Skyzoo - The Power Of Words Mixtape

While every Hip-Hop blogger and journalist is dead set on tryin to figure out the puzzle that is when exactly New York will once again "come back" and precisely whom will spearhead this resurgence, I stand in the background and scream aimlessly "look closer people, look at Skyzoo"....

Back with another really dope mixtape jam packed with the producers that real heads clamor for (Analogic, 9th Wonder, Illmind, Jake One) and the subject matter that NYC was once known primarily for, Sky has successfully dropped a worthy follow up to his much celebrated "Corner Store Classic" mixtape. Believe me when I tell you that that was a big hurdle for him to get over. I wasn't exactly sure he would choose to be artistically consistent...I mean, I knew he was capable, dude could make ill, Hip-Hop music in his sleep, but I just know that the way the economy has been going and all that combined with the climate of the music biz has lead a lot of my favorite artists, new and old, down some pretty unfamiliar paths for the sake of staying afloat....Staying true to his word however, [I'm about making money but it has to be with dope records"] Sky has steadfastly remained one of the illest new artists coming out from back east and he sticks to his high brow script in doing so on "The Power Of Words".

Linking up with the man he hails as his "favorite" producer J Dilla (R.I.P.) for the formative "Alphabet Soup", it's apparent the chemistry that the two men shared when Sky first came into the game and Dilla showed him some love is still intact. "No Pretending", the affecting collab with red hot J leaguer Khrysis on the boards is another really strong track as well, but it's the undeniable cohesiveness and adeptness that is always present when Sky and 9th Wonder get together that steals the show all 4 times ("Do Remember", "We Are Jamla", "Left For Dead" & "We Belong") it happens on "The Power Of Words".

-BIG D O










01 - Intro
02 - Clearer Hearing (Prod. by Fatin "10" Horton)
03 - Bells & Whistles (Prod. by Algorythm)
04 - Back On The Map (Feat. Maino) (Prod. by Jake One)
05 - Appreciation (Prod. by Analogic)
06 - Freshfest (Feat. Wale) (Prod. by Illmind)
07 - No Pretending (Prod. by Khrysis)
08 - Five Year Plan Interlude
09 - The Don Cheadle Effect (Prod. by Ceased Werds)
10 - Do Remember (Feat. Young Chris) (Prod. by 9th Wonder)
11 - Alphabeat Soup (Prod. by J Dilla)
12 - We Are Jamla (Feat. Big Remo, GG & Raphsody) (Prod. by 9th Wonder)
13 - Left 4 Dead (Feat. EPMD) (Prod. by 9th Wonder)
14 - Say What You Say (Feat. Big Pooh & Naledge) (Prod. by Illmind)
15 - When I Rhyme (Feat. Talib Kweli & Reks) (Prod. by Statik Selektah)
16 - We Belong (Prod. by 9th Wonder)
17 - Outro

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