Heavy Rhyme Experience, Vol. 1 [Explicit Lyrics]

1. Bonafied Funk - The Brand New Heavies, Main Source

2. It's Gettin' Hectic - The Brand New Heavies, Gang Starr

3. Who Makes the Loot? - The Brand New Heavies, Grand Puba

4. Wake Me When I'm Dead - The Brand New Heavies, Masta Ace

5. Jump N' Move - The Brand New Heavies, Jamal-Ski

6. Death Threat - The Brand New Heavies, Kool G Rap

7. State of Yo - Black Sheep, The Brand New Heavies

8. Do Whatta I Gotta Do - The Brand New Heavies,

9. Whatgabouthat - The Brand New Heavies,

10. Soul Flower - The Brand New Heavies, The Pharcyde

Tracks:

Bonafied Funk
It's Gettin Hectic
Who Makes The Loot?
Wake Me When I'm Dead
Jump N' Move
Death Threat
State Of Yo
Do Whatta I Gotta Do
Whatgabouthat
Soul Flower

Customer Reviews:

MAN, I FORGOT HOW WONDERFUL THIS ALBUM IS!!!!.......2007-02-09

man, i tell you what, i was just reminded about how lovely this album is to listen to. i had the tape, but i lost the tape. right after i ordered it on here, i find the cotton pickin' think hiding in a doggone bag!!!! nevertheless, this is wonder fusion of funk and hip hop. why it did not get more attention than it did, i do not know. it was a breath of fresh air for '91/'92. you just do not hear that type of thang anymore. if they did it today, they would probably be club bangahs in the form of jazz. shameful!!!!!

A rap album with substantial crossover appeal.......2006-11-10

Let me first say that with a few exceptions like Us3, Digable Planets and the Beastie Boys from Check Your Head forward, I am certainly NOT a fan of rap. But what those artists all have in common is a decidedly funk, soul and/or jazz groove rather than a contemporary urban R&B sound. And so it is with this album, where various American old-school rap artists - this album was recorded in 1991, after all - rhyme to tracks laid down by the London-based acid-jazz/rare-groove legends The Brand New Heavies. Rather than relying on processed beats and looped samples, the Heavies provide the MCs with genuine instrumental tracks with enough funk to get all but the comatose up out of their chairs. The tempo varies from slow-and-low grind-funk as in the opening track "Bonafide Funk" featuring Main Source and "It's Getting Hectic" featuring Gang Starr to driving dance-club beats as in "Soul Flower" featuring The Pharcyde and "Jump n' Move" featuring Jamalski (recently used in a trailer for the animated penguin movie "Happy Feet"). Regardless of pace, the Heavies infuse each song with deep basslines, rump-movin' funk-syncopated rhythms and infectious guitar hooks with liberal use of the wah-wah pedal.

The album has some minor weaknesses, in particular the sped-up, repetitive and insufferably grating vocal samples laid over "Do What I Gotta Do" with Ed O.G. But any weaknesses are superficial blemishes on the otherwise flawless musical foundation beneath each track.

This album should be on every Top 100 Hip-Hop Albums of All Time list. Its lack of widespread critical recognition much less commercial success is practically a crime.

an unfortunately slept on album..........2006-01-09

IMHO, one of the great albums of all time.

Fantastic rhymes from 10 different lyricists (many of them some of the great names in underground/not-so-underground hip-hop of the era), over the Heavies' great vintage-instrument-influenced grooves.

Hip-hop records from the mid-80s through the early-90s have an organic production quality that is generally missing from the more slicked-out productions of today (which is not to say that hip-hop today ALWAYS feels inorganic). To me, what is significant about "Heavy Rhyme Experience, Vol. 1" is that the music has that same organic feeling, but none of the music is sampled. Certainly it is influenced by James Brown, The Meters, the Mizells, etc. (who of course were the same artists being sampled in hip-hop around that time), but all the music is written and performed by the Heavies and the guest rappers. And cleverly, too! The subtleties of the compositions still knock me out 15 years later--the Heavies' understated variations on the repetitive grooves call to mind earlier hip-hop productions, but also the music of Fela Kuti and Steve Reich.

In the realm of hip-hop with a live band, "Heavy Rhyme Experience" is hard to compare to The Roots, but this record may be funkier and display more variety and diversity than any of The Roots' recordings. It's kind of a shame that the Heavies never actually made a Volume 2, exploring this direction further. This is easily their best album, though "Brother Sister" is very good.

The only complaint I have is the length, which at 30-something minutes leaves me wishing for so much more...

Seems like No one's heard of this hip hop classic.......2004-02-26

I spent a long time trying to re-find this album after it was originally stolen from me. It wasn't til the re-release that I was able to find it and I was amazed at all the fantastic MC's from the past that were used on this album. Everyone from Grand Puba, Guru, Jamalski, Masta Ace, the Pharcyde, Main Source and Kool G Rap drop rhymes on this album, and the funky, jazzy beats by the Brand New Heavies are just so refreshing. This is like a breath of Fresh air when it comes to hip hop, and just the names of the Mc's alone should make it worthwhile.

Admittedly, this is not really the best example of the Brand New Heavies music. In fact, it's not a good representation of them at all, except it does show the diversity of their style, and the music they make is fantastic, regardless. This version of Soulflower with the Pharcyde is just great and I liked it much better than the version used on the Bizarre Ride 2 The Pharcyde.

Any True Fan of Hip-Hop or Funk Should..........2004-02-03

Own this album! This is one of the best CDs I've ever owned, and one of the best hip-hop CDs of all-time. I can't say it enough -- buy this CD, you can't be dissapointed. Super funky English acid-jazz band at their peak and dope MCs, but all organic and stripped down.

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An incredible piece of Hip Hop History

Heavy Rhyme Experience, Vol. 1
The Brand New Heavies
Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea
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ASIN: B00008EQAX
Release Date: 1992-08-03

Tracks:

Bonafied Funk - The Brand New Heavies, Main Source
It's Gettin' Hectic - The Brand New Heavies, Gang Starr
Who Makes the Loot? - The Brand New Heavies, Grand Puba
Wake Me When I'm Dead - The Brand New Heavies, Masta Ace
Jump N' Move - The Brand New Heavies, Jamal-Ski
Death Threat - The Brand New Heavies, Kool G Rap
State of Yo - Black Sheep, The Brand New Heavies
Do Whatta I Gotta Do - The Brand New Heavies,
Whatgabouthat - The Brand New Heavies,
Soul Flower - The Brand New Heavies, The Pharcyde

Customer Reviews:

An incredible piece of Hip Hop History.......2005-11-24

The Brand New Heavies are a ground-breaking and legendary Jazz group (some might call Acid Jazz or Soul Jazz). In 1991 they joined forces with some of the top Hip Hop emcess of the day to put out a truly classic CD of nasty lyricists over Acid Jazz Beats. Truly a collector's piece for any Hip Hop afficionado's collection.

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Heavy Rhyme Experience, Vol. 1
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Manufacturer: Delicious Vinyl
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ASIN: B000006KQ2
Release Date: 1997-06-10

Tracks:

Bonafied Funk - The Brand New Heavies, Main Source
It's Gettin' Hectic - The Brand New Heavies, Gang Starr
Who Makes the Loot? - The Brand New Heavies, Grand Puba
Wake Me When I'm Dead - The Brand New Heavies, Masta Ace
Jump N' Move - The Brand New Heavies, Jamal-Ski
Death Threat - The Brand New Heavies, Kool G Rap
State of Yo - Black Sheep, The Brand New Heavies
Do Whatta I Gotta Do - The Brand New Heavies,
Whatgabouthat - The Brand New Heavies,
Soul Flower - The Brand New Heavies, The Pharcyde

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Heavy Rhyme Experience, Vol. 1
The Brand New Heavies
Manufacturer: Capitol
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000DQQB
Release Date: 1996-02-20

Tracks:

Bonafied Funk - The Brand New Heavies, Main Source
It's Gettin' Hectic - The Brand New Heavies, Gang Starr
Who Makes the Loot? - The Brand New Heavies, Grand Puba
Wake Me When I'm Dead - The Brand New Heavies, Masta Ace
Jump N' Move - The Brand New Heavies, Jamal-Ski
Death Threat - The Brand New Heavies, Kool G Rap
State of Yo - Black Sheep, The Brand New Heavies
Do Whatta I Gotta Do - The Brand New Heavies,
Whatgabouthat - The Brand New Heavies,
Soul Flower - The Brand New Heavies, The Pharcyde

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Who Makes The Loot?
A little known gem
This CD grooves! -- don't let EXPLICIT scare you away!
Classic mix of funk and hip-hop

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ASIN: B000006C7K
Release Date: 1998-04-28

Tracks:

Bonafied Funk
It's Gettin Hectic
Who Makes The Loot?
Wake Me When I'm Dead
Jump N' Move
Death Threat
State Of Yo
Do Whatta I Gotta Do
Whatgabouthat
Soul Flower

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On this record, the Brand New Heavies play their funky, jazzy British soul behind some of the finest MCs of the early '90s. Sadly, only Gang Starr survived the next few years as a viable allstar, but these tracks document a golden age of hip-hop writing. Gang Starr's Guru declaims; Brand Nubian's Grand Puba is laid-back and playful; Masta Ace is agile and crisp. A shimmery, techno-edged guitar riff brightens Kool G. Rap's street-real "Death Threat," while Black Sheep play verbal Three Stooges on "State of Yo" and Pharcyde get all Little Rascals on the comic "Soul Flower." As Puba says: "The bass player's real, and the drummer's real/It ain't just a simple loop so don't get souped." --Suzanne McElfresh

Customer Reviews:

Who Makes The Loot?.......2000-11-28

Grand Puba. Also, Kool G Rap ( yes, he can curse up a storm even against a semi-funky live beat), Ed OG, Black Sheep and even Masta Ace (the track, with its KRS 1 sample, grows on ya).

Jamalski and Tiger come off, unfortunately, like those annoying drunk guys at a dope house party who pin you against the wall and breath their stinky breathe in your face, while talking a whole lotta nothing. Fast forward past their booty tracks, please.

The fratrockish, Brit-funk beats, honestly, are nothing to write home about, but the novelty of a live band mixing it up with some real-life hip hop cats is enough to make this a must-have CD for your hip hop collection.

A little known gem.......2000-02-18

One of my favorite albums. I've played it so many times and it only gets better. Interested sounding rappers [not like Mace] rap over some fantastically simple funky riffs. Just try to be depressed listening to the Pharcyde with 'Soulflower' and you'll be dancing round you're house by the end of it. Anyone with even a remote like of Hip Hop or funk MUST by this album, because there isn't a chance of a sane person regretting it.

This CD grooves! -- don't let EXPLICIT scare you away!.......1999-06-30

I have listened to this CD very often for the last 6 years. One of my all time favorites. Good for those who aren't sure they like rap -- a jazzy background, and smooth (but edgy) lyrics and rhythm.

Classic mix of funk and hip-hop.......1999-04-01

This CD is still one of my all-time favourites. There's something about the (still rare) mix of live instrumentation and rap that really blows up the funk. The whole is more than the sum of the parts. And how did they talk that hype lineup of MCs into the studio anyway? There's something magical about the whole project, and you can hear it in EVERY track.

If you can't remember what it was about Gangsta, 'Death Threat' has stood the test of time as an evil classic: "Bodies are thrown off boats, and doin' dead-man floats, Straight down the river, with a bullet inside his muthaf**kin' liver". Compare 'Soul Flower' to the mix on 'Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde' to hear what the Heavies bring to the table.

Holds its own with the best of The Roots and Digable Planets.

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