Rap Attack

1. Friends

2. One Love

3. Funky Beat

4. Haunted House of Rock

5. Big Mouth

6. Freaks Come Out at Night

7. Be Yourself - Millie Jackson, Whodini

8. Magic's Wand

9. Growing Up

10. Five Minutes of Funk

Rap Attack,Whodini,Bmg Special Prod.,Golden Age,Hip-Hop,Old School Rap,Pop,Rap & Hip-Hop

Average customer rating: Killer B's tuned to A Good Slapdash Set of Odds and Ends Nice album very good What happened here?

Attack of the Killer B's Anthrax Manufacturer: Fontana Island ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Rap Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Thrash & Speed Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Persistence of Time State of Euphoria Spreading the Disease Fistful of Metal Sound of White Noise ASIN: B000001G11 Release Date: 1991-06-25

Tracks:

1. Milk (Ode To Billy)
2. Bring The Noise
3. Keep It In The Family (Live)
4. Startin' Up A Posse
5. Protest And Survive
6. Chromatic Death
7. I'm The Man '91
8. Parasite
9. Pipeline
10. Sects
11. Belly Of The Beast (Live)
12. N.F.B. (Dallabnikufesin)

Customer Reviews:

Killer B's tuned to A.......2007-04-04

OK this product can be looked at in two ways. Either simply for it's music or in a wider context.

Firstly the music. Based just on this there isn't a lot here to make this a mandatory purchase for your averagle metalhead. A few live numbers and a few covers of varying levels of interest. It would really be up to the individual to decide what ones they prefer. Apart from that this disc has a few Anthrax curiosities for the completist though they are mostly joke tunes.

Secondly the wider context. That is that this disc was billed as an EP despite clocking in at over 40 minutes. Many bands would call this an album. Anthrax have here put together a nifty little package aimed squarely at their fans. This was never intended to be treated as the next Anthrax album -as the liner notes state - and any fan of this band who approaches this release in the right frame of mind will be rewarded with an amusing and worthwhile package of curios. Pluse the liner notes are genuinely useful and interesting.

Three stars - an average of two stars for the music alone is worth and the four stars the idea and band behind this release deserve for this useful 'round up' of odds and sods from the vault.

For the newcomer, no way. For the fan, for sure, snap it.

Good Slapdash Set of Odds and Ends.......2006-11-22

Anthrax, thrash metal, fun. Yes, we know.

Now, what about the material on the disc? Overall, its pretty good. "Milk (Ode To Billy)" is about a boy who wants milk for his cereal. It sounds like standard Anthrax song. Meshing the goofyness with the sonic aggression brings a smile to my face. The rest of the album proceeds in a similar tasteful fashion. For the most part...

The live tracks are okay, but they throw off the momentum of the studio tracks. And the re-make of "I'm the Man" blows.

But man, the rest of the material is quite good. Any fan of the band, or even just any sort of faster-than-average metal, should consider adding this to their collection at some point.

Nice album.......2006-04-23

I am no much familiar with Anthrax discography but I own this album and I really like it.Bring The Noise (with Public Enemy) is a killer,Keep It In The Family and Belly Of The Beast are also very successfull, the other songs in the album are not bad.

very good.......2005-08-29

Startin' Up A Posse is one of the all time greatest songs, so make sure you get the version of this CD that contains the song. All the songs are fun to listen to, even though I was never really a fan of Persistance of Time that much. Long live OLD ANTHRAX!

What happened here?.......2005-08-25

[...]

This album from anthrax just sucks. The songs Bring the noise and I'm the man 91 is lame. I'm the man 91 is a rap metal song that I guess is a sequel the I'm the man. It sounds like those limp biskit fags. And the songs with the highest quality are not even that decent. Oh yeah, bring the noise is another rap metal song that anthrax failed to do well. If you want rap metal from anthrax that's acually good, get I'm the man. It's awsome, funny, and the album includes a cover song from black sabbath. This time anthrax let me down.

Average customer rating:

Forever Gus Gus Manufacturer: Groove Attack ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Alternative Dance | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Out of the Woods Pocket Symphony Attention The Sun And The Moon Volta ASIN: B000M2E3UO Release Date: 2007-04-24

Tracks:

1. Degeneration
2. You'll Never Change
3. Hold You
4. Need in Me
5. Lust
6. If You Don't Jump (You're English)
7. Forever
8. Sweetsmoke
9. Porn
10. Demo 54
11. Moss
12. Mallflowers

Average customer rating: Not for commercial "rappers" Like A Piss On The Streets I Exist Dope Half and Half Revolutionary

The Sneak Attack KRS-One Manufacturer: Koch Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD East Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Indie Music | Stores | Music East Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Spiritual Minded Mix Tape Kristyles KRS One - Life I Got Next ASIN: B000059LCP Release Date: 2001-04-24

Tracks:

1. Intro
2. Ghetto Lifestyles
3. Attendance
4. Hot
5. Why
6. Doth Thou Know
7. The Lessin
8. The Mind
9. Hip Hop Knowledge
10. What Kinda World
11. I Will Make It
12. B Side Intro
13. Get Yourself Up
14. Krush Them
15. Hush
16. The Sneak Attack
17. Shutupayouface
18. False Pride
19. The Raptism

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After a four-year hiatus, on The Sneak Attack the T'cha comes out fighting, as usual. "Attendance" ticks off a list of KRS'S additions to his ongoing revisionist history lessons, before dropping this gem: "All these rappers swear they the best, I know what you're thinking about: 'Where's KRS?'" The blastmaster's ego is still breathtaking. It's this swagger that has always made KRS-One thoroughly hip-hop: his desire not merely to represent, but to embody the music. And if he's gonna get moralistic about what hip-hop kulture (don't forget the "K") really is on tracks like "Hot" and "Hip Hop Knowledge," at least he's spitting it in dope rhymes over dope beats. While younger cats speed along on crispy, digitally flipped beats, none of KRS-One's spare, stabbing beats would sound out of place in an early '90s mix. But, like the man says, what goes around comes around. On "The Mind," he rhymes, "You ain't gotta be a scholar to know the next four years gonna be ill." Fresh for 2001, you suckas. --Jeff Chang

Customer Reviews:

Not for commercial "rappers".......2007-06-04

If you like commercial club rap or g unit etc... Den go some where else but if you enjoy true hip hop with a real messege? Then by all means get Krs one's " The sneak attack" simply because his lirycs are the best you can find and no one can realy top diz dude at all. He's a genious & a master at what he does and makes me proud to support real hip hop.

Like A Piss On The Streets I Exist.......2006-04-16

Not the meat but the fish complete defeat as I?m speaking the heat enter this, witness kris rippin this don?t trip on this skip ahead if you?re ready my show medley is deadly I am about a hundred million mike years away, these players I don?t hate but I?m not here to play

I loved this comeback album, the album really takes off for me starting with Why?
There are intricate flows on here (The Lessin, Why, What Kind of World Are We Livin In- "Churches are ran like corporations praising the dollar, corporations are ran like churches making me holler") and they have something to say.
I got Next was a bit too heavy on the "Emcee v.s. MC, real hiphop vs fake hiphop" tip for me, there are more important and interesting things to talk about than the world of hiphop, and on this album KRS ONE puts things in perspective.
Incredible album. Only a few skips.

Dope.......2005-04-22

KRS-One has dropped consistently dope solo albums for over a decade now. None have been unquestionable classics, but they have all been very good.
"whose the first to flash the heat on the cover?" begins one of Kris's many manifesto or autobiographical tracks ("attendance") while "Hot" and "Hush" call out wack MCs and fake thugs. The crowing achievement is "Raptizm" a tight spiritual track.
I personally don't understand people who hate on KRS's newer albums. He's still doing the same thing he was back in 1988(which is not a bad thing), he drops knowledge, disses, and insight.

Half and Half.......2005-03-26

Not his best stuff. He's running short of lyrical ideas, he recycles his own lines, like Star Wars recycles "I have a bad feeling about this".

Beats are usually cool, I don't care for the popish tracks with the singing. I didn't mind it so much when he sang REALLY BAD back on his first album, but now it's no longer funny, it sounds like pop.

Anyhow, organized religion is crap. I thought KRS understood this back in the day. What happened? Now he's got his own little organization and his own little phylosophy, and his only little diciples and crap, I dunno, it's posative, but then again it's gay like some of his modern tracks.

Anyhow it is cheap, if you have to finish off your collection as I do, then buy it, otherwise go buy his anything BoomBap on back. Or check out:

Kool Keith

El-P

Gang Starr

Mr. Lif

Jedi Miind Tricks

Public Enemy

Non Phixion

Sir Menelik

Most of which is better than KRS' latest works.

Revolutionary.......2005-03-13

His lyrics are extremely powerful. He shows versitality, intelligence and talent at the same time. There is no rapper alive that can do what he does. You need to hear this whether you download it or buy it.

Average customer rating: The rulers of Techno! It's the bomb! Snap confuses everybody with weird releases Very good release !

Snap! Attack: The Best of Snap, Remixes & All Snap! Manufacturer: Arista ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Hits & Mixes Sweet Dreams World Power Super Hits The Power of Snap!: Original Hits & Remixes ASIN: B000002VSZ Release Date: 1997-02-11

Tracks:

1. The Power (Original Single/Dub Mix)
2. Ooops Up (Live At The Royal Albert Hall)
3. Colour Of Love (Smoove Version)
4. Rhythm Is A Dancer (12' Mix)
5. Believe The Hype
6. Exterminate (Endzeit 7')
7. Cult Of Snap! (Ballroom Mix)
8. Mary Had A Little Boy (Radio Edit)
9. The Power 97
10. Colour Of Love (Boilerhouse Club Mix)
11. The First The Last Eternity (Till The End) 7' Edit
12. Rhythm Is A Dancer (Roll On)

Customer Reviews:

The rulers of Techno!.......2005-08-13

'I've got the power!!' The line that ruled the dance floor in the mid 90's, and is still frequently used on radio stations and parties today. Also featured is the equally brilliant 'Rhythm is a Dancer'. 'Attack: The Best of Snap, Remixes & All' is a must for the collection of anyone into Techno, or anyone who wants to dance like an idiot again to 'I've got the power!'

It's the bomb!.......2001-06-19

I have the european 2-CD edition and all I can say it's great as well as other Snap's releases. Snap was a euro-dance project created in Germany, most of their tracks were marked as commercial and some of the remixes here also. But this compilation features various trance-techno remixes and dubs which are surprisingly far away from the sound of Snap we all know.

Snap confuses everybody with weird releases.......1999-11-20

Coming over from Europe I already found out that German act Snap in their peak (early to mid 90s) has gone through many female vocalists and their Madman's Return album has been re-released about 4 times with different track listings. The idea the guys behind Snap had was that after they ditched rapper Turbo B after the first "Madman" release (and the only one available in the US), they had to redo the album eliminating the raps of Turbo B, I guess they didn't like him very much. After that they jumped on the eurodance/house bandwagon and started making tunes like "Eternity" and "Exterminate" and re-shaped "Colour of love" and "Rhythm is a Dancer" eliminating the rapper. The best of compilation further confuses things. In Europe they released a regular best of (available as import), containing all the singles. Also a remixes 2CD was released (unavailable in US). The US release of Snap Attack contained some remixes and some singles.Leaving out regular single cuts and including two mediocre mixes of "Colour of love" is strange to say the least. Highlights include "The Power" (the complete version), Rhythm is a Dancer (no rapper) and the Ooops up live mix. But where are "Welcome to tomorrow", "Do you see the light", "Rame" etc. Go with the import best of

Very good release !.......1999-06-20

Like the name of this album says, it's the best of remixes of Snap! I always search for the 12" Mix of Rhythm Is A Dancer and the Original Single of The Power, and I've found theses collection pieces on this album. Some pieces are bad, but remixes are very good ! Don't buy other CD of Snap ! Buy it ! You won't regret it !!

Average customer rating: thats the beat Flat beat If you like Oizo... One of the most unique albums ever made Analog synths and funky beats at their best!

Analog Worms Attack Mr. Oizo Manufacturer: Mute U.S. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music IDM | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Experimental Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Experimental Music | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music IDM | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Moustache (Half a Scissor) Flat Beat 1999 Chosen Lords Last Night a DJ Killed My Dog ASIN: B00004KD3D Release Date: 2000-02-22

Tracks:

1. Bad Start
2. Monophonic Shit
3. No Day Massacre
4. Smoking Tape
5. Last Night A DJ Killed My Dog
6. The Salad
7. Bobby Can't Dance
8. Analog Worms Attack
9. One Minute Shakin
10. Inside The Kidney Machine
11. Miaaaw
12. Flat 55
13. Feadz On
14. Analog Wormz Sequel
15. Flat Beat

Amazon.com

Part dance album and part free-form experiment, When Analog Worms Attack is one of the more curious pieces of woofer-taxing techno to be heard. French artist-musician Quentin Dupieux, a.k.a. Mr. Oizo, proves emphatically that there's plenty of life left in deliciously free, bedroom-crafted expressions. Dupieux calls his sound "dirty house": subsonics are a rumbling ever-present, while the tunes themselves are like Paris on a rainy spring afternoon, lurking with crafty shadows and moments of wonderful high art. There are striplets of upbeat funk guitar laced throughout, but as the album strolls along, matters get significantly darker, the title track taking you into the shadier areas of the metro system before leaving you firmly entrenched in darkness with the fully developed "Analog Worms Sequel." Of course, Dupieux saves the most popular until last, with the European megahit "Flat Beat" (which sold more than 2 million copies in '99 after mass exposure through a Levi's commercial) tacked on as a bonus track some two minutes after the disc has ended. This CD is the aural version of a subversive, French art-house film. Add a good double espresso, some Gitanes plus a copy of L'Equipe, and it's a gloriously cheap vacation. --Steffan Chirazi

Album Description

Featuring the triple Platinum single 'Flat Beat' featured in a series of popular Levi's ads featuring Flat Eric. Mr Oizo not only created the music and directed the ads but also created Flat Eric himself. 15 track CD also features the video for 'Flat Beat'. Standard jewel case.

Customer Reviews:

thats the beat.......2006-06-19

a fantastic dark electonica, experimental album. this is not for the faint hearted. dirty basslines and heavy beats (with a few funky cuts) make this album appeal to the less maistream electro fans. the famous 'flatbeat' tune is probably one of the weaker tracks so if your getting this album based on that song, your in for a treat. awesome

Flat beat.......2006-01-28

This is the best techno album that i have heard yet. Its simplistic dirty drum and bass style is unlike any i've heard yet. This album really gave me faith in the whole genre, because i am usually not very intrigued with techno music in general. Includes a sweet little video for "flat beat" which proves to be a nice little addition. All in all, great from start to finish.

If you like Oizo..........2005-05-17

Tastefully kitsch, chunky, funky and heavy... This album makes me want to bob my head and that makes me happy.

If you like Oizo, check out Wagon Christ's Throbbing Pouch... It's a bit more downtempo and the mood is just *slighty* darker; but it still bobs along a similar vein...

One of the most unique albums ever made.......2005-03-29

I first bought this cd back in 2001 and loved it immediately. I always thought Flat Beat was a bit overrated, and the rest of the album is what I like in Mr. Oizo- harder and wierder. Until I hear anything close to its sound, 5 stars.

One last thing- it's the perfect cd to crash a wedding party, especially track 8. Timeless.

Analog synths and funky beats at their best!.......2003-11-08

Not too many people have heard of Mr. Oizo, aside from, perhaps, "Flat Beat" which aired on MTV for a number of weeks a couple years ago (God forbid anyone actually watch that channel though). After hearing "Flat Beat" I immediately fell in love (and who could resist with that curiously humorous puppet from the video?)

After listening to the album all the way through, I immediately started it over and switched on 'repeat'. This is an album that I can hardly stop listening to. Its funky sounds and curious off-beat tempo adds an almost unsurpassable flavor to the songs.

Although this CD is incredibly amazing (to me) I had to give it a 4 out of 5 because of the repitition of sounds and beats. As much as I love it, anyone out there that isn't into this particular genre may find the repeating beats and sounds annoying about halfway through the album.

If you liked "Flat Beat" and particularly enjoy the electronica genre this album is a definite "must have".

Average customer rating: the gauntlet

Mr. Magic's Rap Attack, Vol. 3 Mr. Magic Manufacturer: Profile ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD East Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Old School | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music 1990s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music 1990-1999 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: Mr. Magic's Rap Attack, Vol. 5 Mr. Magic's Rap Attack, Vol. 4 Mr. Magic's Rap Attack, Vol. 2 ASIN: B000007P1L Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Cinderfella Dana Dane - Dana Dane
2. Get Down - Derek B
3. Tramp - Salt-N-Pepa
4. I Ain't No Joke - Eric B. & Rakim
5. Boomin' It - Surf M.C.'s
6. Hey Love - King Sun-D Moet
7. You Be Illin' (Remix) - Run-D.M.C.
8. New Generation - The Classical Two
9. It's Like That Ya'll - Sweet Tee
10. It's My Thing - Epee MD
11. How Ya Like Me Now - Spyder-D
12. Have A Nice Day - Roxanne Shante

Customer Reviews:

the gauntlet.......2002-07-10

THIS CD IS AN OLD SCHOOL GEM TO ADD TO YOUR COLLECTION.IF YOU'RE A FAN OF OLD SCHOOL HIP HOP YOU'LL DEFINITELY ENJOY THIS CLASSIC.

Average customer rating: i liked this album weak Legendary Solo Effort Solid effort from a real MC Predictable, Disappointing, and Boring (2.5 Stars)

Ventilation: Da LP Phife Dawg Manufacturer: Groove Attack ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD East Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Experimental Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Shaheedullah and Stereotypes Amplified Industry Shakedown 1st Class The Natural ASIN: B00004WZ65 Release Date: 2000-10-02

Tracks:

1. Intro
2. Flawless
3. Alphabet Soup
4. Miscellaneous
5. Drugs
6. Club Hopper
7. Lemme Find Out
8. Ben Dova
9. Beats Rhymes Phife
10. Ventilation
11. 4 Horsemen
12. Melody Adonis
13. Outro

Amazon.com

Former A Tribe Called Quest MC Phife Dawg admirably takes a back-to-basics approach on his first solo foray, clearly reveling in his lone wolf status. "Should never have let me off the damn leash," he gleefully exclaims on "Flawless," a track which directs thinly veiled barbs at a certain vivrant former bandmate. However, a full-length tirade against former associates isn't on the agenda as Phife primarily voices his dissatisfaction with style-over-substance in hip-hop, and he isn't in the mood to bite his tongue. With Tribe's plush melodic compositions no longer cushioning his flow, the five-footer goes all out, dropping authoritative critiques on "Alphabet Soup" and "D.R.U.G.S.," both helmed by ascendant producer Hi-Tek. Aside from his usual marauding, canine inclinations ("Ben Dova"), Phife tries to infuse conceptual breadth through storytelling ventures with mixed results. Even though his ambitious lyrical attempts don't always work, his skills are matched and enlivened by supreme beat-layers such as Pete Rock ("Melody Adonis"), but when attached to underwhelming microphone assistance on posse cuts and bland production, things begin to falter. Fortunately, this is hardly the overwhelming scenario, and Phife's intact skills prove he's definitely not ready to be muzzled yet. --Del F. Cowie

Album Details

Hip-Hop/Rap. Phife Dawg was an Original Member of One of the Biggest Rap Groups Ever, a Tribe Called Quest.

Customer Reviews:

i liked this album.......2006-12-15

Phife kept it street and underground on this album. My favorite songs are Flawless(i think he dissed QTip on this song), Miscellanous, Bend Over, Ventilation. I like some more songs on the album but i can't remember the song titles. What happened to his other solo album Songs In The Key Of Phife which was supposed to come out 3 years ago? I wish he would do more solo albums. Phife is one of my favorite mc's. I always liked him more than QTip.

weak.......2006-11-03

Other than "flawless", this album is embarrassing. Phife is one of the best MC's of all time so we expect him to hold a higher standard than this.

Legendary Solo Effort.......2006-01-30

Phife Dawg had been a well established MC in the game as a result of his classic work with A Tribe Called Quest. Known for his slight islander drawl on songs like "Stressed Out", Phife always got a sort of second fiddle rep from critics. Well, Phife decided to dispell these notions and prove that he is dope in his own right. Dissapointing? Absolutely NOT. Phife brings out some big gun producers such as DJ Hi-Tek as well as Pete Rock, who provide the perfect sonic background for Phife to tear up. You can hear the hunger and passion in his voice; his emotion is palpable. The album title, Ventilation Da LP explains it all: Phife Dawg, raw, real and telling you how he feels. On gritty songs like Flawless, Alphabet Soup, D.R.U.G.S., Lemme Find Out, Ventilation, Melody Adonis, and the autobiographical piece and probably my favorite Beats, Rhymes & Phife, Phife Dawg lets the listener know what really been going on inside his dome. Its a trip worth taking multiple times. Trust me, you won't be dissapointed.

Solid effort from a real MC.......2005-11-11

This is what I call a controversial album. Each review I read either stated that the album was wack or dope. Ventilation: Da LP is far from being wack, as you could guess coming from former A Tribe Called Quest member Phife Dawg, it's a very good LP but in order to appreciate it up to its true value, you have to be aware of Phife's mindstate while listening to the CD. First of all, don't think you'll be getting to hear the usual Tribe's Phife, the gentle, calm and witty one we all know and love, because you'll be disappointed. Indeed, I found this album very interesting in a sense that we get to know another side of the Trini Gladiator, the somewhat "dark" side. And this is where a lotta critics fell to capture the true value of the album. Don't blame Diggy for loving sex, women and parties, HE IS JUST BEING HIMSELF AND EXPRESSING HIMSELF. Now I know it disappointed a lot of people (included myself at first) being that we are used to hear a clever Malik dropping clean rhymes full of wisdom, but the fact that the style is different doesn't mean that he lost his skills on the mic, he's just using them in a different way. Listen close and you'll be amazed by his wordplays and poetry. I agree with the fact that sometimes he may curse a little too much but at least it shows that he's sincere about what he's saying and that it comes from the heart. I thank him for the whole anti-industry thing, I found it refreshing and it was about time that somebody step up and talk about all the BS going on in Hip Hop nowadays (which is worth all the cursing!). Besides, the fact that the media always unfairly considered Q-Tip as the best MC of the group (Phife was slightly better to me) angered him a lot and it shows (I completely feel him on this one).

On the other hand, Phife made a mistake with some songs like "Ben Dova" or "The Club Hoppa" lyrically wise because he totally contradicts himself on these songs. I'm all with denouncing commercial/materialistic/dumb Hip Hop, but he comes himself with some of that sh*t right after saying that he's fed up with it. This type of contradiction had me scratching my head. But actually this may not come so much as a downfall after all since, like I said before, partying and having sex is a part of Phife's character which he couldn't express in a group like Tribe because he had to limit his lyrics' subjects and the clean and spiritual style of the group. So as long as we're talking about just one or two songs (every album has a weakness), there's really no problem with that.

The No Name feature on "4 Horsemen" was truly laughable but I can understand why Phife did it, they come from the same place, grew up together and Phife decided to let them shine a little on his solo album, I would've done the same with my homies so I can't be mad at him (by the way, Phife's verse is deadly on this song, real sharp).

Anyway, besides very few disappointments, MOST of the lyrics are ill, Phife has always been one of the best MCs in the game, easily one of the best ever, and this album is just another proof of the superiority of his talent, he handles words with a lot of ease, and even if some of the subjects are not as deep as we could have expected, the skills are definitely still there and show up on most tracks. Try to listen to today's rappers like 50 Cent & Co after listening to Ventilation, you'll see the difference, Phifey clearly rules.

And now, the beats. Great. Anybody who says that the beats were wack on this album must be crazy. They PERFECTLY fit Phife's style, they're raw, soulful, boom-bap style, and stick perfectly to the overall message and spirit of the album: Real Hip Hop still exists. Again, the beats evolved a little bit since his Tribe days but you can always trust a production team composed of Pete Rock, Hi-Tek and Jay Dee amongst others. Even "Ben Dova" or "Club Hoppa", if their lyrics can disappoint, the beats are dope, and never commercial or radio-friendly. REAL HIP HOP FROM START TO FINISH.

And I don't even mention songs like "Beats, Rhymes & Phife", a biography in which Diggy tells us how he fell in love with Hip Hop and how he made it to the top, the Pete Rock laced "Melody Adonis", an ode to the love of his life (beautiful, arguably the best song on the album) or even "Alphabet Soup", with Mutty Ranks dropping knowledge.

At the end of the day, Phife comes with more than a solo album, it's an individual album, where he revealed some aspects of his character we didn't necessarily know, while keeping it real with sharp and clever lyrics, dope beats and most importantly: LOVE. Go cop it!

Predictable, Disappointing, and Boring (2.5 Stars).......2004-09-15

You'll never find a bigger ATCQ fan than me. You'll never find a bigger Phife Dawg fan than me either......but I believe in writing honest and unbiased reviews. I regret having to say that this CD comes dangerously close to being wack. It's not so much that Phife can't carry a song by himself, but something is missing. Phife actually has some dope solo tracks under his belt:

1) Butter - (from "The Low End Theory" LP '91)
2) 8 Million Stories - (from the "Midnight Marauders" LP '93)
3) Baby Phife's Return - (from the "Beats Rhymes & Life" LP '96)
4) His Name Is Muddy Ranks - (from "The Love Movement" LP '98)


These songs are all tight, and it could be argued that "8 Million Stories" and "Butter" are classic joints. With that being said, "Ventalation: Da LP" is a subpar release from a dope MC. There are so many reasons for the LP being a faliure.

Like other reviewers have pointed out, the first thing to stand out is the overuse of curse words. In my mind, cursing takes away from skills because anyone can make a curse word rhyme. It takes more skill to rhyme without cursing and I think that's one of the things that made ATCQ so appealing. Don't get me wrong, Tribe did curse from time to time, but Phife curses so much that I had to check the credits to make sure Richard Pryor didn't write the lyrics.

Another reason the CD is boring is because Phife hasn't improved lyrically. These are the same rhymes that you'll hear on any ATCQ LP...but with more swearing. That lack of improvement (or decline in skills depending on your view) makes at least 70% of this CD skippable.

Another reason to come to mind is the suspect production and the number of wack joints on the album. Supa Dav West needs to stick to singing because his production is suspect. I was even more shocked to hear such subpar production from Pete Rock on "Lemme Find Out". I'd have to say that "Ben Dova", "Miscellaneous" and "Lemme Find Out" are straight wack. "4 Horseman (192 N' It)" has a tight beat (courtesy of Jay Dee), but Phife and the aptly named trio No Name totally wasted it with some of the wackest lyrics I've heard since Vanilla Ice. Even the hook sucks: "This I'm holdin' down for Linden Bully like what / runnin' through life and not givin' a f*ck / gotta get your paper / nevermind these sluts / they ain't goin' nowhere / we can always get butt". It gets no sadder than that.

There are some good tracks on this album though. "Alphabet Soup" and "Flawless" are good, but they come off as skippable. "Tha Club Hoppa" reminds me of the ATCQ Phife that handled business on the previously mentioned solo joints. And then there are certified bangers like "D.R.U.G.S." (produced by Hi Tek) and "Melody Adonis" where Pete Rock redeems himself with a tight beat and Phife actually uses it well.

Overall, I'd have to say that this CD is somewhat dissappointing. The beats were suspect and Phife might've lost a step or two on the mic. If you're an ATCQ fan that was expecting more of the same on his solo joint, then you'll get most of the lyrics you're looking for, but most of the beats won't do anything for you. I'd only reccomend this to collectors that have everything else associated with Native Tongue / ATCQ.

Standout Tracks: Alphabet Soup, Flawless, Ventilation, Tha Club Hoppa, and D.R.U.G.S. (My Favorite)

Average customer rating: Talk About Sinking As Low As All Those Immature Boys, Hah? Correct Perception Retarded, Juvenile Album Great 90s Album! Hilarious yet horrible

On the Attack Gillette Manufacturer: Volcano ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Shake Your Money Maker 20 Fingers: The Compilation Another Night Jagged Little Pill Sweet Dreams ASIN: B0000009A8 Release Date: 1994-12-13

Tracks:

1. Mr. Personality
2. I'm On The Attack
3. Whatcha Gonna Do
4. Short, Short Man
5. Bad Boys
6. Wanna Wild Thing
7. You're A Dog
8. Coochie Dance
9. Pay Back
10. Move Too Fast
11. Bonus Track 1

Customer Reviews:

Talk About Sinking As Low As All Those Immature Boys, Hah?.......2007-03-15

The review by the person below is pretty much of the typical kind of reaction and comments when it comes to these types of issues about songs addressing the opposite sex. To simply break it all down, this is how it all goes: When a woman ridicules a guy sexually, it all just simply means that she is a strong minded, independent and confident woman who will not, excuse the obvious pun, 'settle for less'. Of course if this is all coming from a guy, then it means that he is simply a pathetic, sexist and insecure loser for putting down women. And they would be exactly right about the guy of course, but the exact same goes for Miss Gillette also, who is clearly no better.

As far as for the album itself, I choose not to give it a single star because the music is really very fun and perhaps even a bit of tongue 'n' cheek as well(of course it would never be considerd as such if it were coming from a male performer but I digress). This is basically just an album of enjoyable and very immature pop candy. Perhaps fun for a listen or two, but defiantely not something you would want to hear in your ear constantly unless you have the same kind of mentality as this album presents itself as having. All in all, a fun and dumb little pop album to 'enjoy'.

Correct Perception.......2007-02-06

Gillette is singing about her divine feminine essence. Her rave-club style beat combined with her aggressive lyrics are a beautiful expression of her feminine angst. These songs are a refutation of songs with lyrics that are degrading of women (Eminem anyone? Beasty Boys? Etc...)

She is declaring that women can be as aggressive, independent, judgemental, and sex-seeking as any over-eager, adolescent, overflowing-with-hormones teenage boy. More people should see her as an image of independence in a world of similarities.

Retarded, Juvenile Album.......2006-02-01

The reviewer below says that Gillette made these songs in retailiation for rap and for "dogging women out." Well only a fugly dog of a "woman" would feel dogged out baby.

Any woman as fugly-faced as Gillette with those "ity bity tiny t*tties" (love that line man!) *SHOULD SHUT UP* and not bring more attention to her girly little pathetic frailties and the fact that she was apparently presenting herself as a female dog in heat to guys who then treated her as nothing more and for whom she them gets upset for them being the dogs they were.

There are no really cool beats; at best all you can say is they are "catchy," like a a stupid commerical tune you can't quite readily get out of your head after hearing it, like that damn P.C. Richards tunes. But don't confuse "catchy" with talent. She's a dumb hack man and where is she now? Yeah, thought so.

And take a look today at the stuff rap is making now; its like ten times more vulgar and now playing on the radio. Emenem is singing about backing it up and getting down on all fours and guess what, on the dance floor the stupid hos are doing it!

I think Gillete singing about tiny little ding-dings and warning guys not to touch her is just an attempt to flatter herself and a classic defensive strategy to assuage the painful reality that those with a real manhood would not touch her with a proverbial ten-foot long pole. Seriously, she looks so nasty, like she could be the poster girl for Valtrex with the caption: "I was an STD victim of the 90's club scene but it's not holding me and my aging vagina and ity bity tiny t*tties back today" or "Being fugly with an STD doesn't stop me from thinking I'm still gonna me some.. Valtrex: Just in Case You Do Get Lucky, You Don't Want Them To Really Know"

Great 90s Album!.......2005-12-04

despite the simplistic lyrics, i think this an great album,
a retaliation of sorts against the misogynic attitude of contemporary music -- most notably rap songs, which often degrade women. Though she knows her music will offend some, Gillette says the time is right for her type of message. "Men have been dogging out women like this for a long time, and they expect us just to take it," she says. The songs are really catchy and the lyrics are funny!! Don't listen to the reviewers below, they are just little little scared men, who got a bit defensive

Hilarious yet horrible.......2005-11-27

All I have to say to this is: OH MY GOD.

"If you put your fking hands on me, you might get smoked." <---sad, she's so funny but has no right to say such things LOL since she's quite fugly herself.

Average customer rating: The turning point in hip-hop

Mr. Magic's Rap Attack, Vol. 2 Mr. Magic Manufacturer: Profile ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music 1990s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music 1990-1999 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: Mr. Magic's Rap Attack, Vol. 4 Mr. Magic's Rap Attack, Vol. 3 Mr. Magic's Rap Attack, Vol. 5 Diggin' in the Crates, Vol. 1: Profile Rap Classics ASIN: B000007P1J Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Walk This Way - Run-D.M.C.
2. It's My Beat - Sweet Tee & Jazzy Joyce
3. Coast To Coast - Word Of Mouth
4. Eric B. Is President - Eric B.
5. Delancey Street - Dana Dane
6. I Can't Wait (To Rock The Mike) - Spyder-D
7. Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble - DJ Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince
8. Triple M Bass - Worse 'Em
9. Inspector Gadget - The Kartoon Krew
10. Get Off My Tip! - The Masterdon Committee
11. Drag Rap - The Showboys
12. Together Forever (Krush-Groove 4) - Run-D.M.C.

Customer Reviews:

The turning point in hip-hop.......2000-09-18

In order to understand the movement of hip hop today, you must go back and listen to this collection. Unknowingly, Mr.Magic's collection helped bridged a gap between the East and Midwest by including a track that is now used as a blueprint for Bounce music. With one listen of"Drag Rap", you'll see how essential this is for the hip-hop collector.A must for true hip-hop lovers. If you have the chance to get it,PLEASE GET IT!!! before it's too late.

Average customer rating: I am at a loss for words. JEAN GRAE IS A REAL MC, AND I ENPHASISE REAL Yes, it's long, but please read this review! Huge Potential Jean Grae (AMAZING ............)

Attack of the Attacking Things Jean Grae Manufacturer: Third Earth Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Bootleg Of The Bootleg EP This Week Takin' Mine Cuts for Luck and Scars for Freedom Right About Now ASIN: B000069JJR Release Date: 2002-08-06

Tracks:

1. Intro
2. What Would I Do
3. God's Gift
4. Block Party
5. No Doubt
6. Skit (Bubblin')
7. Thank Ya
8. Love Song
9. Get It
10. Knock
11. Live 4 U
12. Fade Out

Album Description

"Attack of the Attacking Things is Jean Grae (formerly known as What? What?), after dozens of similar cameos over several years of underground records, finally battling demons on her own turf, trading on both her unaltered gift for lyrical delicacy, and her distinctive, deliberately understated vocal style." -Harry Allen, Village Voice

Customer Reviews:

I am at a loss for words........2006-02-19

Yo this album is so deep and raw I would straight fight my mom for this CD. Yo this woman is the rapper of the ages for me. She should be studied by other artists who think they nice. Compared to her your favorite artist is probably garbage. I can't even go on to much about it. Yo this is a MUST own. First time I played it I felt like I had to let the world hear it. This is one of the few CDs in my collection that I can say I am proud to own. And she is like the only artist that I can say I am not ashamed of being a fan of. If you like well put together beautiful underground music for your soul. Get yah hands on this NOW. Nuff said.

JEAN GRAE IS A REAL MC, AND I ENPHASISE REAL.......2005-11-03

I knew this girl had skills but man is she good (or girl as the case may be). This lp although quite hard to get hold off is something I would recommed real hip hoppers to seek out.
Straight from brooklyn this girl carries an essence about her which is both refreshing and old school at the same time. I first heard of jean when I read the review of this album in the source magazine a few years ago and at the time I tried looking for this album but had no luck I could not find it anywhere and eventually gave up on it, still I never forgot about it, I started hearing her on other albums and I could not believe that I was hearing a female mc with so much talent yet she recieves barely any recognition. So I started the search recently again and I was able to find a copy on amazon for a very cheap price and after hearing this lp I was not dissapointed.

The production on this lp is solid containing a nice new york feel, it has a similar vibe to Masta Ace's A Long Hot Summer album using a soft yet hard tone at the same time, basicly the type of beats I expect to hear from a place like brooklyn.

On the rhyming tip expect less lil kim think more along the lines of Lauren Hill, yet Jean in my opinion is better, she brings a realness to her rhymes which just screams authentic, there is nothing corny about her.

Overall this is an excellent lp yet I feel the best is yet to come so I will deffinatly be checking her future releases and I suggest you do too.

Yes, it's long, but please read this review!.......2005-09-04

You know how people say the best music ever made was written in someone's basement? Well, Jean Grae does you one up, she wrote, produced and recorded her entire album in small, corner-studios, wherever she could get at, and let me tell you something, this record validates that statement one hundred percent. Jean's first solo LP, "Attack Of The Attacking" things is genius, or rather jeanius, but either way, it is easily one of the most incredible, and most incredibly slept on albums of all time. Real quick - the reason I titled this review so simply as "read this review," is because this album has become practically impossible to lay your hands on,and whether they're discontinuing it or taking it off the market or what, make some noise in protest! It would be an absolute travesty to hip hop music, period, to take this record off the shelves!

If you know thing one about Jean Grae, you know she can rap. She can write, rap, produce, she can do practically anything. Seeing as she learned to read at age three, Jean's relationship with language goes back a long way, but even more than that, it's her intelligence that truly makes her music what it is. Listening to her music isn't like listening to rap. Not a single line in this album is compromised for the sake of hitting the right rhyme, or emphasizing the right beat. She doesn't seem to have to even think about it. She weaves comprehensive stories that might as well have jumped out of five-star novels, and puts them to catchy, blissfully melodic loops. The result is absolutely amazing. So if I say one important thing in this review, here it is: W-O-W.

Buy this album. Yes, in the tiny little pixilated picture you can barely make out online, the cover of this album looks extremely bootlegged, (oh what irony,) but in person, it's actually a pretty cool album cover, and the cartoon layout on the back is artistic and creative. Props to Jean for working so well with a low budget. But enough about the cover-art. If you make one mistake, ONE MISTAKE with this album, it would be not buying it because you think it looks unprofessional, or some other rubbish. Don't do that. The music on this album is absolutely incredible, and while Jean's release "This Week" champions the top of her discography list as the best, I have to say, "Attack of the Attacking Things" is a near miss, and even though "This Week" may, overall, be a better album, this record has a few very strong features that her other releases simply lack. Such as...

Jean's softer side. Yes, I said it, Jean has a soft side. Everyone knows it, all you have to hear is "P.S." on "This Week" to know it, but "Attack of the Attacking Things," I believe, is EASILY Jean's most introspective, emotional, and downright moving work yet. Track 8 - "Love Song" is one of the most incredibly moving songs I've ever heard. Over a beautifully haunting, melodic track, Jean weaves a story in third person about a young, naïve girl who is constantly taken advantage of by predator men. Then, slowly, towards the end, after mixing "I's" and "Her's" throughout the song, Jean drops the pretense and admits the story is all true, and all about her. "Maybe it's easier to talk about this stuff in third person," she says as she closes out the track with her last verse, and the listener can't help but feel close to Jean.

Aside from poignant, emotional tracks, Jean also proves she isn't afraid to say what she means, point blank, and does her best to try and inspire change in the black community, or society period. This is something not seen on her other albums. It's not that Jean isn't conscience on her other albums, she is, but she's never said it so straightforward, and I love it. I hope to hear more tracks like this from her in the future. The track is called "Block Party," a deceptive title, and as the opening line, she says "I don't want to preach or come off bitter, this is a commentary, auditory, editorial, about the state of things, state of mind and state of being." From there, she goes on to make some of the most absolutely intelligent, unsaid and covered up truths and observations I've ever heard, begging for change. "You need to get out your house, get off your block, go see something, go change something." To her fellow women, Jean says "Ladies, know your worth, the way we're giving it up, we might as well auction ourselves on ebay, to the lowest bidder, so what if his dough is better? Money doesn't make the man, maybe self sufficiency would better make you understand."

One last thing that must be said, briefly, for this album, is the outstanding production. I have to say, "Attack" has some of the most beautifully melodic loops - EVER. From jazz, to rock, to R&B, to your hard-hitting rap baselines. Not only that, but every loop fits the mood, such as track 7, "Thank Ya." This has an addictive, jazz/rock loop behind it, over which Jean uses her biting sense of humor. "It's scary, like women that ain't really women, to dudes that try to holla at them, wait, that was confusing."

SUMMARY
For those of you who know Jean, and for those of you who don't, BUY THIS ALBUM. For ages now, going on five years, I have confidently proclaimed Talib Kweli as my all time favorite rapper, but finally, Jean may have usurped him from that position and taken his place. Well, they're neck-in-neck, at the very least. One thing must be said for Jean - she is the ONLY rap artist, the ONLY musical artist period who consistently puts out albums which I can listen to straight-through without having to skip a track. Yup. Jean Grae has yet to put out A SINGLE SONG I don't like. That's dumb-founding to me. Ultimately, what makes Jean so great, is her talent for words, and her sense of humor. Please hear me on this; Jean is beautifully human. It's easy to idolize a rapper like Talib Kweli who focuses so relentlessly on conscience rap, and I absolutely love him for that, but there's something about Jean Grae's candid emotion and honesty, her talent for using sardonic wit to point out painful truths, and her movingly personal narratives that make it easy to love Jean Grae as a person trying to make a difference, and view her as a human, and not just idolize her as a symbol.

To Jean: Don't ever stop. All the turmoil you've gone through, everything you've fought for has been worth it, because whether you realize it or not, you DO effect people, and without a doubt, inspire (at least me) to do everything I can to make a difference, not as a symbol, not with money, not with influence, but as a human, who can connect with others on a deeper level.

Huge Potential.......2005-08-11

This is the only album i own by jean grae, but its pretty good. lyrically, Jean Grae is the 3rd best female emcee in the game(beaten only by Rah Digga & Lady Of Rage) but her flow tends to fade into the track after a while(Foxy Brown & Da Brat have better flows). Shes definetly a 'concious' emcee but on tracks like block party where she talks about blacks expanding their horizons, the sh*t she spits doesnt come off preachy but as matter of fact. She will instantly endear you to her because she seems like a normal woman whereas other female emcees live in a fantasy world, ms. grae spits facts and makes it sound good. she has a lot of potential to make a classic but this isnt it. the beats are mostly by nashym nameen (???), masta ace and the beatminaz. in my opinion they didnt hook up the samples right, and the mixing is quite poor, but its still a good album if you like concious hip hop

Jean Grae (AMAZING ............).......2005-07-29

To the niggas that's new to Jean Grae might find her Corney. Man. I LOVE THIS WOMEN! I LOVE HER! SHE HAS THAT CRACK. Just like Nas, Styles and M.O.P. Her flow just comes right in like Styles was done a minute ago. And her's being the weakist. We would rather refer to the Trouble Making kid 50 Cent and the Rest of the G-Unit Punks that is still in the game and that left the game because of technical difficulties. She is gifted. It's like she was never talented, she just grabed a pen, a pad, and then started to write and gave it a try. You see, I first seen the old album at Best Buy back in Yonkers, after I came from 119th Avenue in Jamaica Queens, and then I said; What is this?! What kind of album is this, I got the CD and I opened it, and I listend to it, I'm like AW MAN!! THIS Young Girl Can Spit like that So? Looks like shes going to be dumping on all of the Females in RAP indrestry. MC Lyte, don't lose that title now. Foxy Brown, I'm depending on you!! Or else Jean Grae will draw more attention to herself. But it dosen't look like she compares to anyone. It's just that some of the people quit because of the new rappers or some of them are aging. But mostly quiting because of the new rappers. And shes the Dragon! She has mad talent. If she doesen't, then who does then nigga?! NOBODY!


1. Intro
2. What Would I Do (The First Song That I Ever Danced To)
3. God's Gift (Nobody in the game made something like this)
4. Block Party (THIS IS THE SONG!)
5. No Doubt (It's All Right)
6. Skit (Bubblin') (Mad Funny Skit)
7. Thank Ya (I'm Thinking About This One)
8. Love Song (Yall don't know nothing about this)
9. Get It (I thought DJ Premire Produced this Track For Her)
10. Knock (The Matrix Beat)
11. Live 4 U (I've heard of this song before, and I'm still thinking about it)
12. Fade Out (This is my song too)

OH MY GOD! This Album Should Go Platinum!


Née Tsidi Ibrahim -- 1976 -- In South Africa

Jean Grae!! Babygrande! Canibal Ox! Talib Kweli! Q-Tip! Mos Def and The Raukis! Styles P! Mobb Deep. Make sure yall niggas cop that This Week Album.

Dance Music:

1. Right Thurr [CD-single] [Import]
2. Scenic Route
3. Season of da Siccness: The Resurrection
4. Soggy Crackerz [Explicit Lyrics]
5. South Rituals [Explicit Lyrics]
6. Stocks and Bombs
7. Straight Outta Compton [Import]
8. Tha Takeover [Explicit Lyrics]
9. The Best of Brotha Lynch Hung
10. The Coming [Explicit Lyrics]

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Dance Music

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Felicity Lott ~ Wolf - Mörike-Lieder · Goethe-Lieder / Geoffrey Parsons

Hit's Mania '96, Vol. 1

A New Day

Hotel Splendide [Live]

Heartbreaker [CD-single]

Fruit of Spirit: Joy

Il Capello Di Paglia Di Firenze

Flower That Shattered The Stone

De Mi [Import]

En Resa I Jazz Och Folkton [Import]

Fantasy [Import]

Full Lick Remixes [Import]

Chapters

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