Browse by Artist: FIVE DEEZ

Artist:	FIVE DEEZ
Title:	Kommunicator
Label:	RAPSTER
Format:	CD
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	RSB 053CD

"Five Deez are out there. Out there like Redman, George Clinton and William Shatner spending time. Before 2001, nobody had ever really made a record like Koolmotor, it was both electronic and boom bap -- spaced out and danceable. It's hard to tell what's coming through the speakers for the first few minutes of Kommunicator -- a tasty piano phrase, a slithering bass. The kick drum struts like an arrhythmic heartbeat, the hands clap, someone mutters in static, then Fat Jon twists some knobs, and the song threatens a full electro breakdown and the vocals kick in- it's a rap record, Five Deez style. Kommunicator is a dirty rap record made up of sweeping, complex, yet raw, beats, infused with interference, feedback and spaced out noise. The album is thorough. It's a progressive, mature hip hop record; spaced out and soulful, its boom bap roots are placed firmly in the earth."

Artist:	FIVE DEEZ
Title:	Kinkynasti
Label:	STUD!O K7 (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	K7 151CD

"Cincinnati becomes Kinkynasti as Five Deez transform their unassuming Midwestern hometown into a space-age hip-hop dance party. Producers / MCs Fat Jon and Pase Rock along with Sonic and Kyle David have been together since 1999, releasing the acclaimed Koolmotor and sought-after Japanese import Slow Children Playing albums. The release of Kinkynasti should surprise and delight fans of their previous outings as well as a hip-hop heads across the globe. Nonchalantly blending classic hip-hop elements with jazz and electronics, Five Deez have set off on a musical journey along the path of street soul, but never forget to look over their shoulders. A piano-led intro featuring Stones Throw crooner Dudley Perkins gives way to bangin' party starters like 'Funky' and 'Kinkynasti' which exist alongside ethereal instrumentals like 'The Ocean' and 'The Rain' exemplifying the range of sounds present on the album. Clearly focused, but bitingly sharp around the edges, Kinkynasti is not your average throwaway backpack hip-hop album. Five Deez satisfyingly refrain from skills based fisticuffs. The vibe is the difference. The lyrics are never short on clear statements, but Five Deez still allow themselves the luxury, from time to time, of having nothing more than the next block party in their sights."

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