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ARTiST.....: Cornel West & BMWMB
ALBUM......: Never Forget: A Journey Of Revelations
LABEL......: Hidden Beach Forum
GENRE......: Hip-Hop
SOURCE.....: CDDA
TRACKS.....: 16
PLAYTiME...: 77:37
SiZE.......: 86,3 MB
ENCODER....: Lame 3.97 V2
BiTRATE....: VBRkbps
SCENE DATE.: 08/23/2007
STORE DATE.: 08/21/2007
Tracklist:
01. Bushonomics (Feat. Talib Kweli) 03:31
02. America (400 Years) 04:32
(Feat. IRIZ, Lucky Witherspoon,
Black Though & Rah Digga)
03. Still Here 04:51
(Feat. Ambassador & Paul Woodruff)
04. Dear. Mr. Man (Feat. Prince) 04:09
05. 911 03:15
06. The-N-Word 12:07
(Feat. Tavis Smiley & Michael Eric
Dyson)
07. Welcome 2 The Chi 04:13
(Feat. Rhymefest, Malik Yusef &
Neo Abyss)
08. Mr. President (Feat. KRS ONE & M1) 04:37
09. Keep'in It P.I. 06:14
(Feat. Lucky Witherspoon, Doey Rock
& Killer Mike)
10. Chronomentrophobia 02:42
(Feat. Andre 3000)
11. What Time It Is (Feat. Jill Scott) 03:18
12. Soul Sista (Feat. Darryl Moore) 05:06
13. America (400 Years) (Reprise) 01:38
14. Everthing Gone Be Alright 07:27
(Feat. Dave Hollister & Chuckii
Booker)
15. Man Gonna Getcha 05:05
(Feat. Gerald Levert & Waynee Wayne)
(Bonus Track)
16. What A Matter Of 04:52
(Feat. Lenny Williams) (Bonus Track)
Release Notes:
Anything put together by Dr. Cornel West is best
listened to with your thinking cap on. The album Never
Forget: A Journey of Revelations (Hidden Beach) is a
trek through a level of consciousness usually reserved
for a higher plateau of understanding. Concepts of
crime, poverty and government corruption come to life
at the tongues of some of music's most prolific
performers.
Talib Kweli further solidifies his place in the hall
of fame of lyrical geniuses on the song "Bushonomics."
Each sentence will evoke wheels to involuntarily turn
in your head as he spits lines like, "Revolution
requires participation but sometimes people be
hesitating." Soft piano keys compliment rather than
down play the message. The uniqueness of this track is
that upon closer listen, you will find that both Talib
and West (who offers his own words on Hip-Hop's true
meaning of freedom rather than money cars and chains)
are in the business of uplifting. Instead of merely
preaching about what is wrong with the state of black
America, intricate word play unveils a deeper meaning
that can most easily be found in the chorus line:"It's
like a jungle sometimes, I'm at the front of the line,
I aint trippin' but I stumble sometime. Then I get
right back up."
Throughout the record many tracks make for an unlikely
teaming between Cornel West and artists from both the
Hip-Hop and the R&B/ Soul world. As each artist speaks
their peace, West speaks his. Of course his words do
not come in the form of a rap but instead are
delivered via powerful spoken word messages.
Of the most exciting features on the album is the song
"Dear Mr. Man" with Prince. Yes, Prince. The song is a
throwback to Prince during his days of publicly
expressing his dislike against his label by writing
the word "Slave" on his cheek. While it has nothing to
do with the record industry (specifically), the
message is rooted in Prince's funky way of using his
electric guitar to get any point across. "Dear Mr.
Man, we don't understand why folks keep struggling,
but you donÆt lend a helping hand." The smoother than
smooth horns and snare beat will give you goose bumps
yet hold you just long enough to get a message to your
ears.es
The use of the N-Word is brought to the forefront by
the track of the same name. Due to the controversy
surrounding this subject it's fitting that the topic
is discussed between West, Michael Eric Dyson, and
Tavis Smiley. Though they differ in opinion on
aspects of the word's use, this is far from verbal
sparring. While Dyson acknowledges West's thoughts
towards the degradation of the n-word no matter who
uses it, he also speaks to how many believe that the
difference in spelling changes the words meaning.
Other tracks feature a fluid flow by Rhymfest on
"Welcome to Chi" as well as Jill Scott's "What Time it
Is," which of course has nothing to do with a clock.
Never Forget: A Journey of Revelations is among Dr.
Cornel West's most powerful work because it reaches a
demographic that may not be familiar with his books or
other professional work. Instead of placing a barrier
against the Hip-Hop community, he has joined it.
Proving not only that he is a genius, but that the
same community that gets so much flack for a lack of
substance in their music, is not turning a blind eye
to the injustices taking place daily in America.