Author: K-Spitta

Format: Explicit Lyrics

Release Date: 17-10-2006

Details: Product Description The Toronto-born Canadian rapper whose music incorporates a wide variety of music genres, including but not limited to rap, funk, rock, and reggae presents his third album. His lyrics frequently focus on promoting a "positive message" while at times expressing criticism of mainstream hip-hop culture's obsession with money, fame and glorification of violence. K-os received his first musical exposure with the single "Musical Essence" in 1993. He released his debut album "Exit" in 2002 and garnered numerous positive reviews. His sophomore album "Joyful Rebellion" in 2004 achieved platinum sales status in Canada. Amazon.ca Like Lauryn Hill's Miseducation masterpiece and Bob Marley's Uprising, K-Os's Atlantis: Hymns for Disco flows with a constant emphasis on moving forward with positivity and unity, all within an impossibly funky package. The combination of strong melodies and K-Os's verbal dexterity means that Atlantis is filled with a brilliance that rarely lets up. Opening track "Electrik Heat: The Seekwill" sets the tone by mixing rapid-fire lyrics with '80s hip-hop beats and samples, courtesy of world-renowned turntablist Lil Jaz. K-Os' soul-filled vocals take center stage on "The Rain," with all the smoothness of Stevie Wonder or Marvin Gaye circa 1966. K-Os could unquestionably release a whole disc of such songs and easily hit world stardom, instead, Atlantis is his vision, and his vision tends towards delivering lyrically insightful, cross-generational hip-hop mixed with reggae and even rock. "Valhalla" is another high point, reminiscent of Bob Dylan's cadence in "Highway 61 Revisited," juxtaposed with a floating chorus courtesy of friend/rocker Sam Roberts. One gets a sense that K-Os and crew have truly brought their top game to this disc, with no words or sounds wasted. --Denise Sheppard

UPC: 094635428421

EAN: 0094635428421

Languages: English

Binding: Audio CD

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood