Tapsearch Com EditorBone Thugs-N-Harmony review up at antiMusic
June 16th 2007 03:20
Here it is.
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There's nothing shocking here stylistically – if anything, they've merely fused their sound with that of the modern rap scene – but damn is it a good listen.
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The big question: Can Strength & Loyalty rescue hip-hop from its recent decline? In March, the Associated Press reported that while CD sales in general dropped a bit between 2005 and 2006, rap sagged 21 percent.
Of course not...Gangster rap is simply too limited a style to show much growth, and most of the recent fresh sounds (Kanye West, Common, "soldier rappers" 4th25) have come from outside it. Hip-hop's savior will probably find some other things to talk about.
The ship might sink, but with Strength & Loyalty it'll go down in style.
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The big question: Can Strength & Loyalty rescue hip-hop from its recent decline? In March, the Associated Press reported that while CD sales in general dropped a bit between 2005 and 2006, rap sagged 21 percent.
Of course not...Gangster rap is simply too limited a style to show much growth, and most of the recent fresh sounds (Kanye West, Common, "soldier rappers" 4th25) have come from outside it. Hip-hop's savior will probably find some other things to talk about.
The ship might sink, but with Strength & Loyalty it'll go down in style.
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