DJ JS-1 feat. Ultramagnetic MCs, Canibus, Prince Poetry & Rahzel

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The cavalcade of songs and artists that appear on DJ JS-1's latest album, No Sell Out: Ground Original 2, comes to a head on the record's finale of a track, "Brainbender." Clocking in at over five and a half minutes, "Brainbender" is the longest song on the album - a fact JS attributes to the four verses he wanted to feature, "The song has four verses. It's long and just the way I like it, not the way most people do it. I got Kool Keith to say a classic Ultra line 'I'm sending brains are bending' for the chorus, which kind of holds true when people listen to something like this." Joining Kool Keith on the track are fellow guest artists Ced Gee (collectively half of Ultramagnetic MCs), Canibus, Prince Poetry, and Rahzel. From the straight-ahead backbeat to the upbeat verses, all the featured emcees are supported by an extraordinary amount of classic DJ moves, as JS-1 scratches in almost every space possible. NO SELLOUT: Ground Original 2 is now available via Fat Beat Records.

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Ultramagnetic MC's - The Four Horsemen

The Four Horsemen is the third studio album by Ultramagnetic MC's. Godfather Don, who produced tracks 2, 4, 5, & 8, helped to incorporate a darker, jazzier sound than the group's previous work. "Checkin' My Style" and "See The Man On The Street" were originally recorded in 1992 during Godfather Don-produced sessions for a projected solo album for Kool Keith's alias Rhythm X. Those same sessions also produced songs released on The Cenobites LP, the CD edition of which contains the original extended version of "Checkin' My Style," retitled "Return To Zero." The Four Horsemen includes recurring science fiction and baseball themes and was viewed by fans as a welcome return to the group's hardcore roots.

01. We Are The Horsemen
02. Checkin My Style
03. Two Brothers With Checks (San Francisco Harvey)
04. Raise It Up feat. Godfather Don
05. Saga Of Dandy, The Devil & Day
06. Delta Force II
07. Adventures Of Hermans Lust (Moe Love II)
08. See The Man On The Street
09. Bring It Down To Earth
10. Don't Be Scared
11. One, Two, One, Two
12. Time To Catch A Body
13. Yo Black
14. Big Booty

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Ultramagnetic MC's - Critical Beatdown

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The Ultramagnetic MC's are a hip-hop group made up of Kool Keith, Ced Gee, TR Love and Moe Love. Tim Dog became an unofficial member in 1989. Critical Beatdown is the debut full-length LP by the rap collective. It has since been lauded as an underground classic, despite its failure to compare in unit sales with contemporary releases. Kool Keith is usually regarded the driving force behind the vocal style of the record, but most songs featured group members Ced-Gee ("Delta Force One") and Moe Love as well. Produced by Ced Gee, the album features audio sampling techniques which had rarely, if ever, been used previously. In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source magazine's 100 Best Rap Albums listing.

01. Watch Me Now
02. Ease Back
03. Ego Trippin'
04. Moe Luv's Theme
05. Kool Keith Housin' Things
06. Travelling at the Speed of Thought (Remix)
07. Feelin' It
08. One Minute Less
09. Ain't It Good to You
10. Funky (Remix)
11. Give the Drummer Some (Prod. by Paul C)
12. Break North
13. Critical Beatdown
14. When I Burn
15. Ced-Gee (Delta Force One)

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