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Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)
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The Mars Volta - Miranda That Ghost Just Isn't Holy Anymore
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The Beatles - Cry Baby Cry
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Blackfield - Glow
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A Hip Hop Album For Every Year I've Been Alive

Out 26 2009, 23h30 por Music-Ninja

1990
Public Enemy

1991
A Tribe Called Quest

1992
Dr. Dre

1993
Wu-Tang Clan

1994
Nas

1995
GZA/Genius

1996
DJ Shadow

1997
Rakim

1998
Black Star

1999
Mos Def

2000
dead prez

2001
Immortal Technique

2002

2003
Immortal Technique

2004
Masta Ace

2005
Geto Boys

2006
CunninLynguists

2007
KRS-One & Marley Marl

2008
Ice Cube

2009
Mos Def

What About You ?

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Top 10 Hip Hop Albums by Year (1979-2004)

Out 18 2009, 16h28 por Flesh-n-Bone

1979-1985:
10. Too $hort - Don't Stop Rappin'
9. Kurtis Blow - Kurtis Blow
8. Sugarhill Gang - Sugarhill Gang
7. Whodini - Whodini
6. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message
5. Run-D.M.C. - King of Rock
4. The Treacherous Three - the treacherous three
3. Whodini - Escape
2. LL Cool J - Radio
1. Run-D.M.C. - Run-D.M.C.

1986:
10. Just-Ice - Back to the Old School
9. Schoolly D - Schoolly D
8. 2 Live Crew - 2 Live Crew Is What We Are
7. Too $hort - Born to Mack
6. Doug E. Fresh & The Get Fresh Crew - Oh, My God!
5. Stetsasonic - On Fire
4. Whodini - Back in Black
3. Kool Moe Dee - Kool Moe Dee
2. Beastie Boys - Licensed to Ill
1. Run-D.M.C. - Raising Hell

1987:
10. Just-Ice - Kool & Deadly
9. MC Shan - Down By Law
8. Spoonie Gee - The Godfather Of Rap
7. N.W.A - N.W.A. & The Posse
6. Ice-T - Rhyme Pays
5. Public Enemy - Yo! Bum Rush the Show
4. Kool Moe Dee - How Ya Like Me Now
3. LL Cool J - Bigger and Deffer
2. Boogie Down Productions - Criminal Minded
1. Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full

(NOTE: Since hip-hop is getting better year by year, from now I will also find some use of a "honorable mentions" list which names all left out albums that could make a top 10 spot)

1988:
10. Run-D.M.C. - Tougher Than Leather
9. Ultramagnetic MC's - Critical Beatdown
8. Eazy-E - Eazy-Duz-It
7. Boogie Down Productions - By All Means Necessary
6. Eric B. & Rakim - Follow the Leader
5. Slick Rick - The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick
4. EPMD - Strictly Business
3. Big Daddy Kane - Long Live the Kane
2. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
1. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton

Honorable mentions: Goin' Off, Straight Out the Jungle, In Control, Vol. 1, In Full Gear, The World's Greatest Entertainer, Life is... Too Short, Act a Fool, He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper, Power, It Takes Two

1989:
10. Low Profile - We're In This Together
9. Biz Markie - The Biz Never Sleeps
8. Kool Moe Dee - Knowledge Is King
7. Gang Starr - No More Mr. Nice Guy
6. Ice-T - The Iceberg/Freedom of Speech...Just Watch What You Say
5. Boogie Down Productions - Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop
4. The D.O.C. - No One Can Do It Better
3. EPMD - Unfinished Business
2. Kool G Rap & DJ Polo - Road to the Riches
1. Big Daddy Kane - It's a Big Daddy Thing

Honorable mentions: Grip It! On That Other Level, Done by the Forces of Nature, Big Tyme, 3 Feet High & Rising, Paul's Boutique, Walking With A Panther, Nice & Smooth

1990:
10. Lord Finesse & DJ Mike Smooth - Funky Technician
9. X-Clan - To the East, Backwards
8. Above the Law - Livin' Like Hustlers
7. Kool G Rap & DJ Polo - Wanted: Dead or Alive
6. Masta Ace - Take a Look Around
5. EPMD - Business as Usual
4. LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out
3. Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet
2. Brand Nubian - One for All
1. Ice Cube - AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted

Honorable mentions: It's a Compton Thang, Holy Intellect, Let The Rhythm Hit 'Em, People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm, Edutainment, Short Dog's in the House, Sex Packets, At Your Own Risk, Taste of Chocolate, Hispanic Causing Panic

1991:
10. Del tha Funkee Homosapien - I Wish My Brother George Was Here
9. Ice-T - O.G. Original Gangster
8. Scarface - Mr. Scarface Is Back
7. DJ Quik - Quik Is the Name
6. Gang Starr - Step In The Arena
5. Main Source - Breaking Atoms
4. Cypress Hill - Cypress Hill
3. N.W.A - Niggaz4Life
2. A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory
1. Ice Cube - Death Certificate

Honorable mentions: Apocalypse 91... The Enemy Strikes Black, Naughty By Nature, Bitch Betta Have My Money, A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing, Straight Checkn' Em, We Can't Be Stopped, Organized Konfusion, Ain't A Damn Thing Changed, Prince of Darkness, 2Pacalypse Now, The Ruler's Back

1992:
10. Showbiz & A.G. - Runaway Slave
9. Redman - Whut? Thee Album
8. Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth - Mecca and the Soul Brother
7. Compton's Most Wanted - Music to Driveby
6. Brand Nubian - In God We Trust
5. EPMD - Business Never Personal
4. Ice Cube - The Predator
3. Gang Starr - Daily Operation
2. Dr. Dre - The Chronic
1. Kool G Rap & DJ Polo - Live and Let Die

Honorable mentions: Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde, Stunts, Blunts & Hip Hop, Dead Serious, Guerillas In Tha Mist, Way 2 Fonky, Spice 1, Shorty the Pimp, Too Hard To Swallow, Don't Sweat The Technique, Reel To Reel, Psycho Active, Return of the Funky Man

1993:
10. Cypress Hill - Black Sunday
9. 2Pac - Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.
8. Onyx - Bacdafucup
7. KRS-One - Return of the Boom Bap
6. Masta Ace Inc. - Slaughtahouse
5. Big Daddy Kane - Looks Like A Job For...
4. A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders
3. Black Moon - Enta Da Stage
2. Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
1. Snoop Dogg - Doggystyle

Honorable mentions: No Pressure, The World Is Yours, Tha Triflin' Album, No Need For Alarm, 21 & Over, Here Comes The Lord, 93 'til Infinity, Black Mafia Life, Lethal Injection

1994:
10. Redman - Dare Iz A Darkside
9. Brotha Lynch Hung - Season of da Siccness
8. Organized Konfusion - Stress: The Extinction Agenda
7. Method Man - Tical
6. MC Eiht - We Come Strapped
5. Notorious B.I.G. - Ready to Die
4. Scarface - The Diary
3. Jeru the Damaja - The Sun Rises in the East
2. Gang Starr - Hard To Earn
1. Nas - Illmatic

Honorable mentions: Daddy's Home, To the Death, Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik, Regulate... G Funk Era, The Main Ingredient, Thug Life: Volume 1, Resurrection, The Most beautifullest Thing in This World, Behind Bars, Word...Life, Shock of the Hour

1995:
10. AZ - Doe Or Die
9. Big L - Lifestylez Ov Da Poor & Dangerous
8. Group Home - Livin' Proof
7. DJ Quik - Safe & Sound
6. Smif-N-Wessun - Dah Shinin'
5. KRS-One - KRS-One
4. 2Pac - Me Against the World
3. Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
2. GZA/Genius - Liquid Swords
1. Mobb Deep - The Infamous

Honorable mentions: Neva Again, 4, 5, 6, Operation Stackola, Mack 10, Curb Servin', Return To The 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version, Soul Food, Dogg Food, Sittin' on Chrome, E. 1999 Eternal, Real Brothas

1996:
10. Jeru the Damaja - Wrath Of The Math
9. Fugees - The Score
8. Westside Connection - Bow Down
7. Mobb Deep - Hell on Earth
6. M.O.P. - Firing Squad
5. OutKast - ATLiens
4. Ghostface Killah - Ironman
3. 2Pac - All Eyez on Me
2. Xzibit - At the Speed of Life
1. Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt

Honorable mentions: Nocturnal, Illadelph Halflife, The Coming, Ridin' Dirty, Stakes Is High, Death Threatz, Muddy Waters, The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory, Tha Doggfather, It Was Written, The Awakening, Autobiography of Mistachuck, Da Storm, Soul on Ice

1997:
10. Scarface - The Untouchable
9. Busta Rhymes - When Disaster Strikes
8. O.C. - Jewelz
7. Mack 10 - Based on a True Story
6. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony - The Art of War
5. EPMD - Back In Business
4. Jay-Z - In My Lifetime, Vol. 1
3. Notorious B.I.G. - Life After Death
2. Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang Forever
1. Rakim - The 18th Letter

Honorable mentions: The War Report, I Got Next, For the People, The Art of War, The Villain in Black

1998:
10. DMX - It's Dark And Hell Is Hot
9. Brand Nubian - Foundation
8. Black Star - Blackstar
7. WC - The Shadiest One
6. Big Daddy Kane - Veteranz Day
5. Big Punisher - Capital Punishment
4. Xzibit - 40 Dayz & 40 Nightz
3. M.O.P. - First Family 4 Life
2. OutKast - Aquemini
1. Gang Starr - Moment Of Truth

Honorable mentions: Roots of Evil, Retaliation, Revenge & Get Back, Heavy Mental, Shut 'Em Down, Ruthless for Life, War & Peace Vol. 1 (The War Disc), Vol. 2: Hard Knock Life, IV

1999:
10. Kurupt - Tha Streetz Iz A Mutha
9. Pharoahe Monch - Internal Affairs
8. Method Man & Redman - Blackout!
7. Nas - I Am...
6. GZA/Genius - Beneath The Surface
5. EPMD - Out Of Business
4. Slick Rick - The Art of Storytelling
3. Mos Def - Black On Both Sides
2. Dr. Dre - 2001
1. Eminem - The Slim Shady LP

Honorable mentions: No Mercy, No Remorse, Immobilarity, Amplified, The Master, Section 8, ...And Then There Was X, Still i Rise

2000:
10. Cypress Hill - Skull & Bones
9. Wu-Tang Clan - The W
8. Big L - The Big Picture
7. DJ Quik - Balance & Options
6. Xzibit - Restless
5. OutKast - Stankonia
4. Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele
3. Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP
2.Common - Like Water for Chocolate
1. M.O.P. - Warriorz

Honorable mentions: Tha Eastsidaz, Both Sides of the Brain, Mind Over Matter, From the Darkness Into the Light, 2000 B.C., NIA

2001:
10. DMX - The Great Depression
9. Cypress Hill - Stoned Raiders
8. RZA - Digital Bullet
7. Grand Puba - Understand This
6. Kurupt - Space Boogie: Smoke Oddessey
5. KRS-One - The Sneak Attack
4. Wu-Tang Clan - Iron Flag
3. Nas - Stillmatic
2. Jay-Z - The Blueprint
1. Masta Ace - Disposable Arts

Honorable mentions: Priesthood, Word of Mouf, Genesis, Revolutionary Vol. 1, The Realness

2002:
10. Eminem - The Eminem Show
9. Blackalicious - Blazing Arrow
8. Cormega - The True Meaning
7. Xzibit - Man Vs. Machine
6. Royce da 5'9" - Rock City
5. Kool G Rap - The Giancana Story
4. GZA/Genius - Legend of the Liquid Sword
3. Talib Kweli - Quality
2. Nas - God's Son
1. Scarface - The Fix

Honorable mentions: Revolverlution, Power in Numbers, The Lost Tapes, Better Dayz, Aziatic, Paid Tha Cost To Be Da Bo$$, Spiritual Minded, Under Tha Influence, Trinity (Past, Present And Future), Ghetto Heisman, The Chosen Few

2003:
10. Westside Connection - Terrorist Threats
9. Immortal Technique - Revolutionary Vol. 2
8. OutKast - Spearboxxx/The Love Below
7. KRS-One - Kristyles
6. Craig G - This Is Now
5. DMX - Grand Champ
4. Black Moon - Total Eclipse
3. Jay-Z - The Black Album
2. Canibus - Rip The Jacker
1. Gang Starr - The Ownerz

Honorable mentions: Joe Budden, Black August, Shadows Of The Sun, Godzilla, The Listening

2004:
10. KRS-One - Keep Right
9. De La Soul - The Grind Date
8. Cypress Hill - Till Death Do Us Part
7. The Roots - The Tipping Point
6. Ghostface Killah - The Pretty Toney Album
5. Masta Killa - No Said Date
4. Murs - Murs 3:16: The 9th Edition
3. Nas - Street's Disciple
2. Royce da 5'9" - Death Is Certain
1. Masta Ace - A Long Hot Summer

Honorable mentions: Tical 0: The Prequel, The Hard Way, The Beautiful Struggle, Weapons of Mass Destruction

The remaining years will be done another time. I put hard work for this list so comments and opinions are appreciated.

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TOP 50 MOST LISTENED ALBUMS

Out 4 2009, 16h38 por AirJordanXX3

[AirJordanXX3's top albums (overall)
1. Lupe Fiasco - Lupe Fiasco's The Cool (1510)
2. Lupe Fiasco - Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor (664)
3. Linkin Park - Meteora (586)
4. Linkin Park - Minutes To Midnight (539)
5. Rise Against - The Sufferer and the Witness (436)
6. Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory (353)
7. Kanye West - Graduation (346)
8. Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand (295)
9. Flobots - Fight With Tools (283)
10. The Cool Kids - The Bake Sale (272)
11. Doomtree - Doomtree (263)
12. P.O.S. - Never Better (259)
13. Little Brother - And Justus For All (228)
14. N*E*R*D - Seeing Sounds (225)
15. Rise Against - Appeal To Reason (222)
16. Fort Minor - The Rising Tied (218)
17. Lupe Fiasco - Da Exam (208)
18. M.I.A. - Kala (202)
19. Gorillaz - Demon Days (194)
20. Kid Cudi - a KiD named CuDi (171)
21. N*E*R*D - In Search Of... (170)
22. A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders (169)
23. Styles of Beyond - Megadef (169)
24. Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (167)
25. Fort Minor - We Major [Limited Edition] (165) 26. Black Star - Just Black Star (162)
27. Seether - Disclaimer II (157)
28. Nirvana - Nevermind (153)
29. Kanye West - Late Registration (147)
30. P.O.S. - Audition (144)
31. Alexisonfire - Crisis (144)
32. Common - Finding Forever (140)
33. N*E*R*D - Fly Or Die (139)
34. Styles of Beyond - Razor Tag (133)
35. Papa Roach - Getting Away With Murder (130)
36. Lupe Fiasco - It Was Written (124)
37. Killswitch Engage - As Daylight Dies (121)
38. Rise Against - Siren Song of the Counter Culture (120)
39. Linkin Park - Reanimation (119)
40. The Pharcyde - Labcabincalifornia (119)
41. P.O.S. - Ipecac Neat (119)
42. The Killers - Hot Fuss (117)
43. A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory (116)
44. Aesop Rock - None Shall Pass (114)
45. Chamillionaire - Mixtape Messiah 2 (113)
46. Mos Def - Black On Both Sides (113)
47. Papa Roach - Metamorphosis (111)
48. T.I. - King (110)
49. Killswitch Engage - The End of Heartache (110)
50. The Foreign Exchange - Connected (105)

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Bands Seen Live

Set 26 2009, 21h38 por foolonahill235

Logging the short list of the shows I've been to so I don't lose them in the fog of memory.

Ordered chronologically, rating out of 5 stars *****
1=Deplorable
2=Mediocre
3=Good
4=Great
5=Brilliant
6*=Religious Experience

The Roots > Canton [New York] @ Leithead Fieldhouse [St. Lawrence University] > Spring 2006 ***

The Black Keys > Montreal [MTL] @ Place Des Arts > June 10, 2006 **

Radiohead [x1] > MTL @ Place Des Arts > June 10, 2006 *****

The Offspring > Rochester @ Van's Warped Tour > July 2006 **

The Dropkick Murphys > Warped Tour '06 *

The Dillinger Escape Plan >Warped Tour '06 **

Trey Anastasio > Ithaca @ Barton Hall [Cornell University] > November 2006 ***

The Evens > Canton @ Unitarian Universalist Church > July 2007 ****

Interpol > Rochester @ Calla > July 19, 2007 ***

Atmosphere > New York City [NYC] @ Rock the Bells > July 28, 2007 ***

Immortal Technique > NYC @ Rock the Bells '07 **

Black Star > NYC @ Rock the Bells '07 ****

Public Enemy > NYC @ Rock the Bells '07 ***

Wu-Tang Clan >NYC @ Rock the Bells '07 ****

Rage Against the Machine > NYC @ Rock the Bells '07 *****

Devendra Banhart > MTL @ Le National > September 22, 2007 ****

Soulive > Canton @ Leithead Fieldhouse [opening for Talib Kweli]
> March 2008 **

Talib Kweli > Canton @ Leithead Fieldhouse > March 2008 ***

A Silver Mt. Zion > Burlington @ First Unitarian Church > May 16, 2008 ******

The Besnard Lakes > MTL @ Le National > June 16, 2008 [opening for MMJ] ***

My Morning Jacket > MTL @ Le National > June 16, 2008 ****

Grizzly Bear > MTL @ Parc Jean-Drapeau > August 6, 2008 [opening for
Radiohead] ***

Radiohead [x2] > MTL @ Parc Jean-Drapeau > August 6, 2008 *****

Crystal Castles > Utrecht @ Tivoli > September 20, 2008 ***

M83 > Amsterdam [AMS] @ Paradiso > October 19, 2008 ****

The Twilight Sad [x1] > AMS @ Melkweg > October 30, 2008 [opening for Mogwai] **

Mogwai [x1] > AMS @ Melkweg > October 30, 2008 *****

The Twilight Sad > Berlin [x2] Berlin @ Huxleys > November 6, 2008 **

Mogwai [x2] > Berlin @ Huxleys > November 6, 2008 *****

Hot Chip > AMS @ Melkweg > November 14, 2008 ****

Sigur Rós > AMS @ Heineken Music Hall > November 17, 2008 ****

Wolf Parade > AMS @ Paradiso > December 2, 2008 ****

TV on the Radio > AMS @ Melkweg > December 3, 2008 *

Girl Talk > Canton @ Leithead Fieldhouse > March 2009 *

Maserati > MTL @ La Tulipe > October 1, 2009 ***

Mono > MTL @ La Tulipe > October 1, 2009 ****

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top 20 albums as of 9-14-09

Set 14 2009, 6h45 por InYourPocket87

inyourpocket87's top albums (overall)
1. Opeth - Damnation (298)
2. David Sylvian - Gone to Earth (disc 2) (276)
3. Raul Midón - State of Mind (239)
4. Cocteau Twins - Heaven or Las Vegas (199)
5. The Killers - Day & Age (157)
6. Control Denied - The Fragile Art of Existence (153)
7. Death - Human (144)
8. Wiz Khalifa - Star Power (130)
9. Death - The Sound of Perseverance (118)
10. Death - Individual Thought Patterns (114)
11. Spacetime Continuum - Sea Biscuit (113)
12. Opeth - Blackwater Park (111)
13. Fen - The Malediction Fields (100)
14. Black Star - Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star (92)
15. Lamb of God - Wrath (91)
16. David Sylvian - Gone to Earth (disc 1) (90)
17. ColdWorld - Melancholie² (89)
18. Beneath the Massacre - Evidence of Inequity (85)
19. Imogen Heap - Speak for Yourself (80)
20. Between the Buried and Me - Colors (79)

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Live Shows I've Been At!

Jul 10 2009, 23h16 por TheRootsLife

This is all i could think of at the moment...
Rage Against the Machine
Wu-Tang Clan
Rakim
The Roots
Nas
Cypress Hill
Public Enemy
Mos Def
Talib Kweli
Black Star
Ben Harper & The Relentless 7
Foo Fighters
Godsmack
Buck 65
Toots & The Maytals
Burning Spear
EPMD
R.A. the Rugged Man
Blue Scholars
Mr. Lif
Sweatshop Union
Cadence Weapon
Scratch Bastid
Klashnekoff
Supernatural
Rahzel
Bubbz
Cantaloop
Prince Po
Jedi Mind Tricks
Reef the Lost Cauze
OuterSpace
MC Esoteric
Abstract Rude
Busdriver
K'naan
The Narcicyst
Dam
Old Man Luedecke
Elliott Brood
Valdy
The Arrogant Worms
Danny Michel
Kobo Town
Bob Snider
Catch-It Kebabs
Cat Empire

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Rock The Bells 2009 @ the Molson Amphitheater

Jul 8 2009, 16h16 por keltysem

Sun 5 Jul – Rock The Bells 2009

In many ways, the Toronto stop of the 2009 Rock the Bells tour served to validate the city’s increasing significance in the hip-hop realm. KRS-One, who was the host in the second half of the show, definitely wanted to ram this point home, highlighting the importance of Canadian rapper Michie Mee, who joined him on stage and had welcomed him when he first arrived in 1986. Additionally, the presence of K’naan on the bill added to the feeling that Canada was not a facsimile stop on the summer-long tour... http://www.exclaim.ca/musicreviews/recentlyreviewedmus.aspx?csid1=134 (continued at Exclaim.ca!) -------------------------------------------------------------------
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Review Chali 2na - Fish Outta Water

Jul 7 2009, 22h41 por Charlizzzz

Date de sortie: 7 Juillet 2009
Label: Decon Records
Format: CD/Vinyle

Retour aux sources, les années 90, à l’époque Charles Stewart Jr. aka Chali 2na est un MC originaire de Chi-Town venu s’installer à Los Angeles.
D’abord un habitué des scènes underground avec son groupe le Unity Committee (Mark 7even, Cut Chemist, Kermit, Metalogik, Lonjevity and Jahli), il a côtoyé notamment le Good Life Café qui est le lieu de la formation du groupe que l’on connaît aujourd’hui sous le nom de Jurassic 5 anciennement composé de Akil The MC, Chali 2na, Soup (aka Zaakir), Mark 7even, DJ Nu-Mark et Cut Chemist.
Peu à peu, le groupe s’est constitué une véritable identité musicalité et a finalement pu signer un contrat avec Pickininny Records (label de T-Love) pour sortir son premier album éponyme Jurassic 5 LP en 1998 (précédemment sorti en EP en 1997) marquant ainsi le début de l’ère Jurassic.

L’annonce d’un projet solo de la part du MC charismatique s’était rapidement répandue après une mixtape Fish Market (Traffic Entertainment) sortie en Novembre 2004 et censée être un prélude à ce
Fish Outta Water.
Deux ans auparavant, les J5 avaient sorti sous major leur second opus Power in Numbers (Interscope Records). En signant le groupe, Jimmy Iovine (patron d’Interscope) avait également choisi de signer Chali 2na en tant qu’artiste solo.

Du fait de son activité au sein des deux groupes (Jurassic 5 et Ozomatli) ainsi que de la politique d’Interscope, son projet solo initialement prévu pour 2005, et bien que terminé, fut maintes et maintes fois repoussé.
A l’annonce de la séparation du groupe en 2007, Interscope a immédiatement rompu le contrat qui liait le label au groupe. Chali dans la foulée fut remercié (après un combat avec la maison de disque) et reparti avec ses masters sous le bras ainsi qu’un petit chèque dans la main.

Il trouva finalement refuge chez Decon Records (label de Decon Media) en Février 2009.
Si cette longue attente a permis à Chali 2na de prendre un recul certain par rapport à sa musique, elle lui a également donné la chance d’avoir un regard pointu et réfléchi sur l’industrie du disque telle qu’elle se présente aujourd’hui.
Aujourd’hui Chali 2na arrive avec un tout nouvel album soutenu par un nouveau label.

Le célèbre MC « avec-la-grosse-voix » choisi, avant tout, de nous souhaiter la bienvenue dans son univers par le premier morceau de ce
Fish Outta Water intitulé Get Focused entraînant du fait de sa rythmique funky. On pourra d’ailleurs retrouver certaines similitudes entre ce morceau d’ouverture et le Welcome To The Fish Market (featuring Laidlaw & DJ Dez) présent sur Fish Market.
Ceux qui s’intéressent de près aux différents projets de Chali connaîtront déjà certains morceaux présents sur cet album (3 sur 15). C’est le cas notamment d’International en featuring avec Beenie Man qui apporte la touche Dancehall à cet opus.

Ce premier pas en solo est l’occasion pour Chali 2na de se livrer d’une manière beaucoup plus personnelle en mettant parfois de côté les célèbres sonorités J5.
So Crazy est un exemple qui illustre ce propos. Le MC aborde ici comment le stress et les diverses pressions dans la vie peuvent nous rendre fous.

"Try to never let the pressure defeat you
Losing your mental faculties ultimately defeats you"

Righteous Way est l’un des deux morceaux les plus profonds de cet album, en évoquant les relations tendues que Chali entretenait avec son père, addict aux drogues dures. L’ambassadeur des J5 aborde également les évènements douloureux de son mariage qui ont conduit à un échec, mais aussi la naissance de son enfant.
Le dernier morceau de l’album 4 Be Be en featuring avec Ming Xia reste dans cette atmosphère en traitant du thème de la mort, notamment le décès d’un ami proche et l’accident de bus des Jurassic 5 en 2000 qui a laissé une plaque métallique dans la tête du MC originaire de Chicago.
Une partie de cet album laisse cette impression très sombre, sensible et contraste avec le côté festif que l’on connaît de Chali et de ses antécédents musicaux.

L’autre partie de l’album nous ramène sur un territoire connu.
La production d’Emile Don’t Stop (que l’on pourrait facilement confondre avec un beat des deux anciens chimistes des J5) symbolise justement la touche Jurassic de cet opus. Il faut dire que la boucle de flûte ne passe pas inaperçue et fait sensiblement écho au rythme entraînant de Jayou présent sur le Jurassic 5 LP. Epaulé par le notable Anthony Hamilton au refrain, Chali prône un message d’espoir qui est celui de ne jamais baisser les bras. Don’t Stop fait également partie de ces morceaux déjà connus depuis un bout de temps puisqu’il était présent sur la soundtrack du jeu NBA Live 2006.
Keep Goin’, le morceau qui suit, s’inscrit dans la même thématique si ce n’est que cette fois ci, la douce Choklate accompagne le dinosaure baryton au refrain.

Le single de l’album Lock Shit Down nous donne droit à un invité de marque en la personne de Talib Kweli qui rejoint Chali 2na pour une remarquable réunion. Deux flows en opposition mais qui finalement forment une véritable harmonie. A la limite, si le Black Star ne fonctionne plus, Kweli et Chali auraient sans doute une carte à jouer en tant que groupe. Le clip, bien que n’étant pas extraordinaire en lui-même, est particulièrement soigné et souligne le jeu entre les images et les lyrics des MCs.

Un autre invité à ne pas rater du fait de sa qualité indiscutable au micro est Elzhi (Slum Village) présent sur When Will I See You Again. Une connexion entre Chali 2na et les Slum Village qui n’est pas vraiment une surprise étant donné que DJ Dez s’était chargé de mixer Fish Market. Il sera également aux manettes pour Fish Market Part. II qui devrait voir le jour prochainement.

Comin’ Thru marque une sorte de réunion Jurassic, celle-ci étant symbolisée par la présence de DJ Nu-Mark à la production. Le dernier titre de l’album qui risque d’être connu des fans puisqu’il était déjà présent sur la compilation de Nu Mark Hands On (Sequence Records) sortie en 2004.

Chali 2na expose également dans cet album son amour pour le graff (étant un artiste confirmé dans le milieu) dans le titre éponyme Graff Time, lui aussi produit par DJ Nu-Mark. D’ailleurs, certaines de ses peintures peuvent être vues sur le myspace de Chali.

Enfin, Controlled Coincidence est dans la lignée des morceaux engagés estampillés J5. Celui-ci s’adresse directement à l’encontre du gouvernement américain avec la célèbre phrase de Ronald Regan prononcée en 1981 : « Government is not the solution to our problems; government is the problem». Un morceau qui prend toute son importance dans ce contexte de chamboulement de politique américaine.

Les diverses apparitions de Chali 2na sur les différents projets d’artistes lui auront permis de se constituer un carnet d’adresses bien étoffé. Il a ainsi pu obtenir les présences notables des frères Marley (Damian et Stephen) qui se retrouvent sur Guns Up.
Il a également pu s’entourer de producteurs tels que Scott Storch, Jake One, Vitamin D, Emile, DJ Babu (des Dilated Peoples), Nick Fury, afin d’obtenir un album hétérogène mélangeant Hip Hop, R&B, Dancehall et Reggae. Paradoxalement, cette hétérogénéité forme finalement un tout plus que cohérent.
Cet opus est saupoudré de différentes couleurs. Chali 2na nous donne une belle leçon d’humilité et nous livre une autre facette de sa personnalité. Très profond, il nous amène dans un univers totalement différent de ce qu’il pouvait nous présenter auparavant. On aurait pourtant plus qu’apprécié la présence d’ex Jurassic 5.

Reste à voir comment se débrouilleront les autres membres du groupe.
Akil The MC prépare son premier projet solo intitulé Sound Check 101 (album confirmé par le MC lui-même au show de Black Milk & Elzhi en Mars dernier au Batofar).
Mark 7even et Soup forment désormais le groupe Portable Payback. Leur Portable Payback EP est sorti il y a quelques mois déjà. Ils préparent maintenant la sortie de leur album prévu pour cette année sur EMG/Universal Music Group.
Cut Chemist et DJ Nu-Mark, quant à eux, continuent leur chemin de leur côté.

Mais pour l’instant, le poisson est sorti de l’eau et mérite, après tant de combats, sa place sous les projecteurs. En croisant tout de même les doigts pour une reformation à l’image de la pochette du Quality Control (Interscope Records)...

Review également disponible sur le site du label www.dooinitmusic.com

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Favorite Albums

Jun 28 2009, 21h09 por simpossible

1. Binary Star - Masters of the Universe

2. Black Star - Black Star

3. J Dilla - Donuts

4. Quasimoto - The Unseen

5. Deltron - Deltron 3030

6. Dr. Octagon - Dr. Octagonecologyst

7. The Knife - Silent Shout

8. Common - Be

9. The Pharcyde - Bizarre Ride II

10. Madvillain - Madvillainy

11. Liquid Swords

12. Mecca And The Soul Brother

13. Transparent Things

14. Los Angeles

15. Bromst

16. Strawberry Jam

17. Fever Ray

18. Talkie Walkie

19. Richard D. James

20. MM Food

Honorable Mentions:

Hip Hop:
A Retrospective- KRS-One
Beat Konducta Vol 1-2- Madlib
Blazing Arrow- Blackalicious
Can I Borrow a Dollar?- Common Sense
College Dropout- Kanye
Critical Beatdown- Ultramagnetic MC's
Daily Operation- Gang Starr
Dr. No's Oxperiment- Oh No
The Ecstatic- Mos Def
Enter the Wu-Tang- Wu Tang Clan
Funk Your Head Up- Ultramagnetic MC's
Game Theory- The Roots
Illmatic- NaS
I Wish My Brother George Was Here- Del
Jazzmataz Vol. 1- Guru
Like Water For Chocolate- Common
Midnight Marauders- A Tribe Called Quest
The Platform- Dilate Peoples
The Renaissance- Q-Tip
Ruff Draft- J Dilla
Some of My Best Friends Are DJ's- Kid Koala
Take Me To Your Leader- King Geedorah
Things Fall Apart- The Roots

Not Hip-Hop:
High Places- High Places
LCD Soundsystem- Sound of Silver
Kraftwerk- Man Machine
Kraftwerk- Trans Europa Exress
Matt and Kim- Matt and Kim
Manu Chao- Clandestino
Flaming Lips- Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
Wilco- Yankee Hotel Voxtrot
Wilco- (Wilco) The Album
Ratatat- LP3
Ratatat- Classics
Vampire Weekend- Vampire Weekend
White Williams- Smoke
Professor Murder- Professor Murder Rides the Subway
Sergio Mendes- Timeless

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