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| X | The1Shanti - The1Shanti | X |
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| X | GENRE: Hip-Hop | X |
| X | LANGUAGE: English | X |
| X | LABEL: Rawkus | X |
| X | CAT.NUMBER: n/a | X |
| X | SOURCE: Web | X |
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| X | TRACKS: 10 | X |
| X | PLAYTiME: 37:14 min | X |
| X | SiZE: 52,1 MB | X |
| X | QUALiTY: VBR Kbps / 44,1Khz | X |
| X | ENCODER: LAME 3.96 | X |
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| X | RiP DATE: Nov-07-2008 | X |
| X | STORE DATE: 000-00-2007 | X |
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| X | WWW: www.myspace.com/the1shanti | X |
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01 the1shanti - it's that time 03:27
02 the1shanti - crown of thorns 04:08
03 the1shanti - fuck you shit 04:03
04 the1shanti - do your thing 03:11
05 the1shanti - annuh 04:34
06 the1shanti - permanent midnight 03:07
07 the1shanti - nothing 04:02
08 the1shanti - drinking with russians 03:39
09 the1shanti - affirmative action 03:06
10 the1shanti - norma jean 03:57
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| X | Bombay and Brooklyn collide when Bengali-American hip hop artist | X |
| X | the1shanti drops on the mic. Bestowed with the title "India | X |
| X | Bambaataa" by none other than the godfather of hip hop himself, | X |
| X | Africa Bambaataa, this South Asian emcee is bringing hip hop to | X |
| X | regions of the earth previously unchartered by any other artist. | X |
| X | Raised in a strict Hindu household, the1shanti lies in the | X |
| X | intersection of a Venn diagram consisting of the streets of | X |
| X | Brooklyn and the culture of India. His just-released self-titled | X |
| X | album showcases his versatile skills on tracks like "It's That | X |
| X | Time". Bringing hip hop to the most populous democracy in the | X |
| X | world is the1shanti's destiny, and a most righteous missionary he | X |
| X | is. --URB Magazine | X |
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| X | With this new soulful second release, the1shanti eloquently | X |
| X | explores hip-hop's cultural heritage, displaying jaw-dropping | X |
| X | versatility and a deep-rooted historical perspective. The style | X |
| X | of the 10 tracks, in composition, flow, and subject matter, are | X |
| X | stripped down to focus on the tenets of classic hip hop songs. | X |
| X | After relentlessly touring the world for the past decade, in this | X |
| X | album, the1shanti paints sonic portraits with brush strokes | X |
| X | colored by stories from the streets of Brooklyn to the screens of | X |
| X | Bombay. Recorded and produced by J.J. Brown and Dan Maier of 5G | X |
| X | Productions (Gym Class Heroes, Hall and Oates), the1shanti | X |
| X | succeeds in delivering what the artist considers to be "honest | X |
| X | and universal songs for everyday people." Additional production | X |
| X | is provided by newcomers Nawfcyde and Resk. Since hip hop's | X |
| X | godfather Afrika Bambaataa dubbed the1shanti "India Bambaataa" | X |
| X | for helping popularize the artform in South Asia, the1shanti says | X |
| X | he feels a renewed sense of responsibility to advance the genre. | X |
| X | "With Bam's blessing, I feel a reinvigorated dedication to my | X |
| X | art," he said. "I hope this new album reflects my passion for hip | X |
| X | hop and inspires new artists." | X |
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| X | "I write music and produce other artists for the most part (read: | X |
| X | I'm not much of a front man). Growing up, I was pretty reluctant | X |
| X | to trade in my vinyl for spinners and ice grills. | X |
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| X | I've got the honor of being able to say that I helped start | X |
| X | Soulspazm in Jim Drew's apartment with a record called | X |
| X | "Blaxploitation" which featured my friends L Fudge, R-Son, louis | X |
| X | logic, and the Masterminds. I was just a kid and it was nothing | X |
| X | but fun! | X |
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| X | Since then, I've moved around the world quite a bit with a | X |
| X | production group I fronted called DDP, putting out an album on | X |
| X | Sony and one on Universal before moving home and starting my own | X |
| X | label (Flatbush Junction). | X |
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| X | For this album, I worked with 5G Productions and longtime friends | X |
| X | friends J.J. Brown and Dan D for almost half of the cuts. My good | X |
| X | friends Nawfcyde and Resk 1 did the rest. | X |
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| X | Last year, Afrika Bambaataa dubbed me India Bambaataa for being | X |
| X | the first emcee to break hip hop commercially in India. It was | X |
| X | hard work, but someone had to do it. | X |
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| X | I really believe that good music can overpower huge budgets, and | X |
| X | luckily, millions of kids around the world have supported that | X |
| X | notion for me. | X |
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| X | I've got the honor of being one of the Rawkus 50. | X |
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| X | I hope you enjoy the new album. It's self titled because I think | X |
| X | it's the closest thing to who I am as an artist that I've done so | X |
| X | far. Thanks for letting me entertain you." | X |
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| X | -The1Shanti | X |
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| X | this is the second album (1st one is "india bambaataa"), self | X |
| X | titled and released under the infamous rawkus 50 banner. | X |
| X | make sure u buy it here (as far as i know digitally only): | X |
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| X | http://www.indie911.com/?cID=86192 | X |
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| X | http://www.emusic.com/album/11115/11115149.html?fref=150042 | X |
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