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Visionaries - We Are The Ones (We've Been Waiting For)

Ray Shurn Jr. | Chula Vista, CA | 11/01/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The Visionaries newest release We Are the Ones (We've Been Waiting For) is a must get for any true hip-hop head. With DJ Rhettmatic, 2Mex, LMNO, Dannu, KeyKool, and Lord Zen join together you CAN NOT go wrong! They have all proved their skills in their stellar soulow projects and past three releases together as a group in a whole.



I was happy to purchase the new release on the release date and I have been playing it since! Every song stands outs with awesome beats and lyrical content. The tracks I enjoy the most are All We Need, In The Good (SPRING VALLEY/San Diego, California gets some recognition in this joint, aha), All Right (J Dilla on the boards, a favorite), Do Gooders (with Georgia Anne Muldrow, another favorite with a nice beat, melody and flows), 1% (another favorite where the Visionaries are pulling wack MC's cards, Kev Brown on the boards), Lately (Music is a mission not a competition), The Moreye/Reprise (my second most favorite Cause you don't have to lose your soul to get that bank roll), School Daze (another favorite, everyone rips it on this track), Need To Learn (The posse cut with Madlib on the boards featuring Rakaa Iriscience (Dilated Peoples), Brother J (X-Clan), Sadat X (Brand Nubian), YZ and RBX, this by far is my favorite track, aggiN!!), Talkin' Handjive (showcases The Beat Junkies (DJ Rhettmatic & Shortcut) skills on the turntables) and finally the title track We Are The Ones ends the CD with you wanting MORE from Visionaries.



I like this effort as well as all their past efforts, cause Visionaries all shine equally on their albums and step the game up for all the other Wu-tang like crews and wack MC's! This album is by far better than anything that is mainstream and is worthy of radio airplay. I also enjoy this album cause it's fun with creativity expressed on all levels of the hip-hop game! Purchases this album, it will give you yet another chance to get into the lives of one the West Coast best groups ever, you will not be disappointed! SUPPORT AND ENJOY!"

VISIONARIES CA ALLLL DAYYY CLASSICS!!!

J. A. O. perez | 10/13/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"LYRICS ARE SO DEEP AND MEANINGFUL EVERY SONG THAT THE VISIONARIES MAKE U KNOW U GETTING QUALITY AND LOVE!!! THIS ALBUM SURPASSED MY EXPECTATIONS AND I HAD SET THEM HIGH...TRACKS TO LISTEN TO 3.ALL RIGHT 10. THIS HERE 11. SCHOOL DAZE

13.NEED TO LEARN 14. TALKIN' HANDJIVE...VISIONARIES WEST COAST HIP HOP REPRESENTERS AND CLASSICAL.....DOPE"

As good of an album as i've heard in a long time....

zerodegrees | Long Beach, CA | 12/06/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"reasons:



1) superior, focused, balanced lyrics from all 5 mc's. usually one or two mc's dominate in a group, but with this album, all 5 deliver.



2) excellent mixing and production. beats are widely varied and very innovative.



3) grown up and mature lyrical content. these 6 people are not afraid to show their true side and force us to accept/love them for who they really are. refreshing change of pace from the fake/poser rappers i have been required to listen to for the past dozen years.



4) nothing in the album is boring. tired of buying albums for only 2-3 songs.



5) attention to detail/dedication to a quality product. usually i hear albums where rappers go off beat or off topic....shows laziness. annoying to listen to someone who doesn't know what they are talking about. visionaries...always on point.





overall, i liked all songs. no complaints. truly a superior album."