Big Bang Boogie

Editorial Reviews
From URB Magazine
Akbar means "the greatest" in Arabic (a lofty title to live up to), but this New York MC does an impressive job of representing his namesake. While Ill Boogie Records has had some strong talent roll through, Akbar might be closest they've come to having an anchor - for certain, this is the best album the fledgling independent has put out yet.

Like many in his cadre of new underground MCs (including Encore, Grand Agent and Planet Asia), Akbar hits hard and fast on the mic, dropping a confident flow that mixes sly punchlines: "If the shoe fits/wear it/If you got some new shit/let me hear it/If it's wack/that's a demerit" ("5th Element"). He also hits with a host of cosmos-inspired metaphors, especially on "Drifting Thru Space," "Those Who Say," "Mothaship" and "Space Odyssey": "Post-apocalypse/rocking clips in my heater/Computer chips/Rebel fleet/Ghetto street sweeps. " The balance helps develop more sides of Akbar's artistry than just street-corner shit-talking. Musically, the album has a slick blend of styles, from the jazzy concoctions of folks like That Kid Named Miles and PUTS' Thes One to M-Boogie's rolling beat blows and DJ Revolution's bristling funk snaps and quick cuts .

One of the few albums you'll find these days that clocks under an hour, Big Bang Boogie has a keen efficiency that's a welcome relief from all the bloated egos out there. Cut for cut, this just isn't the best album that Ill Boogie's ever put out, it's one of the most promising debuts of the year.

Oliver Wang

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Big Bang Boogie

Big Bang Boogie
Big Bang Boogie
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • a diamond in the rough
  • WACK
  • Its Like Scripture-The way he flows!
  • Akbar rules the M-I-C
  • Jump on the muthaship
 Big Bang Boogie
Akbar
Manufacturer: Ill Boogie (Car469)
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
Pop RapPop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00005K2VI
Release Date: 2001-06-26

Tracks:

  1. Hip Hop Is
  2. No Suckas Allowed
  3. Bigga Dey Come
  4. Take It There
  5. 5th Element
  6. Driftin' Thru Space
  7. Akbar Speaks (Interlude)
  8. Those Who Say
  9. Hot Ya Hot (M-Boogie Remix)
  10. Mothaship
  11. Space Odyssey
  12. Live Long
  13. Hold On
  14. Dedication
  15. Hot Ya Hot (Original Version)
  16. Those Who Say (DJ Revolution Remix)

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars a diamond in the rough.......2007-05-07

As far as I know, Akbar hasn't done anything since. But if you're a fan of NYC conscious hip-hop, seek this out. Awesome production, awesome rhymes. Great album.

1 out of 5 stars WACK.......2004-03-25

Id rather buy Master P or Chingy cuz thats real, raw, dope hip hop to the fullest, ya heard?

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA....ON THE REAL, AKBAR IS DOPE, DEFINITLY COP THIS ALBUM

5 out of 5 stars Its Like Scripture-The way he flows!.......2003-09-30

Thats right. This dudes a killer MC. His flow is inscredible. I cant believe how this dude is so unknown. Hes reppin his way and its ill as. 'Bigga Dey Come' is an unbelievable track!. All I gotta say is cop this album!

4 out of 5 stars Akbar rules the M-I-C.......2002-01-24

Words cannot discribe how I feel about this kid Akbar. Dope comes imediatly to mind. I think M-Boogie's production is a little on the Premier imitation - Akbar, use other Djs just because this cat is the label owner doesnt mean you have to let him ruin the beatz hire the executioners or Peanut Butter Wolf for god's sake!

Anyway, props to Akbar and props to Matt Terio aka M-Boogie (just stop djing and just sign more dope ass talent, ight?)

4 out of 5 stars Jump on the muthaship.......2001-10-11

Akbar lives up to his Arabic name in this album. This album had me wanting to get on the "Muthaship" and encounter my own "Space Odyssey". Another notable song is "Driftin' Thru Space". The song is probably the first song I ever heard from a lyricist that spoke of Allah and how Allah, the most Beneficient and most Merciful, created the Universe, and how Allah created Adam. But for all you underground rap lovers out there this is a CD for you. Do not sleep on this CD!

Soul Music:

  1. Big Payback
  2. Bio Chemistry 2: Esters and Essays
  3. Brokin English Klik
  4. Come F**k With Me [Explicit Lyrics]
  5. Da Bottom, Vol. 5: Chopped and Screwed
  6. Da Underground, Vol. 1 [Explicit Lyrics]
  7. Dazzey Duks
  8. Deep 4 Life: Familia de Corazon
  9. Doggystyle [Enhanced] [Explicit Lyrics] [Original recording remastered]
  10. Don Ci$Co: West Coast Locos

Soul Music

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