There's some good conscious hip hop on offer here, albeit without much content that we haven't heard before. The album gets better toward the end with some recognisable soul samples put together by DJ Shakim such as Andrae Crouch Singers 'I Come That You Might Have Life' on 'Shine' that Snoop Dogg also used on 'I Love to Give You Light' from 'R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece'. The lyricist Spectac does his thing, as mentioned mostly spitting some conscious hip hop, with a few songs specifically about the golden age of hip hop such as 'I Miss...', along with 'Can I Kick It?' using A Tribe's famous chorus.
Best Tracks: Moment of Truth, B Sure, Shine, I Was Born
Quality grime/instrumental hip hop tracks. I would love to see a good rapper use some of these.
Best Tracks: My People, Follow the Square Leader, Who You Talking To?, For You, Bun Man, Run The Streets, Understand, The Real Best
From the first listen, 'Machine Gun' went into a playlist. Such a smooth song. It's easily the best. 'Altogether' is another one of my picks. Everything else is solid but I don't find this to be brilliant song after brilliant song.
Very good all the way through. This album mixes a number of genres including funk, soft rock, hip hop, reggae, soul and R&B. Patrice has a great distinctive voice, and almost every song is first-rate. Musically it features some atmospheric and emotive music which are further enhanced and matched vocally and lyrically. A very good album which I would recommend.
Best Tracks: Today, Soulstorm, Only Believers, Rememba, Have You Seen It?, Gun, Slave to the River
