Main Source Breaks The Atom (Rating: 10 out of 10- -5.0 star
Chandler | Atlanta (College Park), Georgia | 06/18/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is a 1991 classic by Main Source, who consisted of Large Professor, Sir Scratch, and K-Kut. This album has some of the excellent production here by the trio. When you take Extra P's lyrical ability and Scratch & Kut's skills, you have one excellent album. When you have a song like "Large Professor" with rhymes like "You got kicked in the *** by the man with the eyes of glass..." you can't debate the lyrics on this album. "Looking At The Front Door" (which happens to Extra P in '92) is a song about relationships. "Just A Friendly Game Of Baseball" is great song placing cops and crimals as an analogy for a game of baseball. The classic song on here would be "Live At The BBQ" which features Nas, Joe Fatal, and Akinelye. Excellent song. Another excellent song on here was "Scratch & Kut" full of jazziness and turntablism.
And if you purchased the rerelease, you get more bonus tracks. The version I have is a little different tracklisting. The version I have doesn't have the song "Time" but has two remixes of "Peace Is Not The Word To Play", and "How Many Men Went Down", but everything else is listed. A favorite of mine would be "Think" which was sampled in the song "Scratch & Kut" mentioned earlier. "Fakin' The Funk" featuring Neek The Exotic, another dope song. The Brand New Heavies song "Bonified Funk" sort of reminds me of an earler Roots' song, which comes off good as well.
"Breaking Atoms" is a classic that would go to be the best of 1991. Unfortunately the sour relationship caused Extra P to move on from the group and produce song for other albums, like ATCQ's Midnight Marauders. It's a shame that things didn't go well, because I would have loved to hear more from this trio. Sir Scratch & K-Kut would hook up with Mikey D to make another album F*ck What You Think in 1994 (good luck finding that one). This is a perfect additon to your hip hop collection if you're a fan of 90's hip hop. Peace!
Lyrics: A
Production: A+
Guest Appearances: A+
Musical Vibes: A+
Top 5 Tracks:
1. Live At The BBQ (featuring Nas, Joe Fatal, and Akinelye)
2. Large Professor
3. Think
4. Sctatch And Kut
5. Just A Friendly Game Of Baseball
Honorable Mention Tracks:
1. Bonified Funk (featuring The Brand New Heavies)
2. Atom
3. Watch Roger Do His Thing"
Main Source's "Breaking Atoms": A Large Moment
Brian Gilmore | DC | 05/30/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)
"While this album had a strange cover, it is one of the best unknown hip-hop CDs of the early 1990's. This is that incredible period from 1983-1992 before rap had begun to lose its way. Of course, RUN-DMC, Whodini, UTFO, and Salt and Pepa paved the way for groups like Main Source, but this album, is incredible nonetheless. Large Professor, the soul of the group, is incredible. Everything is here too: strong beats, unique samples, versatile lyrics, and music, music, music. There isn't a bad song here to tell the truth. This isn't the original album because some songs here are cuts from movies and anthologies. The album, "Breaking Atoms" is here in full. Best cuts on there are "Just Hangin' Out," "Watch Roger Do His Thing," and "A Friendly Game of Baseball." MC Nas, the Queens legend is here, and he is fierce. There is also "Fakin' the Funk" and "Bonafied Funk," two songs recorded after Main Source showed and proved on this album. True hip-hop fans know about this album. It is a throwback to a great time in hip-hop history. Large Professor is a super talent."
Track Listings (18) - Disc #1