Artist..........: VA
Album...........: Chief Collabo Collection
Genre...........: Rap
Label...........: Feelin Music
Catnr...........: FLN00915
Source..........: CDDA
Rip.Date........: 03-06-2010
Street.Date.....: 02-11-2009
Quality.........: VBR/44.1kHz/Joint Stereo
Url.............: http://www.myspace.com/chiefbeatmaker
Size............: 86.49MB
Song.Title :
01. Chief - Intro 1:16
02. Moka Only - Felt Before 2:33
03. John Robinson - Jazz Unconditional 3:16
04. Coss (isCashUSKing) - Love Lost 4:25
05. Tha Connection - Let It Be 3:02
06. BLu And Sene - True Love 3:42
07. Les Nubians - Once In My Life 5:00
08. Just Brea Feat Abstract Rude - Hello 4:09
09. Moka Only - Anyway 3:46
10. Sunken Heads - The Journey 4:50
11. Coss (isCashUSKing) - Soul Brother 4:36
12. Kissey Asplund Feat Moka Only - Demon Love 5:05
13. Dynas - D And C 3:51
14. J Sands And Kenn Starr - That's How We Kick It 3:07
15. Chief - Go Ladies (Instrumental) 2:18
16. Chief - Perspective (Instrumental) 3:35
17. Chief - 16 Levels (Instrumental) 3:03
18. Chief - Chieflada (Instrumental) 4:01
19. Chief - Outro 1:27
Runtime: 67:02 min
Release.Info :
Swiss hip-hop producer ChiefÆs debut album, Collabo Collection, brings together
ChiefÆs heavily jazz-influenced beats with guest appearances by acts such as
Moka Only from Swollen Members, Blu, Les Nubians, and Abstract Rude, among
others. The Collabo Collection is a jazzy feel-good album that is relaxing and
pretty easy on the ears. Though it lacks the cohesiveness of an album, the
music is still on point.
The first thing that jumps out at you on Collabo Collection is the heavy jazz
influence. Chief taps into the beautiful relationship that hip-hop producers
and jazz have that spawned classics from A Tribe Called Quest, Pete Rock and CL
Smooth, and countless other hip-hop legends. The guys from the Dusty Fingers
compilations would have a ball going through this album and picking out the jazz
samples. ThereÆs no hype beats, club bangers, or music to drive by to ß la
ComptonÆs Most Wanted. All the beats are something to lay back and vibe to.
ôTrue Love,ö while decidedly not overly-jazzy, instead deploys a soft organ over
which Blu and Sene go in. Also, the album is not strictly rap, as evidenced by
the Les Nubians track, ôOnce In My Life.ö But as far as the jazz rap tracks go,
ôJazz Unconditionalö with John Robinson is a tribute to the history of jazz,
shouting out Miles Davis and Thelonious Monk, among others, over a piano and
sleigh bells that make you feel like heÆs rapping in NordstromÆs while people do
their Christmas shopping. Chief also effortlessly blends turntable scratches
and jazz on ôThatÆs How We Kick It,ö featuring J Sands and Kenn Starr, on a
track that brings that icy cold New York feel with DJ Premier-inspired scratch
choruses. Chief also goes on to hook us up with some instrumental tracks, the
standout being ôPerspective,ö a track filled with scratching and a bluesy
saxophone and piano that combine to create a track that is so damn relaxing and
chill that itÆd almost be a crime to see a rapper get on it. Some beats were
just meant to be instrumentals, and ôPerspectiveö is a prime example. The
instrumentals are the most enjoyable parts of the album, as they beg to be used
as an interlude on an album, or on Adult Swim when they show the programming
announcements. My Aqua Teen Hunger Force heads know what IÆm talking about.
The trick to producers who release solo albums is finding the balance between
promoting how nice their beats, but not doing it at the expense of the lyrics.
ChiefÆs beats are the absolute standout on the album, and the lyricism seems to
be lost in the shuffle. Not that the verses are bad, theyÆre just not
memorable, partly due to the fact that ChiefÆs beats are the main spectacle.
This could be due to the fact that heÆs stretching by calling this an ôalbumö
instead of a compilation. These songs were previously unreleased and were
recorded during a 4-year stretch between 2005 and 2009, not in a concentrated
recording session. As a result, the album doesnÆt have much in the way of
cohesiveness. It seems like a glorified beat tape that he got people to rap
over, as the beats steal the show (as they should, itÆs ChiefÆs album, not
BluÆs/MokaÆs/etc). However, this is a nice foundation for Chief to build on, as
anyone checking this project will immediately see that Chief is nice on the
boards. His next album should be a much more polished, cohesive project that
will be undoubtedly heralded by the old heads who long for the days of jazz
rapÆs dominance on the East Coast. Chief seems ready to take the mantle for
that movement, and Collabo Collection is a nice start.
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