Razah - The New R In R&B (Japan Retail) [2007]

1. Kay Slay Intro
2. Feels So Good (Remix) Featuring Memphis Bleek
3. I'm In Love With You (remix) Featuring Mobb Deep
4. I Ain't The One
5. Where You From Featuring Juelz Santana
6. Que Sera Sera
7. Gotta Keep Ya Head Up Featuring Bun-B
8. Roll With Me
9. Rocking Chair
10. Make You Mine
11. Mother Nature Featuring Papoose
12. Not My Girl Featuring Juelz Santana
13. How Do You Know Featuring Mashonda
14. Hold On (Better Days)
15. I'm In Love With You Featuring Fat Man Scoop
16. Gangsters, Hustlers and Ballers
17. We Ridin' Featuring Juvenile & Bun-B
18. Club Hopping
19. My Boo Featuring Remy Ma

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Check him out here,
http://www.myspace.com/razah

Kaze And 9th Wonder - Spirit Of '94 : Version 9.0 [2005]

1. For The Record
2. Locked in Chains
3. 50/50 Amp
4. Shoudve Been Here
5. Spirit of 94
6. Soul Dojo (Essence of Life remix)
7. Stay A Customer
8. Waiting to Exhale
9. Whats Good
10. Last Laugh
11. Soul Dojo (Enemy of The State mix)
12. On
13. Move Over (featuring Nature)

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After getting hold of the Little Brother albums, Murs's 3:16, and the Buckshot and 9th Wonder album, i really fell in love with 9THs skills. This album is now my favorite out of the lot, and all of them are superb...

The reason this 1 sits at the top of my pedi stool is Kaze. This guy can spit fire, yet keep his lyrical content inspirational and spiritual. His word play and flow can be stunning at times. Put this together with some of the best beats and sampling 9th has come out with, and you have an album worthy of any hip hop library. From the heartfilled and soulful "Should've Been Here", to the base filled, head knocking "Stay a Customer", Kaze and 9th pump liquid ear candy that would get any true hip hop lover wet.

After truly despising the MTV money grown M.C's like 50 on heavy radio and T.V rotation, it truly keeps my faith in Hip Hop when finding diamonds in the rough like this. Who said Hip Hop is getting old.....

http://www.myspace.com/kaze1

Ivan Ives - Iconoclast [2007]

01. Got It
02. Victory (Feat. Vast Aire)
03. Mad Game
04. Carpe Diem (Feat. 2mex)
05. Olivia Josephs
06. Soul (Feat. O.C.)
07. How It Is
08. The Recipe
09. Honor (Feat. Cappadonna)
10. Worldwide Hits (Feat. Fresh aka Hitman)
11. Lay Low
12. Rap Ethics
13. Revenge
14. Zzyzx Road
15. Life Is A Bitch

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If you never have liked hip-hop for any other reason than it's usual mainstream nastiness then this is a reason to become interested and follow hip-hop. Ivan Ives' Iconoclast is by far one of the best albums I have ever heard in my entire life. I would most definetly place it in the top 5. Ives has an ability to not only create vivid real lyrical pictures but is also able to stand alone in the world of hip-hop because of the eccentric yet attractive and sophisticated auditory beats that are performed in his work. What also makes this man so attractive is the aspect of his roots that he is obviously very close with as revealed by his work. In my opinion foreign rap is some of the best rap out there and if you can successfully rap in Russian and English you're it.

http://www.myspace.com/ivanives

Shad - The Old Prince [2007]

1. Intro Quest for Glory
2. I Don't Like To
3. What We All Want
4. Brother (Watching)
5. Now a Daze
6. Old Prince Still Lives at Home
7. Out of Love, Pt.2
8. Interlude
9. I Heard You Had a Voice Like an Angel/Psalm 137
10. Compromise
11. Exile
12. Get Up
13. Outro

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Hailing from London, Canada; Shadrach Kabango is one of those artists that you just can't really understand why he's been flying under everyone's radar for so long. Really, there aren't too many artists bringing this caliber of quality in 2007. This simply fulfills those holes that a lot of underground rap has in it. Comparatively, Shad stems from the vein of the Native Tongues and other like-minded collectives. Notably, the album contains stellar production, infectious hooks, solid structure, and quality choruses. Above all, Shad brings highly introspective lyrics with an unmatched consciousness and sheer wit that sets him apart from his peers. His philosophy on life, and hip-hop are consistently alluring, and never fails to entertain with a great sense of humor. "The Old Prince" is the complete package - definitely a modern day masterpiece.

http://www.myspace.com/shad