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MH-239 Bigg Jus - Poor People's Day  Bigg Jus and DJ Gman present Poor People's Day, possibly the most relevant hip-hop record of the year. After working together on the key track from Jus' Black Mamba Serums, the duo conspired to create a release that would pay tribute to the oppressed people of the world and at the same time document what they see as an era of media control and significant global crisis. Bigg Jus fuses the indelible burners of his past with a deep political consciousness, proving himself a true aspirant to the Edutainment title. His art and politics coexist as he couches messages and exhortations in fly rhyme schemes, dropped over bumpin' beats. Those beats are provided by DJ Gman, who is sure to establish himself as one of the top producers in hip-hop with this release. The album destroys the sonic limitations of typical boom-bap and is nothing short of a revelation. |
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| Built on the imagination and intellect which made Company Flow one of the most farsighted hip-hop acts of the late '90s - Q / Bigg and important - Remix / This is one of the best albums of 2005 - IGN / Jus and G-Man can make confusion and dissonance sound dope as hell - Chicago Reader / The poetry of Jus’ critiques is, in a word, unmatched - Okayplayer / Powerful messages on top of amazing beats is what this album is about - Ghetto Blaster |
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| One of the only truly socio-politcal and concious records since 9/11 is Bigg Jus' "Poor People's Day". Dealing with subjects such as voicing dissent, treachery within politically organizations, the inability of our democracy to truly reach the masses, our reliance on the industrial militarly complex, and the loss of spirituality through facist consumerism and imperialism, the album is a call for direct, immediate, and unrelenting action from the ground up-forcing us to examine our every failure to respond. I found a remarkable podcast by 1MCSource that chronicle's Bigg Jus from his days as a member of Company Flow, through his work with NMS, into the Poor People's disc. So check it out! Get hype to the fact that your freedom is dissolving right in front of your face. - B.O.S. Squad |
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