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Soul Position

12:02 PM Innovations , Posted in , , , , 0 Comments

Soul Position

A rap duo originating in 2001, Soul Position comes from Ohio. However they are now based in Minneapolis near their record label, Rhymesayers Entertainment.

They are one of the most old-school, mellow groups I've heard since A Tribe Called Quest. Most of the lyrics are stories, which are very entertaining to listen to over and over, such as a guy wanting revenge and shooting a friend at a club, or "Hand-Me-Downs" which talks about the broken connection blacks have since the fight for equal rights and black stereotypes. With an old, sampled funky style, Soul Position combines intelligence alongside fun, subtley pushing in information as KRS-One used to do. Their styles aren't exactly the same, however they both seem to push stories and information out within their lyrics. Their newest full-release came out in 2002, which would make you wonder if they're still active. The thing is however, there are plenty of EPs that they keep releasing free of charge.

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Things Go Better With RJ & Al

Their newest full-release has 13 tracks, one being an introduction. Every song is innovative and interesting, all but "No Gimmicks" which seems to be more of a spoken word track, as the flow is on and off at some points, if this track wasn't included the album would be full proof. The best track on this album as far as all around flyness would be "Blame It On The Jager" (it came out before Jamie Foxx's song, don't even accuse them of bitin') which comes out saying:

One shot, two shot, three shot, four.
Someone shoulda stopped me from drinkin any more.
When I was sober that broad looked like Al Gore,
now she look a lot more like Demi Moore
-- Blame It On The Jager

But the most powerful and memorable bars on the album come from "Hand Me Downs"




My momma gave me Donnie Hathaway, "Young Gifted and Black"
I miss the positivity I wanna bring it back
but rap nowadays is by a bunch of ignorant cats.
No young gifted and black, just guns, bitches and crack
I react by turning off BET and Sambos tellin me what blackness is supposed to be
Used to give us world news now its all videos, replace Tavis Smiley with reality shows
-- Hand Me Downs

V-Zilla

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V-Zilla

V-Zilla is a monster. That's without a doubt the easiest way to sum up his sound. With a flow and lyricism that resembles Jay-Z, V is without a doubt going to be a huge influence upon mainstream rap one day. He has been making releases since 2002 and has opened for artists such as Atmosphere (Rhymesayers) and Xzibit (Loud Records). Coming from Houston, Texas, his love for sampled beats gives him more of a fun feel than today's typical "hard" type rap. He holds east coast lyricism down with a little bit of dirty south to give him his unique flow.
Calling himself an "unknown veteran", he holds the title M.C. to a different standard, one that dates back to KRS-One stating that M.C. stands not for Master of Ceremonies, but Moves the Crowd. Dropping out of high school, he has constantly worked on his poetry getting better and better as he pushes along, and finally created his own clothing line, "ZILLA WEAR 75". As Swat Product Music would say, "Zilla is definitely close to kicking down the doors that once closed in his face".

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The Day the Game Changed: Volume III

His newest mixtape holds 22 tracks, 20 of music, 3 of these being remixes. He covers a song that he says "there was like, four hundred niggas rappin' on it like two hours after jay put it out", the D.O.A. beat from No I.D. (popularized by Jay-Z). The entire album is incredibly easy to listen to, there's no songs you want to skip over or anything, which is actually a rarity for me. I want to be able to tell you guys the best song or best couple songs on this drop but its really all good, just give it a shot, its not necessarily the kind of tracks you play to turn heads when you're drivin', its more of a fun album than a gangster album, just peep it.



"lil nigga im'a beast walkin' beat hawk over the counter drug type
bad guy in the movie, the forty caliber slug type
politically incorrect, lyrically crack your mug type
the bigger they are, the harder they fall, ask Suge Knight"
-- Real Talk Radio

http://www.myspace.com/vzillaonline

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