Sonntag, 22. Dezember 2019

Elemental_Zazen-Nothing_To_Lose_But_Change-2011-FTD


TRACKLIST:

01-elemental_zazen-bricks_and_mortality-ftd
02-elemental_zazen-kill_em_with_the_beat_ft._fashawn-ftd
03-elemental_zazen-lockjaw-ftd
04-elemental_zazen-hollow_heart_ft._canibus-ftd
05-elemental_zazen-words_that_i_write-ftd
06-elemental_zazen-hello_goodbye_never-ftd
07-elemental_zazen-greed-ftd
08-elemental_zazen-stomp_ft._gnotes-ftd
09-elemental_zazen-stronger-ftd
10-elemental_zazen-barbie_doll_ft._jean_grae-ftd
11-elemental_zazen-blood_on_the_track-ftd
12-elemental_zazen-wanted_to_be_ft._toussaint-ftd

INFO:

Title                               Nothing To Lose But Change          
Artist                             Elemental Zazen                         
Label                             Gnawledge Records  
Genre                            Hip-Hop      
Quality/Size                 44.1  @VBR  76,9 MB 
Ripped                          01-29-2014  
Grabbed from               CDDA                
Enc                               Lame 3.98


Lyrical content aside, a rapper’s success is largely based on the quality of the artist’s diction. This is one explanation (again- lyrical content aside) as to how Eminem became so immensely popular in record time. His delivery was crisp and efficient, treating every word as a birth. It may be hard to imagine some bizarro alternate universe where Marshall Mathers is a public orator/motivational speaker, but the natural gift is undoubtedly there. Also possessing of this gift is Elemental Zazen. And while the ambition on Nothing To Lose But Change remains slightly beyond his grasp, his presence is notable.

As a hip-hop album, Change is consistent in its inconsistency. Backed by a strong lineup of guest stars (including Canibus, Fashawn, Gnotes, Jean Grae, and Touissant), Zazen alternates between electrifying and preachy. Album opener “Bricks and Mortality” circles the listener without ever really breaking free. But things kick into high gear with “Kill Em With the Beat”, an Outkast-esque earworm featuring elaborate beats and an ambient synth that is equal parts danceable and jarringly intense. “Lockjaw” follows with a more relaxed delivery akin to the latter day-neutered version of Eminem himself.

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