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Electric Company

? | United Kingdom! | 05/12/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Electric Company is made of founder (Producer/MC) Insight & Mc's -Dagha, Ra, MoePope & Anonymous. Life's a struggle is a short album (approx 33 minutes) which is ideally feel-good music that focuses on the idea of appreciating life and helps highlight all of the creature comforts that we all share. This is fun, laid back hiphop reminiscent of Jurassic 5 (with all members trading verses, back and forth with the group choruses) made for those sunny days where you need some inspiration to get up in the morning. Now from all this, you've probably got the impression that this is some cheesy/corny hiphop album that is only playable at certain times. Wrong. If you know, Insight is one of the best producers out at the moment, and creates some beats that are so refreshingly hard-hitting you will be replaying this album again & again before you can make your mind up as to whether you actually like it! All 5 Mc's come correct for this, so there is no inconsistencies, just a 33 minute ride of solid conscious hiphop. Peep this along w/ Insight's debut "Blast Radius". PEACE



Lyrics - 8/10

Beats - 9/10

Origianlity - 9/10

Replay Value - 10/10



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Real Hip Hop

M. Eggleston | Norfolk, VA. USA | 07/29/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"They straight ripped it, no contest. I make people listen to this in my tattoo studio and they beg to let me know who it is. Now I hear it rolling down the street. This is the type of vibe that keeps hip hop alive."

Positive Hip-Hop at its best

DJ Benny (AKA Ben A.) | Boston Burbs, MA | 08/20/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"First off, Insight is one of the craziest hip-hop producers today, period. If you haven't heard about him, research his solo stuff. You won't regret it. However, if you're already farmiliar with Insight you'll know that this is his groups first debut LP, and it couldn't sound any better. From songs like "Relax Today," with a Hawaain sample as the beat with "Relax today, worry tommorow / Ease up, thats the motto!" as the lyrics, to songs like the title track which stands out in hip hop right now like no other "conscious" rap track.



If you're sick of the general "conscious MC" in underground hip hop today, this is an AMAZING alternative. It's a CD you can chill back to and it can instruct your mind into getting in a positive groove about life. No other hip hop CD I know of can do this; buy it immediately.



One more thing, if you like this CD, 3 of the members from Electric formed another group called Project Move. Their album is released this September."