Funcrusher Plus

構成数 : 1枚
合計収録時間 : 01:13:52
Company Flow: Bigg Jus, El-Producto, DJ Mr. Len (rap vocals). Additional personnel: J-Treds, BMS, The Brewin. Principally recorded at Ozone Studios, New York, New York. Personnel: Juggaknots, Bigg Jus (vocals). Audio Mixers: El-P; Vassos; Jeff Cordero. Recording information: No Mystery Studios; Ozone Studios, New York, NY. Illustrator: Matt Reid. Photographer: Atsuko Tanaka. Unknown Contributor Role: J-Treds. Something of a landmark album in the world of hip-hop, FUNCRUSHER PLUS opened the floodgates for edgy experimentation in rap in the 1990s and 2000s. Light years away from both Dr. Dre's bouncy West Coast g-funk and the East Coast hardcore of Biggie Smalls, Company Flow made a fiercely independent statement with their tense, futuristic sound. On one hand, the music is minimal: songs are built around bare-bones beats, and ominously pulsing two-note synths loops. At the same time, MCs El-P and Bigg Jus spit amazingly dense, intricate rhymes that sound like nothing in mainstream rap. Overall, the music is aggressive and intense, with nary a hook to be found (fat chance finding a singable R&B crossover here). And CoFlo's forward-thinking ethos is lent additional credibility via its often political themes and the reclamation of the genre as a rebellious, street-level art form. FUNCRUSHER PLUS had a direct impact on the aesthetic of labels like Anticon and Nature Sounds and rappers like MF Doom and Aesop Rock, and its influence continues--and will continue--to be felt in the underground scene. While casual hip-hop fans may not immediately take to this record, it's a must-have for the headphones/backpack set as well as any fan of adventurous music.