InvincibleI first started noticing Invincible on some of Waajeed's Bling47 projects - Platinum Pied Pipers, and various mixtapes. She also had the nicest verse on Finale and Spier 1200's album, so when her solo album dropped, I figured it was worth a risk.
Am I ever glad I bought this. This talented MC is exactly what hip-hop needs now. Her songs are about real, important issues, and she is unflinching in her portrayal of life in post-urban Detroit and it's satellites. Her perspective as a Palestinian who came to the US to experience the American dream is unique, and something that more people should be aware of.
She's assembled an impressive group of guests - mostly from the Detroit area - including Wordsworth, Buff1, Finale, and Tiombe Lockhart. The beats are provided by the Lab Techs, Black Milk, House Shoes, and of course, Waajeed. The album has a consistent head-nod feel to it, and stands up to repeated listens.
My favorite tracks:
People Not Places - a hymn to the lost lands of Palestine
Spacious Skies - a hymn to the lost dream of America
Deuce/Ypsi - a song that reveals the realities of the suburbs of Detroit
Ropes - a mournful reflection on suicide
In the Mourning - it's become de rigueur to have a Dilla and Proof tribute track if you're from the D, but I'm a sucker for that kind of thing
Locusts - a song about the death of Detroit.
One other reason to recommend this album is that Invincible practices what she preaches. Her label (Emergence Media) is 'fair-trade', and the packaging the disc comes in is environmentally-friendly.
I hope this girl is the future of hip-hop.
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