Escape 2 Mars - Gift of Gab
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  • Summary: The rapper who was a member of Blackalicious releases his second solo album.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 11
  2. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. Eleven tracks featuring Gift of Gab's superb rhyme writing, breath control and musical flow just don't seem like enough, but the amount of content he packs into that small space creates an energy density comparable to NOX, fueling this rocketship all the way to Mars and beyond to distant stars.
  2. 80
    The MC's focus on Escape 2 Mars is mainly ecological, the music packing ample punch to underline his message. [Feb 2010, p.86]
  3. It’s great fun, and clearly a Bay Area attempt at the big league. Like hip-hop used to sound. Praise be.
  4. 60
    This eco-themed, sci-fi clad concept album bristles with electro-pop sounds (Light Years, the OMD-ish title track) yet retains Gab's furrowed-brow lyricism and singular approach as he forges his own space within this changing landscape. [Feb 2010, p. 105]

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