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As unmistakably old-school as a fat gold chain and a pair of unlaced Adidas sneakers.... He delivers a raw, grimy set of anthems as noncommercial as anything he's done.
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He delivers all this with passion and booming authority: the teacher is back in front of the classroom, where he belongs.
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As a sort of lyrical sermon from the mount with uptempo beats to crush the weak-hearted, 'The Sneak Attack' raises the stakes on the microphone skills front as KRS-One lectures, hectors, drops streetwise politics, and laments the state of the world.
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Alternative PressThe Sneak Attack proves this pioneer and innovator's run is far from over. [Aug 2001, p.90]
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He still commands attention, but his booming voice and confidence now deliver warmer, fuzzier messages.
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BlenderSadly, Sneak Attack also reflects the influence of Professor One's recent ubiquity on the college-lecture circuit; windy speechifying interludes take up a third of the record. Too bad -- when he does rap, he shows twice the gusto of many rappers half his age. [Jun/Jul 2001, p.112]
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VibeKRS-One sounds as hungry and passionate as ever.... Unfortunately, a barrage of rigid, same-sounding beats and canned choruses detracts from Attack's effectiveness. [June 2001, p.154]
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Entertainment WeeklyThe most compelling lectures can't obscure KRS' drab old-school beats and samples. [4/27/2001, p.118]