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Tame One Is Ill, No Doubt

DarkStar | Skenek | 03/26/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Anybody that knows anything about underground hiphop knows the Artifacts(Tame One and El Da Sensei), who repped the golden age feel with a new school attitude. Some years after these two incredible MCs laid the Artifacts to rest, Tame One reappears on the scene as a solo artist, signs to Eastern Conference (Making him labelmates with such cats as CAgE and Copywrite), becomes a member of the contraversial supergroup "The Weathermen", and releases "When Rappers Attack". This album features a freshly energetic lyricist whos flow and style have only gotten better as time has passed, and production from virtuosos like DJ Mighty Mi of the High and Mighty, underground producer/rapper extrordinaire J-Zone, and newcomers DJ Porno and Johnny Dangerous. Among the illest tracks is the J-Zone produced "Tame as It Ever Was", and "Leak Smoke" which features CAgE as the only guest appearence. This album proves that for a select few MCs, time and maturity only amplifies skill. This is a solid release from EC, but so is every other thing they ever put out. Find out more about Tame One [online.] The Knotty Headed Terror strikes again!!!!"

Overall good - but could have been better

Gerry Cohen | Raleigh, NC United States | 04/14/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

"On the debut of former Artifacts member Tame-One, there are a total of 12 actual songs, 3 of them previously released on other albums ("Dreamz", "Moment I Feared", and "Tame As It Ever Was"). So, basically, after quite a bit of time waiting, we get a total of 9 songs, leaving little to no room for failure.Luckily, all these tracks are solid to excellent. All of the beats are innovative and are quite different from typical hip-hop instrumentals, thanks to producers DJ Mighty Mi (Smut Peddlers, High & Mighty), J-Zone (High and Mighty, Cage). Some of the standouts are "Slick Talkin", and "Leak Smoke (ft. Cage)"Tame-One's mic presence is incredible, due to his powerful voice and interesting flow. The lyrics are overall great, with great punchlines here and there. Overall, very good."

3.5 from 1/2 of the Artifacts

D. Thomas | Seattle, WA | 05/19/2006

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Tame One finally hits us off with an LP and was it worth the wait? Kind of. This was a preety dope LP featuring production from RJD2, J-Zone, Mighty Mi and Camu-Tao and Tame came off HARD. This album hit much harder than El da Sensei's "Relax, Relate, Release," but honestly I liked El's LP better. (that's just my opinion)



When I first put the CD in the deck I couldn't tell it was Tame One at first. His voice got grimey and it'd been so long since he released anything that I almost couldn't tell it was him. After a few cuts into the LP you realize it's Tame, just a little older, but hungrier than ever. Battle rhymes and beat downs are delivered throughout this LP leaving "weak emcees" in the dust.



This album was preety solid, but I had higher expectations due to El's album and because of how long it took Tame to release this. All in all it was worth the cash I gave Sandbox.



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