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ALBUM: Make the Music 2000 Lyrics
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Rahzel
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All I Know
Carbon Copy (I Can't Stop)
Make the Music 2000
Night Riders
Southern Girl
Suga Sista
To the Beat
Make the Music 2000 Reviews
The undisputed master of beatboxing; a truly amazing album
Man, I'm really ignorant sometimes. When I first heard the Roots brag 'bout how they didn't need a real DJ or turntables at their shows, I scoffed. Then I got silenced when I got my first taste of Rahzel beat-boxing on BET's Rap City. Anybody that's a fan of the Roots knows Rahzel an' what his game is. He's on the "fifth element" of hip hop culture - beatboxing (along with graffiti, DJs, MCs, and B-Boys). It's kinda hard to classify his sound 'cause it's on the edge of everything eclectic in commercial music. When I found out he's the cousin of Rahim of the Furious Five an' that he used to regularly attend their shows and then became a roadie for the Ultramagnetic MCs, I knew fa'sho he had hip-hop in his blood an' that he coldn't go wrong. Without a doubt, hands-down, he is the absolute, bar-none, no-questions-asked master of the beatbox. And 'Make the Music 2000' is clear evidence of that. The Roots are one'a my all-time favorite groups and probably the group who sits closest on the cutting-edge of hip-hop, but, even on his own, Rahzel is jus' astounding. I mean it's unbelievable the way he recreates a DJ on the turntables. Just listen to the title track (one of the best on the album) and tell me I'm wrong -- spinbacks, rewinds, incredibly deft scratching, playing the old-school hits, Rahzel can do it all with jus' himself and a microphone. This man can even recreate specific hip-hop classics - LL Cool J's 'Rock the Bells' and a jaw-dropping take on Wu-Tang Clan's 'Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nothing to F--- With' - with a kind of accuracy, you would think was impossible. Recreating full songs, all on his own, no instruments, being able to sing a chorus and provide a backing beat all at once, or invoking impressions of singers and rappers easily and with a quickness, are jus' some of his talents. But trust me, he ain't no novelty act, 'Make the Music 2000' proves that he's a great lyricist and straight-ahead rapper as well. The production is jus' infectious and hits hard, including trackmasters Marley Marl on the title song, Pete Rock on 'All I Know', Scott Storch on 'Carbon Copy (I Can't Stop)' which contains samples from Soul Train's themes, and Bob Power on 'To the Beat' featuring Q-Tip and Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, but the most impressive are when Rahzel himself takes over the boards on several tracks - including 'Bubblin' Bubblin' (Pina Colada)', a partytime track for this and every summer, as well as 'Southern Girl', a hilarious track which features no instruments, no samples, nothing but Rahzel's beat-boxing backing up the unmistakeable Erykah Badu's gritty southern vocals. I love every song on this album, but two of my very favorites are 'Steal My Soul' with Me'Shell Ndegeocello, another track featuring no instruments, except for Branford Marsalis on saxophone. It shows more than any Rahzel's amazing indescribable one-of-a-kindness, and, as the liner notes say, that is why they call Rahzel "the Bobby McFerrin of hip-hop." It's crazy hearing him trade riff for riff with Branford. My other absolute favorite is the following track 'Suga Sista' which features Black Thought of the Roots. The song is a touching lament explaining the ups and downs of a relationship from an entertainer's point of view, and features a hypnotically beautiful chorus sung by Aaron Hall of Guy. This album is so amazing that it is, like Rahzel himself, almost indescribable. I will even go out on a limb here and say that this is one of the best and most innovative albums in all of hip-hop's 20-plus years. Rahzel is an astounding talent and any true fan of hip-hop should definitely invest in this album. I promise you, you will not regret it.
There's only one thing lacking
I just saw Rahzel perform two nights ago in Cleveland, and then went out and bought the album. As unbelievable Rahzel is on the CD, his act is twice as fantastic live. And I can safely say that since recording the live tracks and interludes from MTM:2000, Rahzel has gotten better. He performed "If Your Mother Only Knew" and "Wu Tang", and the album simply can not touch the live performance. Don't let that stop you from buying the CD however, it is still the single most amazing piece of beatboxing ever laid on wax/silicon.
rahzel is superhuman
First things first, you cant front on the fact that this man is mad nice with his. He's on a whole other plataeu than most hiphop heads. His gift is nothing short of incredible,superhuman even. You are honestly constantly questioning whether the stuff he does is "actually possible", making beats sound better then any dat machine while similtaneosly providing basslines. But i do have only 1 complaint. Its not really a full album,and if like me you had to pay an import price for it you will feel slightly cheated and not just a little pissed. There's 9 full tracks with Rahzel only rapping on 7 of them, the other 2 he provides the beats(which the 2 guests stars dont really utilise properly in my opinion). All in all its a really tight cd and if you can pick it up on the cheap you'll enjoy it a whole lot more.
Hot album
I would recommend this album to anyone who enjoys true music. Hip Hop at it's rawest form!!!
AMAZING!!
How does he do it?! It seems impossible that the can beatbox and sing at the same time....its the coolest thing since sliced bread!
You might not know the name, but you already know the voice: for years, Rahzel has been the secret weapon in one of hip-hop's best-equipped arsenals, the multitalented band The Roots. As their human beatbox, Rahzel gives the band an unmatched level of flexibility, and on his solo debut, that's exactly what he demonstrates. Alternating between studio tracks and live cuts, Rahzel shows his vocal dexterity as a frontman (the kickin' "All I Know," produced by Pete Rock), a backer ("Southern Girl," "Night Riders"), and all by his lonesome. Though some of the guests make worthwhile contributions, most serve simply to distract the listener from the main attraction, who's at his best when performing solo in front of a crowd--check out the jaw-dropping cover of "Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing Ta F With" and the one-man Mortal Kombat duel. Ultimately, the self-proclaimed Godfather of Noyze leaves you wanting for only one thing: more.
--Randy Silver
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