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MH-214 AWOL One & Daddy Kev - Slanguage  AWOL One and Daddy Kev are back together to follow up the underground hits, Souldoubt and Number 3 On The Phone with Slanguage: hip-hop's take on free jazz. Daddy Kev has crafted a fifty-minute soundscape using minor-keyed pianos, brushed drums, stand-up bass, and jazz guitars over methodically programmed beats and the virtuoso turntable manipulation of D-Styles. AWOL One's lyrics are genius in their simplicity, yet hide double meanings and depth, and his voice remains one of the most recognizable in the business. Movements interweave without constraint, tracks start, stop, then start again, and the line between full vocal track, instrumental, and interlude is blurred beyond recognition. |
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| Chock full of slang language that rivals the hip-hop norm, Slanguage puts avant-garde on its ass - Ghetto Blaster / AWOL One and Daddy Kev manage to always stay ahead of you as they lead you into fresh territory - Pop Matters / Beat heads will go bonkers - Synthesis / Release of the Month. 5/5 - Muzik |
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| You may not get what Awol One is saying the first time around, but that's what makes him an ill lyricist. To truly grasp everything that's being said on Slanguage, a Mush Records release, you'll have to pay attention and hit the rewind button on your Discman. After releasing Propaganda in December with Project Blowed Dj Fat Jack, Awolrus has teamed up with Daddy Kev again. They previously collaborated for #3 on the Phone which proved to be more than DEF and the winning formula is carried over onto Slanguage. D-Styles scratches throughout Slanguage which makes it even doper. The album was created in different parts. First Daddy Kev made the instrumentals, which he used live percussion for the first time. Then Awol rapped and D-Styles cut it up. Kev is one of the hottest producers in hip-hop, and it comes through on the dope feel his instrumentals have. Awol tackles a variety of topics, such as awkward crushes ("High School Love Story Drop Out") to wack emcees. "Buyin' Friends on Ebay" is another nice track with a dope piano beat and jazzy feel by Kev and on-point lyrics by Awol about friendship. Although Awol One's flow is not for everyone, if you take the time to listen, you'll realize what's given these Project Blowdians such a huge underground following. This musical and lyrical trip will satisfy the hardcore fans, but it may be too much for fans just getting into Awol and Kev's style. Two good 101-level albums would be #3 on the Phone and Speakerface, where Awolrus teams up with Mike Nardone. - Hip-Hop Game |
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