TRACKLIST:
01_codename_scorpion_-_smokin_in_here-krbz
02_codename_scorpion_-_and_that_you_can_quote-krbz
03_codename_scorpion_-_pillow_fulla_scrilla-krbz
04_codename_scorpion_-_smokin_in_here_(instrumental)-krbz
05_codename_scorpion_-_and_that_you_can_quote_(instrumental)-krbz
06_codename_scorpion_-_pillow_fulla_scrilla_(instrumental)-krbz
INFO:
Rip Date : Sep-12-2001
Source : Vinyl
Label : Battle Axe Records
Size : 32,3 MB
Encoder : Lame
Tracks : 06
Bitrate : 192kbp
Playtime : 23:25 min
Khz : 44,1
Mode : Full Stereo
SCENE MOB:
From Battle Axe Records, the indie label of Swollen Members’ own Madchild, comes a new challenger in the underground supergroup sweepstakes. Featuring Vancouver’s Moka Only, left coast underground favorite Abstract Rude, and Madchild’s partner-in-rhyme Prevail from Swollen Members “Code Name: Scorpion” brings these three distinct personalities together to strike a blow for the West coast underground movement.
“Code Name: Scorpion” is as efficient as a hip-hop album can get; we’re talking about 13 tracks of hip-hop, with no BS skits, interludes, intros, or anything else that slows down the proceedings. Since skits are the rule of the day for most major-label artists in hip-hop, the purity here is refreshing and a sign that these cats take this project seriously, rather than just a vehicle for their own vanity. They’re already getting props and we haven’t even dived into the music yet.
Production here is handled primarily by Rob the Viking, Battle Axe’s main man behind the boards. His work excels, and fits in well with the vibe set up by the MC’s involved. Things are quite different, however when Moka Only and PaulNice take over production on four tracks, as their work is a bit incongruous within the moody soundscape set up by Rob the Viking. Not that their tracks are bad, mind you, just inconsistent with the rest of the album. But regardless of the producer, the production is uniformly excellent.
