Search - Asheru, Blue Black of the Unspoken Heard :: 48 Months

(3+Half) but not quite worth waiting 48mths for.

gavin redmond | rep of ireland | 08/12/2005

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Considering i got their 1st album this is a bit disapointing for me as nearly have that album appears on this aswell. I honestly thought after waiting nearly 2years for s'thing new from them it'd all be original material.(When i actually purchased this cd the track-list wasnt up on the display.) Apart from that 1 minor complaint, its excellent, thought-provoking, upbeat, positive, head-nodding hiphop all round. Opening with a strong solo joint from ASHERU called "mid-atlantic" it quickly sets the tone that this is for the real hiphop heads. Followed by "better", "ni**a like me", "setting sun", "how you livin'", "trackrunners" and the utterly sublime "the music". This is however where this "new" album pretty much ends, apart from the very good "its about time" and "black moses" being scattered amongst the older tracks. However for just those tracks that ive named this is a worthwhile addition to your collection. If you havent got the 1st album from these cats then this is the perfect album to showcase their many talents from start to finish. Sadly, if like me you got the 1st album, you will feel slightly let down. But these cats are so talented that you tend to easily forgive that. Support the real hiphop artists like these."