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A-Alikes - I Eat You Eat

Constant | Vancouver, BC Canada | 05/23/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"A-Alikes debut album is "I Eat, You Eat" (2006). The A-Alikes duo of Ness (AKA Illuminessence) & K (AKA Karaam) originally met up in Florida, and live in Brooklyn. Affiliates of Dead Prez the duo provide a seventeen-track release with appearances from M-1 & Stic.Man of Dead Prez, Afayah, I.G., Bilal, Maya Azucena & Nimrod . After the intro A-Alikes open up the album with the strong "Greyhound", talking about being on the grind and evading the police. The duo rhyme about their nothing to lose outlook on "We Hungry" feat. I.G., while describing life on the streets. M-1 & Stic.Man drop in for "Till We Free" a track about doing whatever it takes to make it. Ness & K shine on "They Want To Murder Me" delivering a thugged out cut where A-Alikes rhyme about living a day to day existence where they have to watch out for trigger happy cops, making reference to people they know who have died at the hands of the police. "Protocal" is a track where the A-Alikes remind their audience to remember their rights and make the right decisions. Singer Bilal appears on "What You Give" , which is followed up by "What's Your Politic" a track where they ask their audience what's their take on the world while giving their own perspective. On "Our Story", A-Alikes talk about their ambitions and the road they have taken moving away from hustling to making music, and the love and respect they have for each other while singer Mary Azucena drops some smooth vocals. Backed by some memorable production the A-Alikes provide an excellent cut with "Share" feat. Afayah , a track where they pay tribute to each other and the friendship they have. Backed by some ominous sounding production A-Alikes drops a banger with "More then Music". Stic.Man of Dead Prez drops in for the last three tracks. These cuts are the highlight of the album for me as I am a big Dead Prez fan. A-Alikes and Stic.Man provide an outstanding track with "Diary of A G". My favorite track on this album is "Child Of The Street", Stic.Man laces the cut with a exceptional soulful chorus while the A-Alikes deliver some on point rhymes. The album's powerful closer "Heaven On Earth" has Stic.Man and A-Alikes appreciating life itself while dropping memorable lines like "Heaven is A State of Mind, Heaven is what you make it and Hell is what you are going to go through to get there". A-Alikes "I Eat, You Eat" is an impressive release, the duo provide a substantial album worth checking out.

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