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thephoenix88@yahoo.com
March
1st, 2005
New
York hip-hop band Fast Breakin’ Classics receive raves in the U.K.,
“Startlingly good and consistently inventive,” raved British music
critic Adam Harrington of Whisperin & Hollerin.“The grooves pound with
full force.”
Veterans
of the NYC underground hip-hop scene, Fast Breakin’ Classics play real
instruments, drawing upon late ‘60s and early ‘70s funk, soul, and R&B
influences that overflows with pure
energy. Pushing the boundaries of hip-hop, Fast Breakin’ Classics combines
old-school aesthetics with a courageous and outrageous look at the future of
music.
'Fast
Breakin' Classics'
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Our Rating: 
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Whoa.
Sometimes a record can leave me speechless, as if my tongue was torn
from my mouth during a moment of profound amazement. It was this
reaction that Fast Breakin' Classics' "Heist City" immediately
gave me. Just when I had given up on hip-hop - the gold chains and
gangsta cliches were beyond tiresome - appears this six-man powerhouse
from New York City. If you can imagine the Doors collaborating with
James Brown on a rap record, then that is what you can expect from this
startlingly good and consistently inventive disc.
Every track on this album seems carefully crafted yet the energy remains
spontaneous; it is a blast from beginning to end, utilizing real '60s
instrumentation to provide a happening, utterly fab backdrop to the
dopest rhymes in years. It'll be hard to top this as the party album of
the year. My jaded ears feel revived after being cleansed with the
artistic bravery on display here; the grooves pound with full force, and
the boys take no prisoners. This CD will make you feel good, no doubt
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| WHISPERIN AND HOLLERIN U.K.-review |
author:
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