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Chuck D: Louder Than a Bomb
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Chuck D: Louder Than a Bomb
Genres: Pop, Rap & Hip-Hop, R&B
 
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The fact is given little play in the liner notes, but the Chuck D-chosen compilation Louder Than a Bomb celebrates a hip-hop moment whose time seems anything but now. Of the 16 original tracks collected here, the most rece...  more »

     
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All Artists: Various Artists
Title: Chuck D: Louder Than a Bomb
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Rhino / Wea
Original Release Date: 8/31/1999
Release Date: 8/31/1999
Genres: Pop, Rap & Hip-Hop, R&B
Styles: East Coast, Gangsta & Hardcore, Old School, West Coast, Experimental Rap, Pop Rap, Soul
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 081227587321

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The fact is given little play in the liner notes, but the Chuck D-chosen compilation Louder Than a Bomb celebrates a hip-hop moment whose time seems anything but now. Of the 16 original tracks collected here, the most recent (Common Sense's "I Used to Love H.E.R.") was released in 1994. Bomb's celebration of the political side of rap also includes songs aimed at dated targets such as the Gulf War (Paris's "Bush Killa"). The set's myriad voices, however, often speak to concerns that unfortunately remain relevant, as on Ice-T's anti-censorship "Freedom of Speech," the Jungle Brothers's excoriation of African American infighting based on skin tone ("Black Is Black"), and Run-D.M.C.'s all-purpose "Proud to Be Black." (A more currently salient Ice Cube choice, though, might have been the chilling, hilarious Driving While Black tale "U Ain't Gonna Take My Life.") Doug E. Fresh's hectoring antichoice missive, "Abortion," is offensive in all the wrong ways, but Louder Than a Bomb is generally a smart selection of angry, thoughtful cuts. --Rickey Wright

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God what has happen to rap
the_urban_prince | Birmingham, Alabama United States | 09/09/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)

"i remeber when almost every form of rap was politaical overtly or inadvertently during the 90's.but know its like their scared to be politicaly incorrect.out of fear of censorship,or loosing their white fans,they don't go over the edge like they use to,sooooooo sad.but this album is a great find.their should be a volume 2.cause thers alot of other political songs out their from people whom you least exspect in the rap community."
Da Bombshell
the_urban_prince | 09/19/1999
(5 out of 5 stars)

"Chuck D picks the greatest rap songs. He had everything from Flash to Dre."