![]() Some tracks may have that retro feel, and even if Blueprint manages to invoke a great golden age atmosphere, he simultaneously brings more modern vibes to the table. To simply call this album a throwback would be wrong, it’s more layered than that. After that, there are a whole lot more stand-out tracks, like “Tramp”, “Trouble On My Mind”, “Fresh” and “Liberated” – but the whole album is great, it’s the overall cohesiveness of this project that makes it the essential release that it is. This intro is followed by a short track incorporating a classic Run-DMC beat, before the third track titled “1988” kicks in with some old-fashioned scratching and a great old-school battle rap attitude to it. The short intro sets the tone for the album nicely: a mash-up of Stetsasonic’s “Stet Troop ’88” and KRS-One’s “Fresh For 88” statement. Not as widely known as it should be, but most real heads will own or will at least know 1988. Not counting his work as part of Soul Position this may be Blueprint’s best-known album. True & Livin’ flew way under the radar in 2005 – if you missed it somehow it definitely deserves your attention. The singles “Soo Tall”, the Talib Kweli featuring “Temperature” and especially the excellent “Bird’s Eye View” are immediate standouts, and cuts like the abstract “Poems 4 Post Modern Decay” (with Aesop Rock), “The Bay”, “Stranger In My Home” (with Gift Of Gab) and the jazzy “Doin’ My Thang” also bang – but there are no weak tracks on this album. Guests like Talib Kweli, Aesop Rock, Del Tha Funkee Homosapien, and Gift of Gab only add to the quality of the album. Amp Live’s head-nodding beats are laced with jazzy and elegant musical backdrops, and Zion’s thoughtful and expressive lyrics complement the soundscapes beautifully. Zion and Amp Live expand their creative and experimental sounds on the album, featuring a wide range of musical styles, laced with intelligent, socially conscious lyrics. Play some out your part, it's about 6 a.m.True & Livin is the third album from Oakland’s duo Zion I, the first album on their own label LiveUp Records. I was grinding to the beat with my hammer on my sideĪnd three or four G's is what we sneeze at the Rolex One hand in the sky, the other hand was on her thigh Summer is yours, she could be cheating on you I say that to say this, if you think that bitch That's why they get their period once a month Jasper, Jim Jones, Tremaine Neverson, David Stokesīut the music for us is like our own diary Lyricist:Stephen Hacker, Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, O'kelly Isley, Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley, Christopher H. ![]()
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