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Album Review
Mezmer, Nate – “Kill the Precedent ” – [Mad Seven Records]
Max Level 1/29/2006 CD, Hip Hop
Passionate, literate MC out of Davis, CA, challenges the big picture. We all know Bush and Cheney have got to go; Nate’s all over that, seemingly gearing up to take them out himself. After that he’ll go after Clear Channel, and after that the FCC, both of whom get called out several times, as well they should. On a smaller scale, he disses local hiphop wasteland KMEL, and gives props to (I think) Kev at KZSU. We also get some better-than-average MC bragging on a couple of the tracks. Strong production and beats by TOMC3 (Dopestyle 1231), using some crazy B-library material (Jesus Christ Superstar, Iron Butterfly?) to spice up the music. Track 9 slips a bit; I don’t need quite so much information about his ex-girlfriend, and the Moody Blues sample kinda sinks it. But when Nate is all up in your face on the larger social issues, and bragging a bit about his verse abilities, he’s pretty hard to beat.
you heard it 21 times on kfjc! most recently:
- 113 days ago, Lurker played Kill the Precedent
- 239 days ago, Milo Minderbender played Kill the Precedent
- 294 days ago, Milo Minderbender played Rise Again
- 426 days ago, Milo Minderbender played Hand Grenade
- 479 days ago, Milo Minderbender played Kill the Precedent
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Billy Z says
He possesses an understanding and consciousness that our political leaders should have. I can only hope that the average hip hop listener will latch onto some of the ideas, so that it can be the spark to a much needed movement.
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