ALBUM REVIEW: Waajeed 'War'
- Posted on July 12, 2007 2:15 PM
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Waajeed - War LP
Review by Gabriel Rolph
Heavy from the start, Waajeed’s latest offering is a must for Hip-Hop heads and beat freaks alike.
The high standard is set from the start, with layered beats, string snippets and horn sections straight from the Cadet Records cutting room floor. All the usual suspects appear, Invincible, Tiombe Lockhart etc, giving it a familiar feel and sound not unlike the PPP album of a couple of years ago.
Slipped into the mix in the middle of the album is Proud, a nice cut up of James Brown’s Say It Loud and serves as a fitting way of remembering the great man and how his music was respected and used by the Hip Hop generations.
A couple of beats from his good friend and fallen comrade, the late, great Jay Dee add to what is a very solid album. Although Ta’Raach comes close, the standout rapper on the LP has to be Invincible. Those who were at Cargo a couple of years back when she came over with PPP will attest to her skill and flow.
Finishing off with the outstanding ‘Tron’, a track as much loved by Theo Parrish and the house fraternity as it is by beat junkies, this album is a real grower. As with a lot of producers from Detroit, there’s so much more to their productions than what at first meets the eye. Delve deeper into this album and you’ll see what I mean.
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