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This shit right here is the first classic mixtape that i'll be reviewing in 2008. I have long been a supporter of Sha Stimuli and his stellar work on the mixtape circuit. Hailing from Brooklyn, NY, Stimuli is one of the best, if not the best lyricist to come to prominance in the past few years. There hasn't been this much of a stir amongest real heads since Saigon busted on the scene sometime in the early 2K. Stimuli is someone who is so in touch with his environment and it's true essence, it seems like he's been around forever, like a household name. He has a true gift for putting his community's, and his own struggles, experiences and idiologies into song. He's pure Brooklyn; in all it's raw and unapologetic veneer. He's versatile and also excels as a hardcore street lyricist at times as well, but he makes sure to convey a lot of intelligent aspects within being a street poet too, something that is sorely missed in mainstream hip-hop at the moment. Able to turn stale material that we've heard time and again into new ideas, often he amazes with his vocabulary range. March On Washington is the latest in his rapidly growing stable of excellent projects. Laying the groundwork for the rest of the tape, Stimuli starts off with songs like "Oh Yea" and "Heros". Both are perfectly delivered and accompanied by strong, fitting production. Stimuli wields lyrics about political corruption and false idols like a brillant, young theologen. Unafraid, Stimuli pushes forward, speaking his mind and dropping verses that cover everything from the rampant misappropriation of monies in this country, the horrid mis-treatment of blacks, the genocide taking place within inner cities and the hopeless mentality that has stricken the youth. The moves fluidly and reels in the listener, only interrupted momentarilly by powerful and politically inspired interludes from popular movies and 70's blaxploitation films. Stimuli includes his underground and socially aware cut "The N-Word Song", which has already been featured on many a mixtape, but still yields a message that never gets old. Stimuli leaves us all wondering when an artist as worthy and as skilled as him will have the opportunity to release an album. This tape is just simply off the charts in it's content's true worth. There is no equal presently out there that can even hold a candle to it's importance. Stimuli is not only creating superior music, but he's raising awareness about the current state that America and inparticuliarly, black America, is in. It pains me to know that this tape will most likely go unappreciated and un-noticed, but it really stings knowing that it will also go un-immitated. This being attributed to the fact that the current climate in hip-hop seems to only applaud destruction and yawn at creation. I implore you to download March on Washington, which was made available for free by Sha Stimuli himself. I urge you to Support an artist that is really about the people and really understands whats going on in the world. Someone who wants to share those genuine and unique views and be a voice for so many that are like him, who are made to be voiceless. Appreciate this and appreciate the on going quest for truth that Stimuli is always presenting in his music. I think that as long as he continues to pursue the path of one who seeks out truth he'll continue to astound his fans as well as push his own, very broad artistic envelope.
-BIG D O
Intro
Oh Yea (prod. Astronote)
Heroes (prod. DJ Concept)
Black President (rmx) f. Skyzoo (prod. Wyldfyer)
My Life f. Block McCloud (prod. J. Cardim)
Stop the Violence (prod. J. Rockwell)
The N-Word Song
Coulda Been me (prod. Mr. Attic)
Say Something (prod. Clams Casino)
Colors w/ A-Pinks & Malik 16
To Whom It May Concern (prod. Blunt)
Back of the Bus (prod. Mikey Mike)
Murder Me f. A-Alikes / Steele (Smif-N-Wessun) / Immortal Technique (prod. MadSol
http://www.sendspace.com/file/4gy5b2
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