Braille & Symbolic One - Cloud Nineteen

This is the first project from the extensive catalog of emcee Braille's that I have put up on Purehip-hop. Not that the man's other releases weren't deserving or anything, it's just that the underground scene is so vast, it's always a struggle to get around to everything that's out there. Despite having deprived some of my readers of his dope "The IV Edition", that came out last year, I'm all over his new collabo project "Cloud Nineteen". If your like me and you still are a loyal NBA Live player (fuck NBA2K!) than you probably discovered "The IV Edition" through Live 09' due to the fact that the title track was featured on the game's soundtrack. Either way, if you haven't heard the Portland, Oregon product's former works definitely take some time to dig those up, I have been over the past 2 weeks and I think duke is a really worthwhile artist and emcee....

Moving on to the other co-star of "Cloud Nineteen" I introduce (or simply re-introduce) you to Symbolic One AKA S1. The dually talented underground emcee and producer whom is known mainly for his work with heavily praised, Waco Texas based group, the Strange Fruit Project. Although you'll usually find him doing his adept and entertaining beat exhibition's alongside them, prepare yourself for something new, something that truly can be labeled as being on the aesthetic cusp of Hip-Hop's new thoroughfare....."Cloud Nineteen".

As the mainstream head of Hip-Hop continues to delve further and further away from what the culture is about, the underground heart and soul pushes forward into yet another decade. Many a radio program director has to wonder what exactly is to come in the future...with the new generation of American Hip-Hoppers embroiled in a recession, global warming and 2 wars, one has to ask themselves where the spirit of the genre will float to next....I think many an underground head would undeniably have to stand up and say, no, make that scream, that the future of Hip-Hop lies within the Indie scene and it's conscious wordsmiths.......

Enter in Braille and S1's "Cloud Nineteen"....

This is the new breed of Hip-Hop album; poignant, lyric-driven, beaming with chemistry between two cats that actually wanna record together and sought each other out to do so and all of it stacked on versatile, meaningful production. Welcome to 2009 kids...where S1 and Braille hit you in the head with "Cloud Nineteen". This project has everything....from pinpoint accurate DJ scratches, female vocal breaks in the middle of tracks, inventive samples and sample flips, powerful diverse lyricism that isn't afraid to cover any topic (see "From The Pulpit") and a replayibility factor that is pretty high. One thing that I really liked as well was Braille and S1's commitment to the DJ's as well....recruiting more than a few talented cats to assist their soundscapes...true school heads will appreciate that mos def. Be sure to peep "That's My Word", "For Life", "Fill It In" and "Megaphone Phonics".

-BIG D O







01 - Sky Dive (Feat. Steven Winchester) (Braille's Father R.I.P.)
02 - It's Nineteen (Feat. Rob Swift)
03 - For Life
04 - Broken Heart (Feat. Strange Fruit Project, Ragen Fykes & Thesis)
05 - That's My Word (Feat. Theory Hazit & Rob Swift)
06 - Fill It In (Feat. DJ Idull)
07 - Skepticold
08 - Heart Of God
09 - Found Her (Feat. Shawn Lee)
10 - From The Pulpit
11 - Megaphone Phonics (Feat. Vursatyl, Rob Swift & Tony Cook)
12 - Work That Way
13 - HardRock (Feat. Lightheaded, Rob Swift & Pataphysics)
14 - Stay Together (Feat. Ragen Fykes & Symbolyc One)
15 - Parachutes And Ladders (Instrolude)
16 - Frankenstein (Bonus)

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