John Robinson - I Am Not For Sale
Label................: Fat City/Shaman
Genre................: Hip-Hop
StoreDate............: 10-00-2008
Source...............: CDDA
Size.................: 36,2 MB
Total Playing Time...: 33:05
Release Notes:
The fundamentals of foundational Hip-Hop pulsate vibrantly
through the veins of the multi-dimensional artist, John
Robinson. Born in the South Bronx and raised in Far Rockaway,
Queens, this native New Yorker has sojourned through the
underground scenes of New Jersey, Atlanta and Los Angeles with
the result of creating a sound that is universally magnetic to
hip-hop audiences of various backgrounds. With his Nas-like
vocal tone and calm demeanor akin to C.L Smooth, Robinson AKA
Lil Sci of the legendary east coast group ScienZ of Life,
rekindles his alter-ego to autobiographically introduce to his
new chiseled personality that spits nothing less than lyrical
perfection. Inspired by Hip-Hop legends such as KRS-1, Slick
Rick, Brand Nubian and KMD to name a few, JR has been rocking
mics since before his first chin hair. These same legends
helped Robinson to mold himself to a scientific sort of
political advisor that enjoys speaking to audiences both en
masse and one person at a time. And having performed with the
likes of The Roots, Common, Talib Kweli, Mos Def, Dead Prez,
Run DMC, MF DOOM and many others nationally and
internationally (i.e. Rome, Switzerland, Germany and Paris)
John Robinson is a proven performance afficionado. If that
weren't enough this super energetic emcee, well seasoned in
the marketing side and the creative side of urban music has
elevated to the executive level. Currently the President of
Shaman Work Recordings, John is currently manning the release
of the new solo album of hip-hop veteran C.L. Smooth of the
historical Pete Rock and CL Smooth. Disguised as an
All-American entertainer John Robinson is truly crouching
rapper hidden freedom fighter and this is clever interwoven in
his music. Written in the character of his alter-ego Lil Sci
(introducing John Robinson to the audible world) his music
speaks to every true hip-hop fan. His lyrics are scribed with
sheer poetic acumen and his beats pound manhole covers off of
city streets. In a world of rancidly-stale excuses for music,
this Shaman Work president reps the name of his label by
bringing forth a musical healing that is probably one of the
reasons hip-hop hasn't plunged into the bottom of the sea. And
with a catalogue that dates back to 1996, it's a definite
blessing to the world, that John Robinson rhymes. Creating
adeptly with stealth and panache, John Robinson proves to not
only be a gem to every studio he graces, he also composes
music that is regarded as crown jewels to his cohorts. Upon
indulging in his music, listeners will be swept away by the
soulfully rich tracks, stitched to Robinson's warm and melodic
utterances of messages as down to earth as Studio One style
reggae music but cutting edge and ahead of it's time. The
ultimate performer, this Aries dragon isn't just a lyricist
but a producer and music business mogul as well. And he uses
each of these talents to concoct a musical package that stands
to be heralded as a top-flight hip-hop classic.
Track 1 produced by Carlos Nino and the Build An Ark Ensemble
Tracks 2 and 5 produced by R.Thentic
Tracks 3, 8 and 9 produced by Flying Lotus
Track 4 produced by J Rawls
Tracks 6 and 11 produced by Jneiro Jarel
Track 7 produced by K Dubble
Track 10 produced by IG Culture
www.myspace.com/thejohnrobinsonproject
www.thejohnrobinsonproject.com
www.beatvizion.com
www.shamanwork.com
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I like this quite alot...
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Tracklisting
01. The Genesis (Feat. Renee Neufville) 01:31
02. I Am Not For Sale 03:31
03. Don King 02:44
04. Touch Em 03:20
05. Dreaming Again 03:15
06. The Experiment 02:30
07. Mascot (Feat. Peter Hadar) 03:35
08. Fly Prezidente 03:13
09. The Author 03:03
10. Stop And Think 03:06
11. Vocal Overload 03:17
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