This is the second single off Reason’s new LP “Landlords And Lullabies,” which dropped today on Poorly Drawn Recordings. I Don’t Want To Build was produced by Falside, and is the second pre-release for the album along with Paid Bills. If you like this, check out Reason’s “Stalker Stories” EP – which was release for FREE a couple weeks back in preparation for the new album. Click below to listen to Reason’s I Don’t Want To Build:
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This is the first single off Reason of Poorly Drawn People’s new LP “Landlords and Lullabies,” which drops April 6 on Poorly Drawn Recordings. Paid Bills was produced by Falside, and is the first in a series of pre-releases for the album. If you like this, check out Reason’s “Stalker Stories” EP – which was release for FREE last week in preparation for the upcoming album. Click below to listen to Reason’s Paid Bills:
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Big ups to Storm Davis with the Poorly Drawn People/Strange Famous Records crews for sending this over. Reason is a talented emcee out of Rhode Island’s Poorly Drawn People crew (one of my favorite crews of the deep underground) who caught my eye with his ’07 debut album “Gemini Slang.” This is the only thing I’ve heard from his since, but upon first listen, it’s definitely worth the download. “Stalker Stories” features production by Falside, Dox of PDP and PhillipDrummond, with guest appearances by Storm Davis, Dirty Hank, Cas Uno, Esh The Monolith and Intrikit. Click below to download Reason’s “Stalker Stories” for FREE:
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Review Date: April 9, 2007
Website: Symmetry Website
Label: Poorly Drawn People
Symmetry “Dusty Pickup” Album Review
Well, it’s official … Providence, Rhode Island is officially on my personal hip-hop map. From my perspective, a city has to have either three dope emcees or an upcoming label to hold a place on the map, and Providence has just reached both quotas. Last year, the city boasted Storm Davis, whose “Kegstand Poetry for the Recovering Alcoholic” held a spot in our top ten underground albums of 2006. Recently, Reason’s “Gemini Slang” made another favorable impression. And now, Symmetry and his exceptional album “Dusty Pickup” have solidified both Providence’s place on the hip-hop map and Poorly Drawn People’s place among upcoming hip-hop crews. (more…)
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Review Date: March 21, 2007
Website: Reason Website
Label: Poorly Drawn People
Reason “Gemini Slang” Album Review
From my perspective, a large percentage of the younger hip-hop generation seems to show inadequate respect to their hip-hop elders … the cats that started this culture. I guess that’s why I liked Reason’s “Gemini Slang.” This kid seems to have a lot of love and respect for the history of hip-hop, often quoting, sampling or referencing the Old School. (more…)
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Release Date: May 12, 2006
Website: Storm Davis Website
Label: Poorly Drawn People Recordings
Storm Davis “Kegstand Poetry for the Recovering Alcoholic” Album Review
Everyone around me was interested in this album the second it came in the mail, mainly due to the title: “Kegstand Poetry for the Recovering Alcoholic.” I mean, we often hit keg parties around the way, and most of the people in my crew probably drink a little too much. And shit, while we’re being honest, I’m a pretty big pothead (I just like the chronic, yo … what can I say?). Therefore, an album that seemed to be based around substance addiction definitely caught my attention. (more…)
