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MH-221 Omid - Monolith  Omid raises the standard on producer-driven hip-hop albums with Monolith, a project that rests in concept between his Celestial Recordings smash Beneath The Surface and 2002's stellar Distant Drummer. Equally split between layered instrumental pieces and standout vocal tracks, Omid invites some of the world's most important emcees to rhyme over his beautifully crafted, Middle Eastern tinged productions. Buck 65, Busdriver, Abstract Rude, 2Mex, Spoon (of Iodine), Luckyiam.PSC, Slug, Aceyalone, and Murs all give noteworthy performances. Two standout tracks are turned in by Hymnal, whose world-weary tales of moral corruption bookend the album. In a time where some producers are content with just making beats, Omid's mature design speaks volumes with or without emcees. |
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| Beats that you'd kill for - Vice / Rife with both sick beats and rhymes of conviction - Synthesis / Modern, bold, and uplifting. - Harvard Independent / Los Angeles' best-kept secret - San Francisco Weekly / Sick, progressive hip-hop - XLR8R / Don't make the mistake of missing Monolith. - Hip-Hop DX |
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| Omid is a producer of hip-hop instrumentals, who has collected rappers from all over underground hip-hop to come in on his record. This gives the whole project the feel of a classy mixtape, classy both because there are few shrieks of braggadocio and supplemental instrumental breaks, which give the disparate styles cohesion. Omid himself has an interestingly complex, jazzy style of beats, and in some cases, his taste is the same as mine. Songs with Hymnal and one of my favorite emcees, Buck 65, are real gems, as are most of the instrumental tracks. - Clamor |
2XLP/Out Of Print