Freestyle Fellowship "Shackadoom" CD [Explicit Lyrics]

1. Can You Find

2. Shackadoom

3. On the run

4. Desperate

5. My Leg

6. Freestyle Accapella

7. We will never

8. Once Again

Freestyle Fellowship "Shackadoom" CD,Freestyle Fellowship

Average customer rating: (3+half) These INNERCITY GRIOTS=Lyrical wizards!!! (Rating: 9 out of 10- -4.5 stars): L.A.'s Hidden Talent of 1993! Get Ready For The Super Rap Battle Tag Tournament Champs Criminally under-apprecited An acquired taste; suprisingly effective formula

Innercity Griots Freestyle Fellowship Manufacturer: Fontana Island ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music West Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Experimental Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: To Whom It May Concern Temptations All Balls Don't Bounce Shockadoom Organized Konfusion ASIN: B000005HT5 Release Date: 1993-04-27

Tracks:

1. Blood/Bullies On The Block
2. Everything's Everything
3. Shammy's/Heat Mizer
4. Six Tray
5. Danger
6. Inner City Boundaries/Bomb Zombies
7. Cornbread
8. Way Cool
9. Hot Potato
10. Mary
11. Park Bench People
12. Heavyweights/Tolerate
13. Respect Due
14. Pure Thought

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Los Angeles in the early 1990s was a creative hotbed for hip-hop innovation, and much of it took place at the Good Life Cafe--a South Central health-food store where the city's finest microphone fiends would gather to showcase their freestyle skills, spitting ghetto wisdom straight off their respective domes. The first group to rise from the scene was Freestyle Fellowship, comprised of Aceyalone, Mikah Nine, P.E.A.C.E., Self Jupiter, and DJ Kiilu. As the follow-up to their independent debut, To Whom It May Concern, Innercity Griots is a progressive hip-hop masterpiece and an incredible display of lyrical elevation. Freestyle Fellowship expand rap music's boundaries wider than their lungs right before they let loose the verbal acrobatics. Groundbreaking songs like "Inner City Boundaries," "Park Bench People," "Bullies of the Block," and "Hot Potato" brilliantly build on the concepts of old-school jazz improvisation in a present tense, as the MCs bounce verses off each other and the cool, jazzy beats. --James Tai

Customer Reviews:

(3+half) These INNERCITY GRIOTS=Lyrical wizards!!!.......2007-03-28

Even though this is technically their 2nd album after "To Whom It May Concern" this was my 1st introduction to the crew. Even after all these years it still has so many magical moments that I recommend it to alot of my friends that are looking for something fresh+original. This is the start of the boom of albums concentrating more on lyrics rather than phat production. All 4 mcs are on top of their game throughout the album and the production is off the wall. However that same off the wall production lets them down afew times over the course of the album. Also 1 or 2 of the tracks are abit weak, whether thats to do with how old the album is or that it just wasnt as good as the rest of the tracks. That said, even after 14years tracks such as "Danger", "Innercity Boundaries", "Cornbread", "Hot Potato"(still awesome), "Respect Due" and "Pure Thought" sound as fresh+tight now as they back then. This is the perfect intro to the Fellowship for any new fan. Still hot to death.

(Rating: 9 out of 10- -4.5 stars): L.A.'s Hidden Talent of 1993!.......2006-09-05

1993 was a big year for the city of Los Angeles. Dr. Dre and Snoop were holding down the mainstream portion of the rap scene. The Pharcyde were doing their alternative hip hop as an addition. But who held the underground? There was a group called Freestyle Fellowship who was taking care of that problem. Consisting of Mikah Nine, Jupiter, Aceylone, P.E.A.C.E., and J-Sumbi made this group, with dope beats and dope rhymes. I don't recognize these people except Aceylone because his name still roams around today (and somehow I've been avoiding him for a while). This is one of those albums that I didn't know was released until I came to Amazon.

The group is great for showing off their mic skills, but at the same time, having fun with their word play. A couple of notable tracks that I fell in love with right away is "Shammies", dedicated to chasing the females. "Way Cool" is a fun song, and as I said before, great word play, especially by Jupiter. I think thats Aceylone gets on that track and screams his head off while rhyming. To tell you the truth, I think Jupiter shines on a lot of songs, especially on the song "Six-Tray". Mikah 9 does a little singing/rapping mixture on the relaxing song "Park Bench People", and according to one reviewer he was inspired to write this while he was homeless. Listening to that song, it seems to make a lot of sense.

Production is pretty cool. I like the instrumental-type beats that each member rhymes over. It kind of sounds like something that The Roots would create, but at the same time keep it's hip hop style, like on "Innercity Bounderies". They'd flip an old school sounding beat for Aceylone for his solo song "Cornbread". I'm also digging a lot of the slow and mellow sounding songs like "Mary", a song dedicated to smoking weed.

The album is dope as well. The only problem that I have with this is the sound quality. Some songs are good, but at the same time some songs sound like they're being performed live with no audience. I really don't care about that very much, but when you hear it real closely, you'll realize that. I've gotten used to the members in the group to distinctively tell who is who. Maybe if I heard their solo albums, I'll be able to tell a little easier. But all that is no big problem, and can easily be surpassed. When I bought this album, there was a sticker on the packaging that said "Mad beats and straight up mic skills from L.A.'s underground", a good way to describe this album. I recommend this album to underground hip hop listeners. I origionally gave this a 7, but then after a while I bumped it to an 8, but now I give it a 9. This is one of those albums that you're are going to have to let grow on you. When it does, you will fall in love with it.

Favorite Tracks: Bullies On The Block, Shammies, Six Tray, Cornbread, Way Cool, Hot Potato, Mary, Park Bench People, Hevyweights

Get Ready For The Super Rap Battle Tag Tournament Champs.......2006-03-10

The Freestyle Fellowship is made up of an unprecedented amount of talent. Crew members Aceyalone, Mikah 9, Self-Jupiter, J-Sumbi, and P.E.A.C.E. completely revitalized the Los Angeles underground hip-hop scene in the early 90s. The signature element of the collective is their bafflingly speedy flows. In addition, they bring a whole new set of fresh ideas to the table. Even in the early stages of their career, every emcee is on the top of their game. The production, if unspectacular, is a vast improvement from "To Whom It May Concern..." (1991). That really doesn't hurt the album in the least. Their flow and rhythms dictate the production's breaks and cuts. At times, their flows are so fast, it's nearly impossible to follow. Much of their flows are undoubtedly freestyles, which gives the album a certain charm and freshness that many rap crews could never attain. "Inner City Boundaries" featuring Stetsasonic's Daddy-O and "Shammy's" are fine examples of their impenetrable tag-team rap battle styles. The street-smart "Everything's Everything" and the untouchable "Way Cool" rank among my favorites. The posse cut "Heavyweights" features a slew of quality guest emcees including Spoon (of Iodine), Archie, Cockney "O" Dire, Ganjah K, and Volume 10. Each track emulates originality.

It may take a few spins to fully digest the material. At first I thought it was a bit unorganized and kind of spotty. But like most good albums that emulate any sense of complexity, further listening will prove you wrong. Overall, this is a cornerstone album of the West Coast underground hip-hop scene. It's so good, that it will have you buying up their solo works. Just excellent!

Criminally under-apprecited.......2005-07-28

It's a CLASSIC. Get with it. Just to correct the 1st reviewer; "Park Bench People" was in fact sung by one of the 4 members. The singer is Mikah 9. The lyrics were never written down, it was improvised over a couple studio sessions. It gets better with each listen. Mikah used the 6 weeks he spent homeless in Leimert Park as inspiration for the track.

An acquired taste; suprisingly effective formula.......2004-09-21

Expanding my hiphop collection, I decided to pick this one up once I could find it. I was fascinated by their name, that and the reviews I'd read. I was a little bit bewildered at first, it wasn't anything that I thought could be good, but I'll explain that later. I definitely had to listen to it a couple more times through.
I began to like this album considerably after the second time, as I could understand their style and aim a little better. "Inner City Griots" starts off strong with "Bullies of the Block" and then "Everything's Everything." "Shammies" I didn't like at first, but now I can tolerate it despite its sheer lustful tones. It's one of the few exceptions of those types of songs. Most of the album contains utter freestyling, rapid-fire rhyming that can be hard to descipher, rhyming in synchronization, and even some serious and silly singing, and combinations of all these within songs.
"Park Bench People" is an interesting joint that is sung about hard times (probably not by one of the four MC's of the group). It's different and nice to hear, but not one that should be replayed over and over. I can't make out which of the MC's is rapping during the whole album, except Aceyalone who's voice is unique and he manifests himself as the leader of this group. I am impatiently eager to check out some of his solo albums. Almost every song hits the mark on this album, except in my opinion "Six Tray," "Mary," and "Park Bench People" (like I said not very replayable). "Mary" is another ode to an obvious pastime and affliction (why do so many rappers insist on incorporating this aspect of their life into their music?), yet it still listenable and not as bad as most other songs dedicated to the subject. The songs that stand out even among all the good tracks are "Bullies of the Block," "Danger," Aceyalone's mostly-solo "Cornbread," and of course "Inner City Boundaries" and "Hot Potato." Aceyalone shines on "Cornbread," and "Inner City Boundaries" dispays their consciousness, afrocentric obligations, and basically a bigger understanding of life compared to the other West Coast rappers of the time. "Hot Potato" is compelling, they all rhyme the same lines together for the most part throughout the whole song, and it works well. If I had to pick a favorite from all these, it would be "Inner City Boundaries." I wasn't that impressed by the extended guest list of "Heavyweights," but this one still ends up being a decent song and it has its high points.
"Inner City Griots" is memorable because FF kind-of throws out the book on rhyme and song structure, and writes their own rules. This is a good thing for the most part, but it hurts at other times. Sometimes the songs have no focus or cohesive subject (hence Freestyle) and that can make it rough to listen to, especially the first time around. This aspect led me to deduct just one star, along with the fact that they tend to fall into the typical West Coast cliches of guns, sex, lust for women, physical violence, and drug abuse (really just weed). While this threatens to dominate the album after the first five tracks, these subjects aren't touched upon too much in the second half of the album. In fact, this is what you should expect when first listening to the Fellowship- hearing some of the typical West Coast subjects but a bigger picture of life and a few deep thoughts. Don't forget their innovative freestyle, singing, rapid-fire spitting, and sychronizational rhyming that they bring to the table. FF even adds that East Coast fad (back then) of jazz into their music, and it's a welcome addition. The production here adds a lot to the rhyming, and at times the bass bumps excruciatingly hard. This album may not be a unanimous classic even among the underground heads, but it's definitely worth a couple listens and it's another great example of how dynamic and diverse hiphop can be (contary to popular public belief)!

Average customer rating: Music that makes it so TEMPTing to follow this FELLOWSHIP. Different but still great How 'bout another rendezvous for the inventors... WHAT? this album was lame In Agreement

Temptations Freestyle Fellowship Manufacturer: Ground Control ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music West Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Indie Music | Stores | Music West Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Shockadoom To Whom It May Concern Accepted Eclectic Work in Progress Haiku d'Etat ASIN: B00005NVZX Release Date: 2001-10-16

Tracks:

1. Intro
2. Ghetto Youth
3. No Hooks No Chorus
4. Temptations
5. Seasons
6. Every Reason Why
7. Fragrance
8. Different
9. Hillcrest
10. Take That MF
11. Best Rapper In The World
12. What Would You Do
13. Supernat Interlude
14. RBX Song
15. Sex In The City

Customer Reviews:

Music that makes it so TEMPTing to follow this FELLOWSHIP........2007-03-28

Having all 4 of their albums I'd have to say this is my personal favourite. I think Josef Leimberg did a fantastic job on the production. Like another reviewer said, its not the kind of album that grips you immediately but after afew spins you'll notice more and more that you enjoy about this album. Whether its the beautiful subtle horn playing in the background on "Fragrance" or the bone crunching beats on "Ghetto Youth" theres a perfect balance throughout the album. All 4 mcs are tight as a m.f. and are rightfully referred to as legends. Their chemistry is flawless and they all compliment each others styles by sounding 100% different. The reason I enjoy this album more is b'cuz I think its more consistent overall than the others to a certain degree. Although this is definitely not for every hiphop fan I really dug it. Standouts were "Ghetto Youth", "No Hooks, No Chorus", "Temptations", "Seasons", Every Reason Why", "Watch What You Do" and "Sex In The City".

Different but still great.......2005-10-04

This was a different take on Hiphop for the fellowship. They totally changed there style and got a new DJ to do the beats. Upon first listen I thought why oh why have you forsaken us F.F. I honestly thought that this was the worst album I had ever heard but one day I was on my lunch break at work and for one reason or other decided to give it another chance and as I started to listen it began to click. Now this is not the best Hiphop album of all time but after about a hundred listens I really enjoyed this and have to say that this is an album that is well worth your time while not for everybody F.F. have got some serious lyrical skills and while the music is an aquired taste I think that all of there albums are that way in short another dope release from the fellowship.

How 'bout another rendezvous for the inventors..........2002-05-25

First off, if somebody can honestly say about Freestyle Fellowship, "I was surprised to hear these guys have been around for awhile," their opinion can be immediately discounted. Someone who hasn't even heard of such groundbreaking hiphop classics as "To Whom It May Concern," "Innercity Griots," and "Shockadoom" is not fit to accurately judge what is good hip hop. In the immortal words of 2mex (from his great album "B-Boys in Occupied Mexico"), "If you are not feeling Freestyle Fellowship your opinion on LA hip hop is irrelevant..."

After listening to the recently released "Shockadoom" (Freestyle Fellowship's 98 Sessions produced by OD and Nobody), I realized that "Temptations" is really missing Peace's influence. I don't know if this album was put together during part of the time that Peace was in the hospital or if he just didnt have much to contribute to it or what, but it's definitely missing something without his input.

Freestyle Fellowship works best as a synergy, when all 4 members are working hard to match each other's skill and also incorporating aspects of each other's styles into their own styles. With even one person missing, the group is not as strong.

In a way, you can say this album only has 2 Fellowship songs: "Temptations" and "Sex and the City."

I wish Freestyle Fellowship would decide to stop putting out solo albums, and rededicate themselves as a GROUP. If they put all of their energy and all of their sick lyrics together on another album, I think it could be as great as their first 3 albums (To whom it may concern, Innercity Griots, and Shockadoom).

Buy To whom it may concern, buy Innercity Griots, buy Project Blowed, buy Shockadoom, buy Beneath the Surface, buy Time Table, and buy Temptations. Freestyle Fellowship are the true innovators of new school 1990s hiphop: No one has come close to the styles they laid down in 1993. That's almost 10 years ago and MCs are still struggling to catch up.

Anything these cats put out is classic and should be purchased right away. PROJECT BLOWED!

WHAT? this album was lame.......2002-04-22

Yes. Fell Off. That's the best explanation I can think of myself. Sorry to burst ya bubbles all, but this album is straight up WEAK. The beats were pathetic, not one single track had a catchy beat or loop or anything. The production was amateur at best, sound quality poor. The ONLY thing this album has going for it is the lyrical skill of the Fellowship, and even that was only mediocre. I was suprised to hear that these guys have been around for a while, they sounded like it was their first album and like it was hurriedly put together without much thought to how it sounded. I took it right back to the store and exchanged it for something more worthwhile.

In Agreement.......2002-03-16

Read the first review. This dude Patrick Parker is dead on. The album gets props simply because IT GOT DONE! These emcees came together and put it down. It's out there in the world and I for one am happy about that. BUT it's not the legendary rhymes and off-the-charts styles that we have all come to know, love and damn near worship. But hey, I'll take one milligram of FF's talent over ten Ja Rules any day of the week. Ya heard?

Also, definitely check out other former 'Lifers. Abstract, CVE, Hip Hop Klan, Fygures of Speech, OMD, and Busdriver are all must haves. And if you don't already have the Project Blowed Compilation, then I have know idea why you're even reading this.

EVEOG

Average customer rating: impressive LA Underground forever Y'all don't even know.... original and musical theres nothing else to say except THIS IS A MUST HAVE!

Project Blowed Various Artists Manufacturer: Massmen Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music West Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Experimental Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music 1990s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music 1990-1999 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Blues | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Project Blowed: 10th Year Anniversary Timetable Haiku d'Etat The Declaration of an Independent Coup de Theatre ASIN: B00003XAW6 Release Date: 2000-01-25

Tracks:

1. Jurassick - Aceyalone/Spoon Iodine/C.V.E.
2. Who's There? - Self-Jupiter
3. Strength Of A.T.U. - Abstract Rude
4. What A Pity - C.V.E.
5. Don't Get It Twisted - Figures Of Speech
6. Hot - Freestyle Fellowship/Horace Tapscott/The Underground Railroad
7. Once Upon A Freak - Tray Loc/Michael Rubin
8. Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood - Dolla Holla
9. Solo Is So Low - DK Toon/B Cartoon
10. This Evening - (interlude)
11. Heavyweights Round 2 - Peace/T-Love/A.C./Nefertiti/Self-Jup iter/BJ/Ganjah K/Medusa/Ko Ko/Mikah 9/Volume 10
12. Funky Commercial Break - Funky Trend
13. Second Chance - (interlude)
14. I Don't Know - Abstract Rude/Aceyalone/Rhymin Riddler
15. Yeh Man - Abstract Rude
16. Narcolepsy - C.V.E./Rifleman Ellay Khule
17. I Think? - Aceyalone
18. Maskaraid Part 1 & 2 - Abstract Rude/Aceyalone
19. Treble And Bass - Aceyalone/Abstract Rude

Album Description

1999 reissue of hard to find compilation. Featuring Aceyalone, Abstract Rude & Medusa. Standard jewel case.

Customer Reviews:

impressive.......2001-10-10

If you're not familiar with the artists of Project Blowed, this cd is perfect for you. This cd needs to be in every home across North America, it's that good. And since you won't be club-bangin' to it any time soon, you gotta buy it. Mind boggling lyrics from the original west coast underground grace this cd. Track 14 is one of the greatest rap songs ever recorded, my wig was blown completely back. You get your fill of AB and AC on this cd but it also has great tracks from the rest of project blowed: Section 8 (Dolla Holla), Figures of Speech, CVE, Ganjah K and the list goes on. Be sure to check out Heavyweights Round 2, Self-Jupiter's part is DOPE!

LA Underground forever.......2001-09-05

This is a tight CD. Deffinitly worth getting if you like freestyle fellowship or Abstract you will love this ... Tight Jazzy beats and crazy fast rhymes. This is a must have for a head but if you like P diddy don't bother buying this. Peace

Y'all don't even know...........2000-08-29

Don't try to comprehend how fresh and raw this album is... you'll hurt your head. In order to give y'all some context, this album was put out in 1995, when the airwaves were congested by "dance rap" like will smith & co. This album has every type of MC style a true fan could want: wordplay, conscious, metaphor, and story... you can really feel the emotion on these tracks. And if you're ever in L.A., drop by Leimert Park on a Thursday nite and find out where the title of the album comes from!

original and musical.......2000-06-06

Some of the samples are so familiar, like OC's Word.. Life which is used in all the interludes, the Isley's Between the Sheets, of Big Poppa fame and Stevie's Pasttime Paradise, which was played out by Coolio, but these rappers innovate these beats even and just exploit them to the fullest. The rhyming styles are amazing and diverse, you hear people talking like a conversation style, really rhyming well to the beat, then you can get that bone-thuggy type melodic fast flow, and straight bouncy west coast bumpers but with better lyrics than your average hoo-banging type isht. I have the cd, and so as far as numbers go, #14 is like an 8 minute masterpiece, and the first three tracks are great, plus the track by the females which is around 9 or so. All the emcees are "underground," and there's a great sample about that somewhere that I cant remember to quote, but I think Aceleyone has been making a bigger name for himself as of late, and its too bad his name isnt even bigger as he's dope, as are the rest. This is one of those few underground cds that no one hears of but your stupid backpacking friend that actually IS GOOD. Get it.

theres nothing else to say except THIS IS A MUST HAVE!.......2000-03-09

Be it 5 years ago, 5 years later or even 50 years into the future, Project Blowed has the sound that is classic, contemporary and futuristic. in other words, its melodic. if you feel that hip hop is going into a deadend space, theres hope...its called Project Blowed! get it. got it. good!

Average customer rating: To Whom It May Concern........the original mic kings!! Freestyle Fellowship-To Whom It May Concern

To Whom It May Concern Freestyle Fellowship Manufacturer: Basement (Revolver) ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music West Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Experimental Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Indie Music | Stores | Music West Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Shockadoom Temptations All Balls Don't Bounce Coup de Theatre 93 'Til Infinity ASIN: B000083GLN Release Date: 2002-11-05

Tracks:

1. We Are The Freestyle Fellowship
2. My Fantasy
3. 7th Seal
4. Let's Start Over
5. Sunshine Men
6. Physical Form
7. 120 Seconds
8. We Will Not Tolerate
9. It's On
10. Sike
11. 5 O'Clock Follies
12. Legal Alien
13. Convolutions
14. Jupiter's Journey
15. For No Reason
16. Here I Am

Customer Reviews:

To Whom It May Concern........the original mic kings!!.......2007-03-28

Allow me to start by saying unfortunately this is the only 1 out of the 4 F.F. albums I have that isnt original+was downloaded b'cuz it was virtually impossible to get a hold of in Ireland. B'cuz of this Im missing afew tracks ("Let's Start Over", "Sike", "It's On", "Convolutions") so this is a review of the 12 tracks I do have (sorry). I have since then got hold of all their other albums and all of Aceyalone's solo albums so Im a big fan of this style of hiphop. Real lyricists over tight beats is the equation to good hiphop for me. With the F.F. you're always guaranteed tight flows whether it be over nice or mediocre production. All 4 are original sounding and extremely gifted lyricists, with Aceyalone+Mikah 9 continuously being mentioned as possible greatest mc's of all time!! The production on this album is very basic to allow the mc's to take centre stage and the spotlight. They were the 1st group to really focus on the lyrics side of things instaed of the beats in my opinion. The production is by no means weak, just not fantastic. There is the usual mass interludes in between the songs which kinds of ruins the flow of the album. The tracks are all strong if not spectacular with afew standouts like "My Fantasy", "Sunshine Man", "5 O'Clock Follies" (unbelieveable flow from Mikah 9), Legal Alien" and "Here I Am". A very nice album to have in your collection but not at a crazy high price.

Freestyle Fellowship-To Whom It May Concern.......2006-04-27

There are a few things I need to clear up before the reader checks out this review. One-I am not a huge FF fan, this is the only album of their I own, and I love it, but don't take me as a condeseur of FF's music. Two, I listen to a lot of hip-hop of this style-from before this CD's KRS-One and the people who came right after like De La Soul (who were actually right around the same time). Three, I've listened to this CD only three times, and generally for me that wouldn't qualify a review-but since there are none, why the eff not right?

I don't know what order this was in the Freestyle Fellowship collection, but I can tell you that with the rap I've heard from this time they were in their peak when they made this CD. I like to think of this CD as a De La Soul like flowing CD and a misc. subject CD. The thing I like best about this CD is the flow, something you might expect from a group called "Freestyle Fellowship." Their flows aren't simple rhyming, they run some iambic pantamoter and will often do the rhyme layering that has become a staple of Del Tha Funkee Homosapien. Another thing that I like about this CD is that although this group could be comparable to the modern-day Living Legends, everyone can flow, they don't have one dude rhyming streets ten times in a row (see Night Prowler), and almost as important as flow in group raps, their voices are all distinctly different.

The production is pretty good...basically as good as it's gonna get when the artist themself isn't doing the production, and when there's no real "mood" dictated, and therefore there can't be any really dark piano hooks or a violin or anything. Basically they do the best with what they have in terms of production. Another thing that can help the production is emcees who can rap on beat, which FF demonstrates enormous ability at in almost every song.

Basically this is an excellent hip-hop album of the early 90's, and definetly one you should pick up.

Average customer rating: Theres alot of SHOCK and DOOM on this. The Return of the Fellowship

Shockadoom ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music West Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Indie Music | Stores | Music West Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: To Whom It May Concern Temptations Timetable All Balls Don't Bounce Project Blowed: 10th Year Anniversary ASIN: B00009365X Release Date: 2002-04-01

Tracks:

1. Can You Find...
2. Shockadoom
3. On The Run
4. Desperate
5. My Leg
6. Freestyle Accapella
7. We Will Never
8. Once Again

Customer Reviews:

Theres alot of SHOCK and DOOM on this........2007-03-28

After reading the other review here I went out and got this thinking I was in for a masterpiece in hiphop. Unfortuntely I (in my opinion, dont hate on me) got a quite average Ep by their standards. Although their flows have always been off the wall and original I found them abit sloppy on 1 or 2 of the tracks. Add that to the fact that 2 of the tracks "My Leg" and "Freestyle Accapella" are both only 1+half mins long it didnt really hit me in the same way as the others that have checked this out. The tracks "Can You Find...??", "Shockadoom", "Desperate" and "Once Again" are outstanding however and well worth copping. Nice addition to the Fellowship's collection. Still tighter than alot of other albums out back then+now b'cuz of the high level of lyricism.

The Return of the Fellowship.......2004-05-15

In 1993, when Freestyle Fellowship just started blowing up with "Innercity Boundaries" playing on BET, Jupiter was arrested & apparently spent the next few years in jail. The Fellowship went their separate ways. When Jupiter got out around 1998, he did "When the Sun Took a Day Off..." with Aceyalone on Beneath the Surface, an album called "Hard Hat Area," and this Fellowship reunion album -- SHOCKADOOM.

SHOCKADOOM is a straight up masterpiece. Freestyle Fellowship is the crew that started it all. Their first 3 albums -- To Whom It May Concern, Innercity Griots, and Shockadoom -- are quite possibly the greatest hiphop albums of all time.

In terms of consistency and production quality, Shockadoom might be their best. Production is masterfully handled by Omid (OD), Nobody, and JMD (the jazz drummer and Fellowship mentor who can be heard on Innercity Griots -- he also produced Bizarre Ride to the Pharcyde). It's hard to match the stylistic innovation of their early 90s work, but the mindblowing "Can You Find..." might be their dopest track ever. Basically, this album shows Freestyle Fellowship at their peak -- mature artists backed up by amazing music.

Whereas their first 2 albums had many solo songs, this album really is a group effort. All 4 members rap on each song. The one exception is "Once Again," a PEACE tour de force, showcasing his singing skills and melodic flow. And I think it's PEACE singing on the "Freestyle A Cappella," which shows the Fellowship singing a cappella with a brief freestyle by Aceyalone -- our best glimpse yet of them working together in a loose improv environment. "My Leg" is a spoken word narrative by Aceyalone and Jupiter.

"We Will Never..." is a nod to their declaration "We will never fall the **** off we promise." It's produced by JMD with live drumming, bass, sax, and trumpet, with Kut Masta Kurt on the tables. This is basically a reunion of the Innercity Griots band. Randall Willis on sax plays numerous riffs from Innercity Griots at the end of the track.

This album is the triumphant return of Freestyle Fellowship after an unfortunate 5 year hiatus. It's just a damn shame that it wasn't released in 1998... We had to wait 4 more years, till 2002, after the slightly disappointing Temptations was released.

At 30 minutes long, it's really an EP. But it's worth every penny. Burn SHOCKADOOM on a cd with "When the sun took a day off...," "Planets Ain't Aligned," & a few of your favorite tracks off Temptations, and then you got a dope full length album.

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The Rebirth of Cool Three Courtney Pine feat. Juliet Roberts , The Subterraneans feat. Mardou Fox & Jonzi , Jazz Warriors , Dana Bryant , Ronny Jordan , M.C. Solaar , United Future Organization , Freestyle Fellowship , Dodge City Productions , and Greg Osby Manufacturer: Polyg ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Trip-Hop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Acid Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music 1990s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music 1990-1999 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000084JE Release Date: 1998-02-05

Tracks:

1. Friendly Pressure - Jhelisa
2. Eine Kleine Hed Musick - Coldcut
3. Boundaries - Leena Conquest & Hip Hop Finger
4. Deep Shit, Pts. 1 & 2 - Kruder & Dorfmeister
5. Hell Is Round the Corner - Tricky
6. Turn on, Tune in, Find Joy
7. Revenge of the Number - Portishead
8. Bug Powder Dust [La Funk Mob Remix] - Bomb the Bass, Justin Warfield
9. Nouveau Western - MC Solaar
10. Get It Together - Beastie Boys

Average customer rating: Soulful "Soulmates" Amazing Down-tempo work ...fans of downtempo hiphop beats will like this... Underground hip-hop? very subtle and awesome! one of the best releases of the year

Soulmates Nobody , Elvin Estela , Freestyle Fellowship , Medusa , Abstract Rude , Aceyalone , and Mex Manufacturer: Ubiquity ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Trip-Hop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Acid Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Trip-Hop | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: And Everything Else... RoadKillOvercoat Invention Tree Colored See ASIN: B00004W5JG Release Date: 2000-08-22

Tracks:

1. Prologue
2. For Those Who Never Dream
3. Leading To The One
4. Fiend Or The Fix
5. Sun Child
6. Outbreak (Extended Solo Version)
7. Monotone
8. Land Loop
9. Shades Of Orange
10. Noziroh
11. Green Means
12. Sixth Sense
13. Planets Ain't Aligned (Oscillations Version)
14. Syde Tryps
15. Tone Therapy
16. Inner Eye
17. Epilogue
18. Faces Of The Deep

Amazon.com

Soulmates is a wondrous beat orchestra culled from the oddest of sources. Los Angeles' Nobody sidesteps the funk/soul paradigm of today's hip-hop productions, outfitting his solo debut instead with otherworldly jazz bits, space rock, and lifted guitar psychedelica. Nobody's music, like DJ Shadow's, is heavily layered and rooted in the obscure. As a folksy, sleepy alternative to Shadow's Endtroducing, Soulmates collects and assembles diverse sounds that seem like they were born to be together. The amazing "Green Means" builds steadily from a hypnotic acoustic guitar arpeggio into a heavy storm of crashing cymbals and backwards loops; teetering drums and shrill feedback accompany Freestyle Fellowship on the underground hit "Planets Ain't Aligned." Even though Angeleno hip-hop legends Fellowship, Medusa, and Abstract Rude show up to lend rhymes, their appearances almost distract from Nobody's slavishly intricate, hypnotic productions. --Hua Hsu

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Soulful "Soulmates".......2005-02-04

Elvin Estela, also whimsically known as "Nobody," knows his hip-hop. And his trip-hop. And he knows how to blend them together exquisitely in "Soulmates," his polished debut. It leans a bit too much on the jagged raps, but retains a sort of sleepy eeriness from beginning to end.

At the start, "Soulmates" sounds like a mixture of airy space-rock, bits of acid jazz, and some of the airiest little melodies you could imagine. Nobody's trippy, sleepy songs are delicate and dreamlike, with things like a soprano choir and guitar strums overlaid with blipping samples and tinkling bells. He even dips into experimental numbers with "Nozirah," a completely distorted one-minute song.

But there's another side to "Soulmates," one lined with acid jazz and spacey hip-hop. Songs like "Syde Trips" have jazzy drums and bluesy sounds, despite all the haunted-house sound effects. And other songs are, simply put, acid rap -- 2 Mex and Medusa are among the rappers that show up, against Nobody's swirling music.

The hip-hop angle is also the album's sole weakness. Nobody's work is so exquisite, it's distracting to have these guys rapping over it. On the second or third listen, however, their voices start to blend into the psychedelic trip. Freestyle Fellowship is the worst -- that song sounds like it belongs on an entirely different album.

To call "Soulmates" a hip-hop album is to underestimate it -- there is hip-hop in it, but also chillout electronica and jazz. (Hip-trip-hop-jazz?) It simply wouldn't work if it were just jazz, just electronica or just hip-hop. As a result, Nobody's versatility and complexity is an essential part of the music -- it always seems to be slowly building up to something, even if it never gets there.

Nobody uses a lot of samples and synth, giving the music a spacey feel. But underneath all this are piano and drums, acoustic guitar and what sounds like a sitar. All of this is twisted, distorted and given more echoes than a parrot. Is it good? Oh yeah.

The lyrics aren't too different -- they're a mixture of the grounded and the bizarre. The guest vocalists rap about space cadets, current politics, Mars, stargazing, rituals and "cyber-psychics brought here to fix your energy crisis." Whatever that means -- the fun is in listening, not comprehending.

"Soulmates" would be the perfect blend of hip-hop, trip-hop and jazz if it relief less on the rapping. But as it is, it's an exquisite piece of musical work.

Amazing Down-tempo work.......2003-02-16

This album is so magnificently organic. It's just so subtle and beautiful and built as a whole album of moods. The samples are unidentifiable. The echoes, the beats, the thickness of it all just sucks you in until you fall in love with it.

...fans of downtempo hiphop beats will like this..........2002-03-16

...the initial reaction is question what vice you was on that influenced you to buy this...
but give it a chance, folk...naw, this aint what has passed for hip-hop for the last ten years or so, but i think at it's core it is hip-hop still...you jus gotta remember back to the days of afrika bambaataa, planet patrol anem...no hardcore, drop to the floor and do a backspin music here, but it has its moments...
this took a couple of days to grow on me and now that it has i'm hooked...(the rappin on this is mediocre, but) imagine a cross between the hieroglyphs' "93 til infinity" and tosca's "suzuki"...

Underground hip-hop? very subtle and awesome!.......2001-09-12

He absolutely dipslays true lyrical talent amongst other talents in this album, slower and some faster style stream of thought lyrics are displayed nicely over inventive beats.
This is a great album to own, brings you through some moods that are hard to reconized in most music, But he touches that part of your creative mind and throbs it with such talent and dignity that you will not be dissapointed!
It is hip hop, regardless of some of the previous reviews. Very Tastefully done.

one of the best releases of the year.......2000-12-04

come one, come all. come and listen to the new genius of lo fi atmospheric beatmaking. this album is a true gem. there are so much more to his tracks than your regular old everyday hip hop. a collage of different time signatures, different sounds, and different personalities are just some of the things to expect. ubiquity did release another quality product and it's an amazing find. if you want something that creates a beautifully engineered journey through an album, buy this. if you refrain from using your imagination, go somewhere else.

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Version 2.0 Freestyle Fellowship Manufacturer: Beats & Rhymes/Caroline ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music ASIN: B00009P9J1 Release Date: 2001-11-13

Tracks:

1. We Are the Freestyle Fellowship
2. My Fantasy
3. 7th Seal
4. Sunshine Men
5. Physical Form
6. 120 Seconds
7. We Will Not Tolerate
8. Dedications
9. Sike
10. 5 O'Clock Follies
11. Legal Alien
12. Convolutions
13. Jupiter's Journey
14. For No Reason - Freestyle Fellowship, Meen Green
15. Here I Am

Average customer rating: Good Concept -Bad Business this is the greatest rap album ever created A Los Angeles Underground Classic Music To My Ears Hip hop masterpiece.

To Whom It May Concern... Freestyle Fellowship Manufacturer: Beats & Rhymes ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music West Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Experimental Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Indie Music | Stores | Music West Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: A Tribute to Lisa Bonet ASIN: B00000IZ64 Release Date: 1999-12-28

Tracks:

1. We Are The Freestyle Fellowship
2. My Fantasy
3. 7th Seal
4. Let's Start Over
5. Sunshine Men
6. Physical Form
7. 120 Seconds
8. We Will Not Tolerate
9. Dedications
10. It's On
11. Sike
12. 5 O'clock Follies
13. Legal Alien
14. Convolutions
15. Jupiter's Journey
16. For No Reason
17. Here I Am
18. The Future?

Amazon.com

One of the best underground classics you've probably never heard, Freestyle Fellowship's little-known, long-out-of-print first album was brilliantly conceived and executed. As much as we abuse the concept of "ahead of its time," the Fellowship's 1991 debut predicted a sound and approach to Left Coast underground hip-hop that not only eschewed the omnipresence of gangsta rap but also issued a bold challenge to all other corners of the hip-hop nation that L.A. was not to be taken lightly. Songs like "Sunshine Men," "For No Reason," and "Here I Am" let MCs like Aceyalone, All in All, Mikay 9, P.E.A.C.E., and Self Jupiter strike out bold statements of lyrical prowess over masterfully sampled tracks that pulsed with insight, energy, and inspiration. Your underground collection is not complete without this addition to the library. --Oliver Wang

Customer Reviews:

Good Concept -Bad Business.......2005-03-03

This group has a great concept and its members are talented; I have no problem with that. My concern is that what makes the concept is the choice of samples. However,there're no credits given for the samples. The members give credits to everybody except the creators of the music that they used. Hopefully they,at least,got the proper clearance to use them. Concept and talent is good but business is business; and this appears to be bad business.

this is the greatest rap album ever created.......2005-01-26

if you have not listened to this album, you cannot claim to really understand hip hop.

A Los Angeles Underground Classic.......2004-03-13

I need to but this album the samples on this sounds great.
Great wierd style rapping that is Great all of them are classics
all of them every fan should buy this.

Music To My Ears.......2002-12-17

One word to describe this album: wow. The eloquence and flow of these fellas is unbelievable, the lyrics just get better and better every time you hear it. This album also contains some of the funkiest beats to come out of 1991.
If Intercity Griots was a great album, that makes this album indispensible to anyone who claims to be a hip hop head.
BUY IT.
If you like this album then you should check Buhloone Mindstate by De La Soul and the other Freestyle Fellowship l.ps.

Hip hop masterpiece........2002-05-25

Recorded in 1990, this is the first album by the most legendary group of the LA underground crew known as Project Blowed. If you want to hear the origin of modern rap styles, get this album. The 6 tracks by Mikah 9 and Aceyalone are worth the price of admission by themselves. Mikah & Acey's styles are fast and fluid with a jazz ear (they flow over Miles' "So What"!). The beats are also very nice, jazzy and percussive and upbeat.

This album is a moment in hip hop history, that no true hiphop fan should be without. (If you want to delve more deeply into this history, pick up Mikah-9's Timetable for a few more tracks of early rap styling from 90 and 91). If you don't believe me, the heralded DJs Q-bert, D-Styles, and Shortkut (of the Invisibl Skratch Piklz) all listed "To Whom It May Concern" as one of their top 10 favorite hiphop albums of all time. Yes, it's that good, and that important in the chronology of hip hop. Nobody else was rhyming like this in 1990, and nobody else even tried it till years later.

All respect due to the mighty mighty Freestyle Fellowship!

Average customer rating: archetype of outstanding prodcution Elusive; to tend to elude, Elude; to escape

Elements of a Prototype, Vol. 2: Freestyle Fellowship - Living Legend Elusive Manufacturer: Elusive ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000056L0S Release Date: 2000-12-19

Tracks:

1. Intro
2. Systematacly
3. Encouraging Notes
4. I Got
5. Itz Uz
6. Zen
7. Love (Instrumental)
8. Speak It...
9. Celestial
10. Switchback
11. Instrumental
12. Freehand Pt.2
13. Process
14. Kick Start
15. Globalization (Instrumental)
16. Organic Electricity
17. Free
18. Come On (Instrumental)
19. I Got (Remix)
20. Outro

Customer Reviews:

archetype of outstanding prodcution.......2002-01-30

If you're into conscious/underground hip-hop, you are looking at a masterpiece that is yet to be fully praised for its level of excellency. Elusive is on the top of the list of many an underground producer, probably because of his ability to combine insanely dope piano and string samples with a standard (but always unique) approach to drums and create [awesome] beats. This particular CD has quite an array of fresh MCs on it too, from L*Roneous to Aceyalone to Living legends' Scarub, Eligh, Murs, and Grouch; and believe you me, these aren't your average run-of-the-mill rappers. You'd expect from a compilation CD that the MCs might not give there all, but these guys seem to put out 110% on each and every track. There are also a few instumentals that help the songs flow together smoothly, including an enchanting down-tempo cut with Josh Koslow (Elusive's brother?) on the trumpet. But my favorite would have to be the melancholy, oddly-timed track called "Love" (although I don't know if this could actually be considered an "instrumental"). When it all comes together, it seems to be the perfect combo of beats and rhymes, yet another flawless album from Elusive producer and his lyrically skilled counterparts.

Elusive; to tend to elude, Elude; to escape.......2001-03-18

Elusive, gives a variety of rhyming stylez, which will get you up and like all my favourites, make you think. If you've apprieciated the work of his prevous counterparts, such as Aceyalone and Murs than you will definately apprieciate this album, which I believe to be well worth the time of day. Lets just say it made my playlist. (if it ain't real, it's probably fake)

Dance Music:

1. From the Heart
2. Ghetto Madness
3. Glamorest Life [Explicit Lyrics]
4. Greatest Hits [Explicit Lyrics]
5. Greatest Hits [Explicit Lyrics]
6. Ground Zero [Explicit Lyrics]
7. I Hear Voices
8. In Search Of... [Explicit Lyrics]
9. In the Red
10. Irv Gotti Presents: The Inc. [Explicit Lyrics]

Dance Music

dance music

Dance Music

Joe's Garage Act 2 & 3 (Limited Edition Japanese Mini LP Sleeve CD)

Sonata 14 Op 27 C Sharp / Fantasy Op 17 C Major

Singular Pleasures: Percussion Music for Listening and Sampling

Inter Alia

Rose [Import]

O Holy Night

Nowhere Without You

Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 39, 40, 41

Rise

Popbop

Smooth Jazz on a Summer's Holiday [Import]

Recital By [Import] [Original recording remastered]

Reggae Mania, Vol. 2

Verdi: Arias, Vol. 3

This Binary Universe