Passage Through Time

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Masters of understated musical eloquence, production trio Da Grassroots have been key figures in the rise of the Toronto hip-hop scene. For their full-length debut, they've recruited a bunch of sharp hometown MCs to bless their tracks. Obviously vinyl junkies, Mr. Attic, Swiff, and Mr. Murray raid their crates to serve up sophisticated arrangements that consistently fit the MCs' flows and deliver head-nodding satisfaction. The snaky guitar loop on "Body Language," featuring Saukrates and Choclair, connects lovely with the lascivious rhyme content, while "Postal Work"'s off- kilter dub workout fuels Mr. Roam's random verbals. Everything from apocalyptic visions ("Last Days") to throwback pass-the-mic sessions ("Revival") are delivered by the MCs, but the trio maintain cohesive sonic control over the proceedings, weaving in a chilled-out instrumental ("Melancholy Blue") and archaic soundbites, to hone a deftly executed platter of complementary beats and rhymes. This is what good music sounds like. --Del F. Cowie

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Passage Through Time

Great Independent Hip-hop release, sure to be slept on

Passage Through Time
Da Grassroots
Manufacturer: Nu Gruv Alliance
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Tracks:

Intro
Spears of Ice f/Q-Bot
Thematics f/Arcee
Eternal f/K-Os & Thrust
Precious Metals f/Ghetto Concept
Kenny's Query
Last Days f/Marvel & G-Knight
Price of Livin' f/Mr.Roam from the Plant
Pylar Sanchez f/Remy Rezzin'
Intermission
Informercial
Postal Work f/Mr.Roam from the Plant
Body Language f/Saukrates & Choclair
The Approach
Black Dove f/Schizm
Kenny's Theme
Melancholy Blue
Political Proverbs f/Cryp2nite & Q-Bot
A Mother's Love
Born II Roam f/Mr.Roam from the Plant
Revival (Three Rhyme Superstars) f/Arcee, Schizm, Fatski, & DJ S.O.S.
Drama f/Elemental (Bonus Track)
Living Underwater f/Elemental (Bonus Track)
Living Underwater

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Masters of understated musical eloquence, production trio Da Grassroots have been key figures in the rise of the Toronto hip-hop scene. For their full-length debut, they've recruited a bunch of sharp hometown MCs to bless their tracks. Obviously vinyl junkies, Mr. Attic, Swiff, and Mr. Murray raid their crates to serve up sophisticated arrangements that consistently fit the MCs' flows and deliver head-nodding satisfaction. The snaky guitar loop on "Body Language," featuring Saukrates and Choclair, connects lovely with the lascivious rhyme content, while "Postal Work"'s off- kilter dub workout fuels Mr. Roam's random verbals. Everything from apocalyptic visions ("Last Days") to throwback pass-the-mic sessions ("Revival") are delivered by the MCs, but the trio maintain cohesive sonic control over the proceedings, weaving in a chilled-out instrumental ("Melancholy Blue") and archaic soundbites, to hone a deftly executed platter of complementary beats and rhymes. This is what good music sounds like. --Del F. Cowie

Customer Reviews:

Great album.......2004-06-27

If you are a beathead like me, then you will love this album. If you like Jay Dee or Pete Rock, then you will love this album. If you like underground hip hop, then you will love this album. Enough with the embellishments, this is a great album with beats that sound like a mixture of Pete Rock and Dilla. It's a shame these guys didn't get much play, but in any case this is a solid owner which you will never regret (especially since it's kinda rare).

I like it.......2000-08-14

It's been out for a while now, and my taste has changed since I originally wrote a glowing review for it. But, the tracks still work for me personally, and I enjoy listening to it over many other cds based purely music technique. The lyrics are nothing to write home about, the production isn't the best in the world, but for what they finished coming up with, it works for me.

Back to Da Grassroots.......2000-03-05

This is the best new album since Common's Ressurection, or The Roots, Do You Want More. This hip hop trio creates a smooth and hypnotic background of roots-like instrumentation that does for the world of hip-hop what fusion did for the 1960-70s Jazz scene. On top of that, the ingenius rhyming skills of da Grassroots offers a bouncing vocal line atop head-bouncing musical tones. For those hip hop heads interested in REAL HIP HOP, have a love for the talent of the underground world, and truly have a love for hip hop rhythms and rhymes, this album will not let you down.

Passage Through Time.......2000-02-09

If you enjoy very smooth and relaxing hip-hop, pick this one up. It's a mix of beats like Prince Paul (DeLaSoul) & Hi-Tek (BlackStar). The flow is tight along with their rhymes. If you have a booming system in your ride and a girl you wanna impress, this album had such variety it can make the mood for both.

Great Independent Hip-hop release, sure to be slept on.......1999-12-07

Thank the Almighty for NAFTA... Coming straight from Toronto, the 3 dj/producers Mr. Attic, Swiff, and Mr. Murray, collectively known as Da Grassroots, come out with an incredible hip-hop album sure to blow 'heads off the map. Along for the ride are lyricists from the Canadian scene, and the final product is an album with VERY tight production values and equally tight lyrics. The grooves are more on the subdued tip, lots of jazzy piano loops ( incredibly done on tracks 15 and tracks 19 ) and effective drum beats; each song compliments the various MCs very well. The only real party joint is track 22, the "Three Rhyme Superstars" which livens things up a bit,with the microphone being constantly exchanged between the three rhyme- stylers. Though there is nothing here that is groundbreaking, it is some REALLY good, creative, sample-based hip-hop. I never even heard of the MC's on this album, let alone da Grassroots themselves, yet after hearing one of the cuts, "Thematics", on an underground hip-hop station, I was impressed enough to buy the CD, and I was not dissapointed. My only gripe is that the case doesn't correctly label the song names to the track numbers. Other than that, this a very good album, showing that the Canadian hip-hop scene is alive and thriving.

On a side note: AAmazon lists only 2 songs when there are 24 tracks on the album itself.

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Release Date: 2003-04-02