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L'Orange and Kool Keith: Time? Astonishing


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I'm a big Kool Keith fan, I picked this up without listening to the album first...I wanted to be surprised. I'd put this more in the "miss" category than the "hit" side. His lyrics are crazy and out of left field as always but his flow is just odd on these release, he sounds like he's giving 10% effort the whole time. Again love the artist just not this release.

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I'm not in love with this either but it beats the crap out of pretty much anything Keith has done since Masters of Illusion way too many years ago. That triple mix CD Total Orgasm from a few months ago was soooooooo bad. I don't know why he fell in love with cheap garbage production, and I gotta give it up to Mello for finally getting him on some boom-bap shit again.

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Kool Keith is hit or miss with me as well, although I did pick this album up last week.  L'Orange's production is pretty solid and the album has a fun concept vibe.  I've really been enjoying it.  

 

Mello Music also put up a second pressing of the L'Orange and Jeremiah Jae's "The Night Took Us In Like Family" for those interested.

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When it comes to Keith's 2015 output, I find this one to the the most enjoyable.

http://www.undergroundhiphop.com/ray-west-kool-keith-a-couples-of-slices/RA45017LP/

He's not playing a time-traveling character. It's just good old shit-talkin' Keith. I was bored by most of Ray West's previous production work (2 EPs with O.C. come to mind), but a lot of it works for me here. He rarely uses snares, which is strange in hip-hop, and sets him apart. Sometimes it's sorely missed but a lot of it is pretty cool. I wish I would've snatched this before it sold out at UGHH.

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When it comes to Keith's 2015 output, I find this one to the the most enjoyable.

http://www.undergroundhiphop.com/ray-west-kool-keith-a-couples-of-slices/RA45017LP/

He's not playing a time-traveling character. It's just good old shit-talkin' Keith. I was bored by most of Ray West's previous production work (2 EPs with O.C. come to mind), but a lot of it works for me here. He rarely uses snares, which is strange in hip-hop, and sets him apart. Sometimes it's sorely missed but a lot of it is pretty cool. I wish I would've snatched this before it sold out at UGHH.

That record is still available at a bunch of spots, just saw it on discogs for $15

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