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I wouldn't give them all a 5, but at least half would get a 4 or higher and for a compilation is extremely good. I bought this album in 2007 and I was pleasantly surprised with the results. A lot of great songs. No one in their reviews mentioned Eyedea's Even Shadows Have Shadows, which is outstanding. I think the best song on the cd (but I do think Eyedea is the best rapper of all time).
But Relief has one of the most indepth beats you would ever wanna hear. Pep Love and the Rob One all stars tracks are worth this disc alone as apposed to the J5 and Blackalicious tracks however the rest of the album is a little bit dull but these 4 tracks are awesome. J5's Unified Rebelution is as funky a track as they have ever produced. As good a production as any of Kool Keith's best produced tracks and the funky 17 minute Robe One all stars track just rolls on and on with a running train like beat that just keeps your drug infested mind rolling on the railings through out. Worth the effort to get.
"We Came From Beyond" is a good compilation of hip hop acts that (except for the Beastie Boys) are not mainstream successes. I bought the CD because I like Blackalicious and Jurassic 5 but I'm happy with the whole disc. Eyedea, Pep Love, Mighty Casey, Count Bass D, Atmosphere, AWOL-One, Fat-Hed, and Motion Man all have tracks with a distinctive sound.
Freestyle Fellowship, Dilated Peoples, Blackalicious and Jurassic 5 are some of the established luminaries in the underground scene and they each contribute a good song to the CD. The highlights among the new artists are Pep Love's forbidding "Relief" and Mighty Casey's loopy "Liquorland", but they're all worth hearing. (I'll warn you now: the Beastie Boy song is just a remix of "Pass the Mic" from "Check Your Head").
it's great to be exposed to so much new talent. "Unified Rebelution" by J5 in particular is a great slippery track -- the best on the album in my opinion. The CD is also great for helping to expose new acts (or ones I'm not familiar with, at least).
The album finishes with a 17-minute tribute to Rob One, and it's a credit to the production that the track uses the same loops throughout and doesn't get annoying or boring. If you're at all interested in new sounds in underground hip hop, then get it.
maybe, just maybe its not too late for you. buy this cd, get it home, lock your door, rub the cd all over your body, put it on, listen up. soak up some cool.and maybe, (no promises), just maybe, it'll get rid of all that WACK in you.MOTION MAN is ridiculously ill (crushes most current MCs).MIGHTY CASEY is just too fresh (what more can i say).J-FIVE,DILATED,AWOL ONE,BLACKALICIOUS,FREESTYLE FELLOWSHIP.who could ask for more.now take off that thong already.
However I bought this CD for the underground acts it features. I just picked up the "We Came From Beyond" compilation. I really like it.The new (underground) artists are GREAT.There are some big names on this album; J5, Beastie Boys, etc. I like new stuff.Pep Love,Motion Man,FatHed,& Mighty Casey are the best lyricists on this CD. (all of whom i had never heard of before this record)I rate this compilation a 9 (on a scale from 1 to 10)I would like to see more subculture music for sale on Amazon.-William J
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