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Public Enemy Featuring Paris - Apocalypse
By Bill Murphy, Remix
Here rap politics, relentlessly driving beats and sample-crazy sonic arrangements are the weapons of choice. Hip-hop music from the ground up - its mission, its message and its mode of studio production - will never again be the same.
Public Enemy Featuring Paris - Rebirth Of A Nation - B+
By Bruce Banter, Playahata.com
Just because "Da Man" gave Flavor Flav a reality TV show don't think that Public Enemy, is no longer the Enemy of "Da Man". This album is classic...If it wasn't an independent release it might not have ever happened.
Turf War Syndrome - B
By Eyecalone, Playahata.com
T-K.A.S.H is another underground artist to watch out for, with the kind of subject matter that the industry wants to keep underground.
Public Enemy To Show 'Soul' On New Album
By John Benson, Billboard
By letting rap artist Paris write the lyrics and record the music for Public Enemy's latest album, "Rebirth of a Nation," the entire project was a successful exercise in creativity, Chuck D tells Billboard.com.
Hyphy's Antidote Movement
By Eric K. Arnold, East Bay Express
T-Kash's new record replaces the Thizz Face with something a bit more substantial.
Bay Area Hip-Hop Scene Basking In The Spotlight
By Davey D, San Jose Mercury News
The Paris-produced Public Enemy album "Rebirth of a Nation" weighed in at No. 9 on the Billboard top-albums chart last week, which is great for a small indie label.
T-K.A.S.H. - Turf War Syndrome - 3.5 Out Of 4
By T.M. Wolf, Okayplayer.com
As T-K.A.S.H. shows on his Guerilla Funk debut, Turf War Syndrome, the answer is about as complex and lyrically compelling as the question is simple. To the faint of heart -- put ya stunna shades on, you might not like what youšre about to see.
T-K.A.S.H. - Turf War Syndrome - 4.5 Out Of 5
By Jason Kordich, Jive Magazine
There have always been two sides to the issue of violence in Hip-Hop. Either Hip-Hop is glorifying violence or it is critiquing what has become of society. T-K.A.S.H. does not tread the line. While poignantly speaking on the harsh realties of street life, he makes it clear society as a whole needs to change.
T-K.A.S.H. - Turf War Syndrome
By D Tha Man, Kaffeine Buzz
Turf War Syndrome (Guerrilla Funk
Recordings, 2006) boasts the funk inspired musical concoctions of the
legendary Paris, fronted by ominous, alarming, and downright scathing
commentary of post 9-11 America, as seen through the eyes of one of its
strongest new voices.
Paris Presents: Hard Truth Soldiers, V.1 - 8 Out Of 10
By Quentin B. Huff, Pop Matters
Hard Truth Soldiers Vol.1 should definitely be on the collector's list of every anti-establishmentarian.
Public Enemy Featuring Paris - Rebirth Of A Nation - L
By Brett Johnson, XXL
On Rebirth of a Nation, PE enlisted the help of West Coast vet Paris, who not only handles the beats, but pens a bulk of Chuckšs lyrics as well. Despite the outside assistance, the rhyme animals still maintain their political bite.
Rock's Craziest Fanatics
By Ben Mitchell, Blender
Paris used his degree in economics to become a stockbroker, using the profits to fund a label, Guerrilla Funk, on which to release his comeback, Sonic Jihad (2003), the cover of which featured a jet aircraft on a collision course with the White House.
San Ramon Rapper Uses Lyrics To Support His Political Ideology
By Jessica Guynn, Contra Costa Times
Paris is one of the few authentic voices in rap, the nation's second-most popular musical genre, which was hijacked by a small cadre of corporations that control recording contracts and radio and video playlists.
Prisoners Of The Past
By J.H. Tompkins, San Francisco Bay Guardian
Paris has been around the block, he's done his homework, and he consumes current events like some folks eat at Mickey D's.
Public Enemy Featuring Paris - Rebirth Of A Nation: 8 out of 10
By Steve 'Flash' Juon, RapReviews.com
The "Rebirth" they envision here is a return to when rap was simultaneously relevant as social commentary and dope headnodding jams, and the "Nation" is clearly those who have been systematically disenfranchised dating all the way back to Ronald Reagan's "trickle down economics."
Paris Presents: Hard Truth Soldiers V.1
By Tony Muhammad, Urban America Newspaper
It's a sign of the times when like-minded artists notice an increasing crisis in the mentality and actions of the younger generation along with a decaying music industry that by and large rejects their overall message because it is not good for capitalism.
MP3.com Exclusive Interview With Paris
By Chris Rolls, MP3.com
Radical Bay Area rapper Paris, takes time to speak about institutional racism, fast-food entertainment, Public Enemy, and the importance of his label, Guerrilla Funk.
Paris Presents: Hard Truth Soldiers V.1 - 5 out of 5
By Jason Kordich, Jive Magazine
While the radio and television do not provide a very accurate scope, some of the music being created today echoes their rebellious brothers of the sixties.
Paris Presents: Hard Truth Soldiers V.1
By Jim Durig, Ign.com
Hard Truth Soldiers absolutely brims with concurrent political voices, bringing distinctive styles together to rep a similar political ideology.
Public Enemy Featuring Paris - Rebirth Of A Nation
By Mosi Reeves, SF Weekly
Even if the Bomb Squad is nowhere to be heard, Rebirth of a Nation still lives up to the PE brand name, thanks to plenty of conspiracy theories, strident media analysis, and, in the words of Chuck D., "the antidote to dope, Interscope, and fake gangsta quotes."
Public Enemy Featuring Paris - Rebirth Of A Nation
By Rhapsody.com
Rap revolutionaries Public Enemy collaborate with Bay Area producer/rapper Paris on what may be the best PE album in a decade.
Public Enemy Featuring Paris - Rebirth Of A Nation
By Derek Beres, PhoenixNewTimes.com
Recycled beats and rhymes woven with new perceptions and stellar production make Rebirth of a Nation an overdue gestation worth the wait.
Public Enemy Featuring Paris - Rebirth Of A Nation
By Soren Baker, Los Angeles Times
The album contains a lyrical might and sense of urgency sorely missing from much of today's popular rap.
Public Enemy Featuring Paris - Rebirth Of A Nation
By David Ma, XLR8R Magazine
Though Chuck D is still the wiser and Flava Flav continues to be one-of-a-kind, Rebirth pales in comparison to PE's brilliant backcatalog.
Public Enemy Returns, With Guest
By Dan Leroy, Rolling Stone
Chuck D enlists Bay Area rapper Paris to pen his rhymes on Rebirth. Why would one of hip-hop's most legendary lyricists recruit another
MC to write him an album full of rhymes?
Paris: Public Enemy Number One
By Paine, Allhiphop.com
The admitted "biggest undertaking yet" for Paris may be Public Enemy's forthcoming, Rebirth of a Nation album. Produced and penned almost entirely by the San Francisco rapper, this project is as radical in concept as it is in audio.
Chuck D: You're Gonna Get Yours
By Paine, Allhiphop.com
If ever there was an album that Conservative White America would try and stop, they should have attempted with this album. Consider it an opportunity missed.
T-K.A.S.H.: Made in America
By Paine, Allhiphop.com
Aligned with Paris, the Bay Area radio personality and MC has a major agenda. He's scaring the streets straight with true-life experiences of his time on the curbs, mixed with his education on a better tomorrow.
Public Enemy Featuring Paris - Rebirth Of A Nation
By Meathooks, Rasputin Manifesto
With articulate rhymes from Chuck and beats that could hold their own with classic Bomb Squad, Rebirth's arrival is much needed shot in the arm for today's Hip-Hop audience.
Public Enemy Featuring Paris - Rebirth Of A Nation
By D Tha Man, Kaffeinebuzz.com
It's a mystery why it took so long for Chuck D and Paris to get together, considering their like mindedness, but this project shows that it was well worth the wait.
Public Enemy Featuring Paris - Rebirth Of A Nation
By Who, Thecyberkrib.com
Rebirth of a Nation marks the triumphant return of one of the most unapologetic, most influential, most unafraid groups in hip-hop history. With the able backing of Paris they are able to recreate the impact they once had, while remaining relevant to today's hip-hop audience.
Public Enemy Featuring Paris - Rebirth Of A Nation
By Long Distance Dan, Rockbottomvm.com
The album features many guest including old PE cohorts Professor Griff and Sister Souljah, but also others such as ex-NWA member MC Ren, Dead Prez, Kam and of course Paris. Where as guest spots can often seem an easy way for rappers to do very little work, the guests here improve this album and make it a more interesting and varied listen.
Public Enemy Featuring Paris - Rebirth Of A Nation
By Peter Hagen, Musiktipps24.de
German Review
3rd Degree: Paris
By Donnell Alexander, LA City Beat
This month, the Northern California producer is releasing Public Enemy's new album, Rebirth of a Nation, which Guerrilla Funk will manufacture and distribute.
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