ever Was," and the bass and thin Asian strings of "Slick Talkin'" are all flawless. Camu and Mighty Mi both make hard, somewhat psycho beats (maybe from working with Cage). "Leak Smoke," especially, sounds like a house of horrors. RjD2's track "Up 2 No Good Again" has his usual soulful, electronic sound, quality as usual. The two J. Dangerous tracks were fairly diverse. "Concerto" had mellow piano, while "Iz It Me" had a more serious sound. DJ Porno's offering was staccato and noisy and what I would have to call "click-clacky." The Reef track, "Dreamz," was quality. It had a hopeful, thoughtful sound, and it was wasted on Tame. He just couldn't match the beat. He fools you because the first verse and the hook were both nice, but the second half was just battle rhymes that didn't match at all. What a shame.

But aside from this minor flaw, this is a great album. I usually like CDs to be more like 70 min., but I don't always have a big block of time for CDs. Sometimes I don't want to sit there and concentrate. I just want to listen to crazy rhymes and sick beats for half an hour. This album provides just that, with no time for mistakes. Tame doesn't stand out like some EC rappers do, but don't sleep on this album. It's a worthy purchase.

Tame 1 should have been matched with beats that better meshed with his style, as the J-Zone selections crash on impact, and "when rappers attack" seems to redundant for anyone to want to rhyme to. Tame 1 is a dope rapper indeed, and none of the beats "suck" per se, but it just isn't notable or outstanding in any way, not fitting for tame's professional delivery.