8.04.2009

8.02.2009

Review: K-Os - Yes!



I have literally been waiting 4 years for this album. Around a year ago I realized that we hadn't had anything new from k-os in a couple years and started to get antsy. Once I heard this album was dropping soon I found myself checking the mans myspace page daily. Finally the day came and I heard the album... my first listen through, I was treated to an unbelievable array of futuristic vibes mixed with K-os's uncanny flow and delivery unlike anything else I have ever heard from him. This album has a little more of an electronic vibe than any k-os release in the past. I wasn't sure how I felt about that at first but after a couple more listens, I realized that K-OS has reinvented himself once again, as he seems to on every album he drops. This collection of songs is incredible to say the least. I am listening to it in my car on repeat. My favorite tracks are "I Wish I Knew Natalie Portman" and the single off of the album, "4, 3, 2, 1", but every song is a different journey into the mind of a musical monster. Check this album out please.

-IB

flow - 4

lyrical content - 3

production - 5

album-ness - 4

Overall – 4



all of the ratings will be out of a 5 point system. obviously we won't be rating horrible albums, so all of the albums SHOULD be in the upper range, but who knows, one of us could be having a bad day when we do the review. BUT DON'T TAKE OUR WORD FOR IT!

flow - is how the emcees ride the beat and what their cadence is. this may also include evaluation on the emcees' voice and tone.
lyrical content - is what the rappers are ACTUALLY SAYING. we know that nobody listens to anything but the beat nowadays, but bear with us.
production - is the quality of the beats and other musical content on the album. thank god for 9th!
album-ness - how all the songs are cohesively arranged on the album and the overall feel of the album.
overall - self-explanatory.