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Summary: A Hip-Hop Album Like No Other, dawg
Comment: Ill Harmonics have created something very unique with this album. First off, let me say that I am not a huge fan of hip-hop. Often, the riffs and loops and even the lyrics sound trite and simplistic to me. This is definitely not the case with this act's album.The words Simple (not to be confused with simplistic) and Creative align well in describing the basics of what make this album stand out from the catalogue of discs in its genre. While the sparse amount of sounds in each song lend the tracks to a relaxing cafe or lounge feel, the few sounds that are employed are so unusual and well-mixed that you find yourself listening closer than you would to normal background melodies and rewinding the loops to hear the catchy subleties in both the lyrics and the music. Start with "Rock the Casbah", "What I Am", and especially, "Gringos", and you'll see what I mean.
I briefly listened to Take Two, but the sounds were no where near as catchy as they are on this album. Maybe just different strokes for different folks.
If you enjoy modern, eclectic rock, and just don't get this hip-hop thing, do what I did and BUY THIS ALBUM. It is definitely hip-hop, but with a style and originality I have not heard before. My rating's missing fifth-star is due to my dislike of the more generic follow-up to this album. Other than that factor, this album stands as a five-out-of-five, hands down. Check it out.
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Summary: ILL ROCK'N THE MIC!!
Comment: YO ILL IS OFF THE HOOK! KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR THE NEW CD MONKEY BUISNESS DUE OUT FEB '04!! CHECK OUT THE WEBSITE WWW.ILLHARMONICS.BIZ FOR MORE INFO!! PEACE OUT~
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Summary: Pretty Fly For Some White Guys
Comment: Naturally, more than a few people will automatically tune these guys out because they are white and not from the 'hood.' Those who do are missing out on something. This group is very good. There have been more than a few white rappers who have tried to make an entry into the hip-hop scene, and either failed miserably or else could not compete with what is already out there, but these guys are much better than most. 'Gringos' has to be my favorite track. :-) Go check it out...you might be surprised.
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Summary: Sweetness.
Comment: You don't expect white guys to make a lot of dope tracks, but Harmonics pulls it off with flying colours. The beats, lyrics, and rhyming were all masterul performances. Deserves mroe than 5 stars.
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Summary: Not Bad for some white boys!
Comment: Ill Harmonics has to be the best hip-hop group out there. The members (Play Dough and Blake Knight) have been on numerous hip-hop projects in the past couple of years and now they have dropped their own contribution into the vast land of Rap. These cats have flows that would impress even the most cynical person. These guys represent Christ with no shame and perform their songs with that in mind...to represent Christ to the fullest and not come off wack. Even more impressive is the fact that most of the guitar is played by Play Dough and the keys and bass are played by Blake Knight. Ill Harmonics can hold their own with anyone on the radio today if they ever get a chance. Buy this album or miss out on some awesome cuts.
