Saturday, November 1, 2008

Tobacco Road

Common Market

This is a fantastic album - heads above their first outing. Sabzi crafts beautiful head-nodding beats which are recognizably his, but at the same time different from his output as part of Blue Scholars.

The star of this album is definitely RA Scion, the MC. His flow is smooth, and his lyricism has grown tremendously. His lyrics are highly intelligent and consistent throughout the album.

Stand-out tracks include Nina Sing, Winter Takes All, Weather Vane, Tobacco Road, and Crucible (featuring the other half of Blue Scholars, Geologic).

One of the best of 2008.

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