Hieroglyphics - Full Circle
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Artist: HieroglyphicsEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 2003-10-07
Music Label: Hieroglyphics
Soundtracks:
- Prelude
- Fantasy Island
- Powers That Be
- Make Your Move (Featuring Goapele)
- Shift Shape
- Classic
- Chicago
- Heatish
- Halo
- Love Flowin'
- One Hundred Thousand Indi (W/ Abstract Rude)
- Let It Roll
- Maggie May
- Jingle Jangle
- Full Circle (Featuring Goapele)
- 7 Sixes
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Free Music Review: The soul of hip hop.
Hit: 5 Stars
Hip hop has always been one of my favorite types of music, but as many people think and have expressed, a lot of modern hip hop has lost the soul it used to have. Sure, most of it may be fine for clubbing, but what happened to content AND skill, it seems like its become an either/or situation. Either you've got integrity, or you've got skill, choose. And then along comes Hieroglyphics, proving that skill and integrity can work together. Full Circle is the perfect example of what hip hop can really be. This album is like a sampler tray of the Hiero crew. Everyone on the CD is incredible, as well as most of the songs, but there were a few specific songs that stood out to me.
The song that first caught my attention was track 2, Fantasy Island. That's the purpose of the song, to catch your attention. The melody and beat are the first things you notice, a creative, addictive sound loop with a head nodding beat. Then the lyrics. The flow on this song is near perfect. Everyone keeps perfect time with their usual genius wordplay. OK, now that your hooked, get ready for the REAL talent of Hiero, uncontained hip hop genius. The next outstanding song is track 4, Make Your Move. The song puts you in a sort of enchanted/sombre space. Del definitely stands out on this song with a strong flow and message of perserverance.
Track 6, Classic. What more is there to say? The title is self explanatory. This is without a doubt the best rap song I've ever heard, ever. Both Pep Love and Tajai give their best appearances on the album over a classical melody sound loop. The production on this song was genius, and the lyrics nothing short of stunning.
Tajai: "We put in the work, to make your body jerk, we won't shirk the duty, of makin you shake your gluteus maximus, yeah that's wussup, the music is movin, you need to be catchin up."
Every song from here on is outstanding, I really can't criticize any of them, but Track 10 and Track 13 are the best of the rest. Love Flowin' (track 10) is another example of Hieroglyphics' unrivaled lyrical talent. They show their full lyrical potential here, all of them.
Maggie May is the last GREAT song on the album, but it is a GREAT song. This song focuses on the life of a girl-gone-wrong named Maggie May. Some people say that like Common's old school joint "I Used To Love Her", Maggie May is a metaphor for hip hop. I really don't know, it's possible, but either way, the song's melody is penetrating, the perfect background for the most effecting song on the album. The powerful lyrics seem to bore into your head and stay there, especially the ending, which is simply haunting. You have to give Hieroglyphics their props for this one. It really shows their integrity, which is why I admire them so much.
Whether you're a hip hop fan or not, this CD is more than worth your time. There's a little here for everyone. The CD offers plenty of head nodding songs and dance joints, while communicating a messages that should be put out there more often. I'm not a bleeding heart, but that doesn't mean that I think all hip hop should focus on drugs, sex and murder. Yeah, that's a part of life, a big part of a lot of people's life, but it's not something you should brag about. These things ruin people's lives, but no one focuses on that side of the story, all today's hip hop artist's talk about are how many people they've killed, how many blunts they've smoked and how many women they've slept with. That's fine in moderate measure, but the fact that it's become such a big part of hip hop these days is sad. Hieroglyphics embodies the real soul of hip hop. They prove that they're hard but they don't flaunt it, and whether you care about message or not, there's enough raw lyrical and musical talent here to equal any other hip hop artist on the market.
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