Was waiting for my wife the other day and paid a visit to the local JB Hi Fi store to rummage through the cheap CD bins. Every now and then I come across something that sparks my interest and this time it was Motion Man's last album - "Pablito's Way". I'd been meaning to pick this up for some time, but was battling against a long line of albums that are also on this list.
I'd picked up Motion Man's previous release "Clearing the Field" and was impressed with the Bay area natives flow. I had first heard of Motion Man on a DJ Vadim album I'd bought back during my time in the UK and thought it was one of the strongest tracks on the album. Motion's flow grows on you and with dedicated listening you will pick up a swag of punchlines and humorous one liners. "Pablito's Way" is entirely produced by Kut Master Kurt, who delivers the funk on the majority of the tracks. Underground Hip Hop fans won't be disappointed with this release as I wasn't, though I do have to question the Too Short collaboration. I understand the Bay area connection, but after listening to the track the two verses just don't gel. Apart from this small slip up "Pablito's Way" is a solid sophomore release from Motion Man and if your a fan of real Hip Hop I strongly recommend picking this album up.
Favourite track's of mine include "Confidence" (link below), "Dat Ass" which has a banging 80's bassline accompanied with 80's hook and is nowhere as near perverted as the title suggests, and "Professional Experts" which sees Motion team up once again with Kool Kieth.
Enjoy
Motion Man - Confidence (sorry the quality is not the greatest but the song makes up for it)
No comments:
Post a Comment