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12 Jewels - ein joint-venture Album von den, aus Kalifornien (Inland Empire) stammenden Magnificent Ruffians (Specific, MasterChief) und Antahlyzah. In Anlehnung an die „12 Jewels“ des Islams kommt in den knapp 70 Minuten des Albums Conscious Rap in Tradition von KRS- 1, Tribe called Quest, Brand Nubian und Talib Kweli in seiner pursten Form zum Zug. Abseits von platten Battleraps, „Bling Bling“, Geld und Angeberei soll der Zuhörer in die Geschichten der drei Protagonsisten zwischen Modern day slavery, oder den Erfahrungen in der Army eintauchen. Musikalisch werden die Inhalte von einer Reihe von Produzenten in Szene gesetzt, deren Beatz sich durch einen Menge Soul und einem modernen Boom Bap Gerüst auszeichnen. Die drei Emcees sind seit mehr als einer Dekade in der kalifornischen Hip-Hop Szene aktiv und können bereits auf eine Reihe von Releases zurückblicken. Nebenbei haben Sie auch schon mit Szenegrößen, wie Oh No, Guilty Simpson, Roc Marciano, Vast Aire und Wildchild zusammengearbeitet. Die Magnificent Ruffians haben mit dem 12 Jewels Album schon das zweite und nicht letzte Album in diesem Jahr veröffentlicht. Im Sommer erschien bereits das Elevated Ruffians Album. Im Dezember folgt dann noch ein weiteres Projekt CD erhältlich sein. Hörproben gibt es auf den Myspace-Seiten der Rapper und Produzenten.

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Tracklisting:

1. (00:02:41) Magnificent Abolisionist - Knowledge This Intro
2. (00:04:17) Magnificent Abolisionist - Defiant
3. (00:03:09) Magnificent Abolisionist - Doubt
4. (00:04:47) Magnificent Abolisionist - Black On Black
5. (00:05:34) Magnificent Abolisionist - Patterns ft. E.I.G.
6. (00:06:15) Magnificent Abolisionist - Lucuifer’s Path
7. (00:03:44) Magnificent Abolisionist - 12 Jewels (Knowledge & Freedom)
8. (00:06:38) Magnificent Abolisionist - Modern Day Slavery - You Pretend Skit
9. (00:08:52) Magnificent Abolisionist - You Pretend
10. (00:04:23) Magnificent Abolisionist - Revolution
11. (00:04:52) Magnificent Abolisionist - Lyrical Extremist
12. (00:08:34) Magnificent Abolisionist - Self Esteem
13. (00:04:14) Magnificent Abolisionist - Bridge To Terrorbithia (Bonus Hidden Track)

Produzenten: Soul Professa, Bobby Lo, Hacksaw Gym, Fresh Since, Elevated Soul, Derock

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 02.10.2009

Label: ohne

Vertrieb: Eigenvertrieb

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MAGNIFICENT RUFFIANS

Two emcees and a DJ… it does not get any simpler than that. Where other crews seem to fall by the waist side and break up due to money or creative differences, the Magnificent Ruffians have stood the test of time. They first connected in college back in 1998. After a couple years of building with one another they decided to form as a crew and put out there first album in 2000. The name (Magnificent Ruffians) was inspired by a classic martial arts film by the Shaw Brothers. Much like the movie, these were three hip hop heads coming together for one common cause. To make good music and help revive hip hop back to the high level of lyricism, turntablism, and instrumentalism that made them fall in love with it in the first place. You want real hip hop… this is the crew. Pop in any one of there various cds, turn it up loud, and enjoy!




Antahlyzah

As a child of hip hop’s Golden Era, Khalil, a Chicago native, was raised in southern California while hip hop was still in its infancy. When he was first exposed to the art form in the mid 80’s, he never imagined that he would be a part of the movement. Soon, he began absorbing the knowledge and skills of his favorite MC’s, developing his own style in the process. While embedded in the culture surrounding him, he was inspired by favorites like Brand Nubian, Eric B and Rakim, Tribe Called Quest, The Native Tongue Family, Poor Righteous Teachers, Public Enemy, Pharcyde, Big Daddy Kane and MC Lyte. While in high school, he competed and won many hip-hop showcases. That encouraged him to study more about the music form. As he studied, he realized that he could inspire people through his art form, just like how the other major artists impacted him. At the same time, he began to go through a spiritual transformation and began questioning everything. Thus, because of his analytical nature, he became The Antahlyzah, aka Forensic Emcee. In the late 90’s, Antahlyzah began to merge his newfound spirituality, with his passion for writing verses. He discovered this new wave of music, termed conscious hip-hop, which focused on promoting positive and progressive lyrics. Although not as mainstream, he decided to concentrate on this niche, and make music that would serve to educate, empower and uplift his culture. His first album was released while serving in the military overseas in Okinawa, Japan.” While on duty, a group of us came together and formed a Hip-Hop group called The Castwayz. If you ever been in the service then you can imagine the stress with the training, exercising, deployment, job tasks, and just plain military life. So, this album was a way for us to escape our tribulations at that time. The album was entitled "The Arrival". We distributed many copies of it overseas but we could never fully commit to any contracts due to our enlistment.” When the Antahlyzah returned from Japan, he re-connected with a childhood friend, DJ Ad-Seg. They soon began collaborating together on tracks. Antahlyzah began to collaborate with other artists, namely Jehovah Leads (JL). They met at an open mic spot, and realized that their music was on the same frequency. Antahlyzah and the Queens, New York native, JL, released “What Happened To The Kulture”.



This album raised the question about the negative hip-hop imagery that had begun to overtake the art form. They wanted to send a message about how the overall climate of hip hop had changed and had become so diluted, that it was more about drugs, guns, violence and misogyny than liberation. After Antahlyzah and JL parted ways, Antahlyzah begin to work on his solo album, entitled Truth Seeker. The album was released last summer. “My music is divinely inspired by the Creator, and it is catered to those who seek out the deeper meanings of life. My primary goal is to elevate the consciousness of all of those that listen to our music.”