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Though hip-hop is, like any living art form, constantly changing and evolving, there will always be a place for nostalgia-drenched old-school jams. Having recently earned overwhelming reader acclaim as part of the lyrically aggressive, unapologetically underground Brown Bag All-Stars, crew member Soul Khan mines a mellower vein of retro appeal on his first solo feature, Thunder in Paradise. Backed by the sepia-toned production stylings of Marink, who grabs a sample from The Intruders’ A Love That’s Real (DJ Brace provides additional bass), Khan reminds us what raw lyrical skill sounds like, dropping bars packed with intricate internal rhyme: “It’s a sermon y’all been yearnin’ an eternity for, since you were hurlin’ up your Gerbers in maternity wards.” Guest emcee Marv Won jumps on board to showcase his own old-school bona-fides on the front, and DJ Goo tops it all off with authentic cuts on the hook. Like what you’re hearing? Keep it locked for all the latest on Soul Khan’s Soulstice LP, which has yet to receive a solid release date.
This song first appeared on the
Independent Chart
on August 16, 2010
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This is the kinda stuff I grew up listening to in junior high and high school that led to my parents buying me my first pair of dope cans (headphones for not industry folk).
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| Posted on Aug 10, 2010 |
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Being a HUGE FAN of battle rap, im happy to see these two do it big making a track...battle rappers CAN make good songs today
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| Posted on Aug 10, 2010 |
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1st time poster, long time reader. I thought this would be the perfect time to become a member and comment on this track. Coming from a big Khan fan he def. did not disappoint. The beat is so simple yet mesmerizing with two very well put together verses. Soul Khan is something serious and I hope he gets some more attention. Only thing stopping me from giving this a 5 is that I was really hoping for another Khan verse, all in all though a solid track.
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| Posted on Aug 10, 2010 |
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Frankly Soul Khan's a better battle rapper, but his written's pretty nice too. Both he and Marv are nice on the mic, and this production's dope as hell, complex as hell but not overly complex. Dopeness.
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| Posted on Aug 10, 2010 |
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Frankly Soul Khan's a better battle rapper, but his written's pretty nice too. Both he and Marv are nice on the mic, and this production's dope as hell, complex as hell but not overly complex. Dopeness.
Oh, and extra props for the Don Draper reference. Hip-hop needs more Mad Men references. Don Draper is truly a Don.
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| Posted on Aug 10, 2010 |
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Good lyrics and tight beat! Very Premo-esque...
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| Posted on Aug 11, 2010 |
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Soul Kahn is one of my favorite battlers that makes music. I think hes even better behind the mic than in the ring.
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| Posted on Aug 12, 2010 |
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| Posted on Aug 13, 2010 |
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The sample is classic, eerything else not so much.
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| Posted on Sep 18, 2010 |
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