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- Summary: The trio of rappers from Cincinnati, Ohio and Brooklyn, New York, releases its second full-length album.
- Record Label: Interdependent
- Genre(s): Rap
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Positive: 7 out of 8
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Mixed: 1 out of 8
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Negative: 0 out of 8
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A huge evolutionary leap forward from the group’s charming 2006 debut "Moonlighting," Brooklynati brings together the whole package: gorgeous beats, thoughtful rhymes, strong song concepts, and a laid-back, cohesive vibe.
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In spite of the obstacles--both real and imagined alike--on their second full-length album, Donwill, Ilyas, and Von Pea, collectively Tanya Morgan, have crafted an expansive tour de force.
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It is an extremely well produced album with good emceeing. It is a unique experience as it should be.
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This feels, to me, like the sort of rap record we rap nerds lament a dearth of: sprawling and smart, bursting with production that ebbs symphonically but never cluttered over five-minute tracks, a long, warm-hearted record whose length is justified by long, genial verses that build on one another via sharp delivery and three assured mic presences (and one outrageous guest).
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Whereas their 2006 disc, "Moonlighting," was across-the-board impressive but a tad monotonous, their latest hinges on memorable and unpredictable style jumps.
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Smart, left-field parodies such as 'Hardcore Gentlemen,' which sends up early-'90s horrorcore, prove that Tanya Morgan may go hard in pursuit of rap dreams, but they haven't lost their infectious sense of humor.
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The album spends nearly its entirety trying to revive a sound prevalent in 1994.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 6 out of 6
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Mixed: 0 out of 6
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Negative: 0 out of 6
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bobdJul 6, 2009
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markoJun 29, 2009Good to see this album is getting good ratings, its my favorite album of 2009 so far.
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MycroftWJul 5, 2009Best rap record in a long, long while, the fact that it starts with a snippet of a De La Soul record says it all.
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JoshFJul 14, 2009It's refreshing to hear that true hip-hop is alive and strong with these Lessondary crew cats. BIG ups!
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PerspicaciousCriticJul 2, 2009
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BrandonR.Jul 19, 2009I am "So Damn Down" for this hip-hop album.
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