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| Release: | Above the Ground |
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| Released: | 1997 |
| Recordlabel: | Metro One |
| Info: | 1. H.G. Funk
2. Ways of Cain
3. Laughter & tears
4. Ready or not
5. Relaxin'
6. The blood cries
7. Little Robert Anthem
8. Above the ground
9. Dying to live
10. I'll be there
11. Critical styles - featuring Soulfood Live |
| Rating: | Our users rated this release: 8 out of 10
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| | Review: | 1 - H.G. Funk
2 - Ways Of Cain
3 - Laughter & Tears
4 - Ready Or Not
5 - Relaxin'
6 - The Blood Cries
7 - Little Robert Anthem
8 - Above The Ground
9 - Dying To Live
10 - I'Ll Be There
11 - Critical Styles[Featuring Soulfood Live] | | source: unknown, added: Feb 23, 2005 |  |
| Review: | Well, almost anyone who's familiar with the Dynamic Twins
know that they're famous for changing their sound
significantly with each album.--WHICH ISN'T NECESSARILY A
BAD THING! For some reason, they always seem to come off
with a winner, so to speak. Overall, the tracks seem well
organized with fairly fresh lyrics (nothing really
outstanding--but still cool) and pretty cool--I mean cool
beats. The word of God is dilligently applied, with faith in
God through Jesus as the emphasis/ main theme. The Dynamic
Twins give the listeners a look into the victory of those
who trust in The Lord. Living in this world can be a trip,
but these brothers are mad faithful. They have the potential
to blow up to unspeakable heights spiritually. (But don't
we all?) It's pretty inspiring think about. The
underground's underground is in the house! God's got great
plans for the Dynamic Twins. What's interesting about this
album is seeing the fluxuation of styles on the record. The
Dynamic Twins are originally from New York, and that sound
is evident on their bomb album "No Room To Breathe" (which
happens to be my favorite, personally). Now representing
California, they pleasantly show the influence of g-funk,
kind of like the little bit that surprised DII fans on "40
Days In the Wilderness". The only bad thing about the
lyrics is that after awhile the album starts to feel kind of
desolate--I wish there were more guest rappers on it. It
feels lonely, like they recorded it all on a Friday
afternoon in the bathroom. The album as a whole takes on a
pretty relaxed, mature feel. Honestly, this one's pretty
neat, ya'll. (Like, which aren't.) With all of these fresh
new gospel hip-hop titles coming out it can be something
trying to decide what to get. This one's pretty
interesting, though. As far as music goes, it's pretty
refreshing. Besides that, witnessing their incessant faith
in The Lord is enough to keep a loyal fandom. | | source: Eddie Staples, God\'s House of Hip Hop, added: Feb 23, 2005 | |
| Review: | If the Dynamic Twins were to be rated on a hip hop, keep it
real, in your face with tha Word over phat beats scale of 1
to 10, they would definitely rank an 11. The Twins are back
for tha nine-lucky with new album and production company ,
Above the Ground. The first song, H.G. Funk, gets tha head
bobbin as the Twins bring the same CONSISTENT, ORIGONAL,
ever growing flow that they've brought since their days
with SFC. (the rest of the hip hop nation should take notes
from this duo). Songs like "Ways of Cain" and "Dying to
Live" are noteworthy songs too. However, the bomb cuts on
the album are "Laughter and Tears" and "Relaxin" (which
gets my vote for party jam of the year so far). Although the
album was phat overall, I expected better from the Twins.
It's like going to a five star restaurant and getting four
star food. Great food but I want five stars. It was kind of
a dissappointment to listen to. I'm still waiting for them
to outdo "No Room 2 Breathe", which I believe was their
best album. The sound quaility of the album itself left much
to be desired. The beats are dope but too bland. I believe
that Soulfood Live and Little Robert (two new acts featured
on the album) could have done better (they got potential)
and listening to "I'll Be There" was painful. But I
ain't mad at em. The D2 have been keepin' busy with their
new label, recording studio, club, and community center.
They just don't quit when it comes to payin' dues. So one
could easily see why the album didn't come out as tight as
expected. Still the Twins are keepin' it real and bringin
tha cuts to get the party started in a way that only they
can. Go check it out today!!!
*** Three stars out of five
| | source: Vandal, God\'s House of Hip Hop, added: Feb 23, 2005 | |
| Review: | De vierde CD alweer, hun rapstijl is niet veel veranderd,
hun opzet wel. Ze hebben wat meer westcoast invloeden, maar
niet al te cliché. Een volwassen goed geproduceerde CD met
een duidelijke boodschap. Ze hebben hun kwaliteit de eerste
CD al bewezen, maar hun kwantiteit hebben ze nu ook wel
bewezen. Er zal zeker over anderhalf jaar wel een 5e CD
komen! Ik vind wel dat ze na 7 jaar weer eens naar Nederland
mogen komen, zij zitten namenlijk precies tussen de
verscheidenheid van Hip Hoppers in.
| | source: Samma Nieuws, Juni 1997, added: Feb 23, 2005 | |
| Review: | - these are awesome! She is gouoegrs and so are these
portrait! And she totally does not look like that cat is
giving her ANY trouble totally casual haha! | | source: San, added: Oct 07, 2015 | |
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