Search - J. Rawls :: Presents Liquid Crystal Project

Man C'mon. This is ridiculous!!!!

Yunanimos | Houston, TX | 06/12/2007

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I can't believe what I'm hearing. The essence of Hip-Hop still exists, and it's a beautiful thing. I would recommend this for meditation (yes, meditation), just chillin' at home, the drive home from work, date music, you name it. The tributes are the best to me, and the only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is because there is one song I just don't care for. I promise that if you are a 30-something that grew up listening to real hip hop (Not the crap that they are playing nowadays), you will not waste your money."

J-Raws is one smooth cat

Adrian D. | Montreal, Quebec | 04/14/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I first heard J-rawls's Liquid Crystal Project, on "Nicci Cheeks Presents: Hip Hop Loves Jazz". On that, J-Rawls has only one track, (It's called "Remember When, which is on this album minus the rapping and singing)which struck me as being a rather simple track. Fortunalty the album is a bit more diverse. This is an instrumental peice, fused with a lot of Jazz, this is reminiscent of the works of Madlibs "Yesterdays New Quintet". The album itslelf can be listened to in depth, appreciating all the little nuaceses each track has to offer, but like most instrumentals it's mainly background vibin music. One track that stands out is the "Tribute To Dilla" in which J-Rawls uses the original sample of the Slum Village track "Players" to compose his own rendition.

I all for these types of albums, so i gave it a four, but others may disagree with me and give it a three. But overall a very suttle/solid album."