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Artist:	ALEEM, JUICE
Title:	Jerusalaam Come
Label:	BIG DADA (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	BD 147CD

"Juice Aleem, long-acknowledged as one of the finest MCs the UK has ever produced, finally goes solo. The sometime New Flesh and Gamma frontman who has also worked with Coldcut, Hexstatic, Evil 9 and Adam Freedland amongst many, many others, has decided that at last it's time to go for self. Jerusalaam Come is the result -- thirteen tracks of varied beats and broad musical influences held together by Juice's unique lyrical style and mental dexterity. Largely produced by Gamma/Shadowless legend Blackitude, it's an album which is both as raw and as sophisticated as the minds who have made it. First single 'First Lesson' kicks things off, Juice showing rather than telling, when it comes to the failings of many of the MCs on the scene. 'Straight Out Of BC' is an electro-dub tribute to the second city featuring Moorish Delta's Cipher Jewels. 'The Fallen' (Gen. 15.13) continues the dub and roots feeling with a complex lyric drawing links between Biblical proverbs and 'The Fallen' of our own society. 'Who Is He?' -- produced by Tomz and featuring him and Blackitude -- is a Gamma get-together, the lyrics skipping over the beat with complete control. 'Rock My Hologram,' produced by Si Begg, is a dubstep-flavoured number . On 'U4Mi' Juice addresses sex and relationships, using a sly humour which is sometimes overlooked in discussions of an MC who can deliver lyrics any way he likes. 'KunteKinTeTarDiss' is an attack on rap music and contemporary society more generally. The album finishes with 'Sang Real,' an uplifting tribute to the internationalism in Juice's own bloodline and his worldview." Enhanced CD, featuring images and bonus MP3s.

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