+------------------------------------------+ | | | EleVator Music | | | +----------------+------------------------------------------+----------------+ | | | Artist : Funky DL | | Album : NANE | | Bitrate : 320 kbps | | | +-------------------------------[Release Info]-------------------------------+ | | | Source : WEB | | Label : Washington Classics | | Year : 2012 | | Genre : Hip-Hop | | Rip date : 2013-10-10 | | Store date : 2012-11-26 | | Rip tool : WEB | | Encoder : LAME 3.99r | | Size : 87.76 megs | | | +--------------------------------[Track List]--------------------------------+ | | | Tracks: | | 1. Funky DL (feat. DJ 279) - Def Lyricist 2:48 | | 2. Funky DL - Clock-watchers 3:47 | | 3. Funky DL - Heaven Sent 3:33 | | 4. Funky DL - Land of the Kings 3:30 | | 5. Funky DL - Speaking For Hip-Hop 3:38 | | 6. Funky DL - Napalm 3:47 | | 7. Funky DL - I'm a Beast 3:15 | | 8. Funky DL (feat. Dyanna Fearon) - I Stole Your Life 4:09 | | 9. Funky DL (feat. Gods Son) - Walk of a Champion 3:22 | | 10. Funky DL - All My Peoples 4:40 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | | 36:29 | | | +-------------------------------[Release Notes]------------------------------+ | | | url: http://funkydl.bandcamp.com/album/nane | | | | If you already know anything about Funky DL, you should know that he has | | released many studio albums. 13 up until this point and that doesn't | | include the 2 full studio albums from his "Funky DL samples Amy | | Winehouse" series, nor any compilation or remix albums. If we counted | | those... the number would be... well lets just say "up there". | | | | NANE is the 14th official studio album from Funky DL and this album | | bleeds "hip-hop" throughout. That may seem a strange thing to say about | | a hip-hop album by a hip-hop artist, but what is meant is that it seems | | the intention was to create an album that focuses on the "core" that is | | hip-hop and not all the sub genre's and the sometimes tiresome | | possibilities that come with them. | | | | Although NANE is indeed very musical and has a hint of jazz, it doesn't | | carry the in-depth jazz swing of DL's 2011 effort "Blackcurrent Jazz 2". | | But this is what makes it superbly refreshing. The ability for any | | artist to step away from the style of preceded works is a brave and bold | | move by any standard. The key in it being executed successfully is for | | the artist to understand why the departure is necessary and what could | | creatively come from it. | | | | Although DL does jazzy hip-hop as well as the best of em', his focus on | | the deeper and raw essence of hip-hop makes the NANE album instantly | | interesting, listenable and enjoyable. This album is not a complete turn | | in the other direction to what people know and love from Funky DL, but | | more another side to his many faceted dimensions. | | | | During the listen, you'll hear everything you love about hip-hop. | | Playful beats, beautiful poetic wordplay and the edginess of the grooves | | are just a few factors that make this album stand out. It's almost like | | the album every hip-hop artist wanted to make if they are honest, as its | | own honesty comes from the fact that there are no attempts for a | | commercial or pop hit. There's no straying endeavour or pursuit to have | | the latest club banger or radio friendly hook. Even in one or two of the | | albums more mellow moments, scratching replaces the typical mainstream | | hook attempt. | | | | Totalling 10 tracks, it's a brief affair and that adds to the | | "rewind-ability" factor. The finesse in the production and arrangement | | is to DL's credit. He does here what he does best in making 'good | | music'... | | | | So whether it's the boom bap of "Def Lyricist", the classy beams of | | "Clock-watchers", the simplicity of "Heaven Sent", the subtlety of "Land | | of the Kings", the sentiment of "I Stole Your Life" or the fire fuelling | | of ôWalk of a Champion, NANE will undoubtedly join so many other of | | Funky DLÆs previous albums in the ranking of... "CLASSIC". | | | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+