Album Corner

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The follow up of Talib Kweli with “The Beautiful Struggle”, his Fall 2004 release, is indeed beautiful. The critics on the respected conscious Hip Hop Emmc from Brooklyn, New York have not yet been very positive but we had to give it up to Kwe!

The smashing single "Get By”; produced by Kanye West from his second album, “Quality"; got him a foot on MTV and big rotation on the radio. The new album’s productions set the tone of the struggle. "Black Star” Talib Kweli collaborates once more with deejay Hi-Tek’s genius on three songs, reminding us sounds of their first collabo, “Reflection Eternal”.

The beautififul struggle presents a large palette of productions. "I try" is the first single, produced by Kanye West, with a similar forced feel of “Get By”.

On "Broken Glass" track produced by the Neptunes, he brings the old school bells, a trendy flavor right now in the industry, and tells us about a young woman’s story living in a big city and the struggles that she goes through, “she was a small city girl, with big city dreams/ Niggaz tryna figure how to get up in them jeans”.

On "We Know" , singer Faith Evans, blesses it with a smooth love message.

“We Got the Beat” is a new Rock-Hip Hop fusion, featuring Res. Produced by Dirty Swift and Bruce Wayne, the fusion of Hip Hop and Rock 'n Roll is well done with crazy live guitars and Kweli bringing back an old school flow, “zin-zin-zin-zin-zin !!!”.

On “Ghetto Show”, Talib invites long time friend Common and soulful So So Def singer Anthony Hamilton. A song filled with hope and positive messages to keep you warm in the cold world we live in.

Just Blaze produces “Never Been in Love”, where Kweli shares his new feelings about love, the track is definitely blazing!

Last but not least, produced by Hi-Tek, “The Beautiful Struggle” song sums up the opus, with a little bosa nova touch and strong lyrics, Talib Kweli denies the status of "political rapper" that the media tries to glue to him, “they call me the political rapper even after, I tell them I don’t [mess] with politics I don’t even follow it/ I’m on some KRS ice Cube Chris Wallace [hits]/ Main Source De La Soul pumping 2paclypse”.

Talib Kweli opens up more on this album, and adds up more soulful sounds with many featured soul artists like John Legend or Anthony Hamilton.
He makes you sweep the dance floor with more relaxed lsongs that “make you work your abdominals”.

"The revolution is here/ The Revolution is personal"

red light!

GY Rating: Lovin' it!

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Bob Marley's youngest child has a new album out and it's fayaaaaa!! Once again he mixes the generies of music and still maintains his tradition of reality lyrics.
The heavy weight "welcome to jamrock" hit the streets hard, and is not the only single of the release.
The album comes in a variety of styles from Hip Hop to r&B, to old school boggle sounds, and of course heavy new school reggae/roots with a jazzy touch!!
Besides, the Ghetto youth international has some interesting features on there, with Nas the king of N.Y.C, Bobby Brown, Bounty mighty Killa, the Hip Hop roots Black Thought, and his brother Stephen Marley assisting him on the producing tip. Damian can remind us of his brother Julian's "Time and Place" in the slower jams and his choice of instrumentation.
His rocky voice will continue to seduce many women especially when he sings "there for you" or "beautiful"
Welcome to Jamrock is def. a more personal album, and Damian does not closen himself into the world of reggae but speaks to a worldwide audience.
a must in your Marley's family collection!

1) Confrontation
2) There For You
3) Welcome to Jamrock
4) The Master Has Come Back
5) All Night (featuring Stephen Marley)
6) Beautiful (featuring Bobby Brown)
7) Pimpa's Paradise (featuring Stephen Marley and Black Thought
8) Move!
9) For the Babies (featuring Stephen Marley)
10) Hey Girl (featuring Stephen Marley anbd Rovleta Fraser
11) Road to Zion (featuring Nas)
12) We're Gonna Make It
13) In 2 Deep
14) Khaki Suit (featuring Bounty Killer and Eek-A-Mouse)
UK only Bonus Track: Carnal Mind

http://www.damianmarleymusic.com/

GY rating: Lovin' it!