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On "Paradise Presents Jazz Funk Hip HoPoetry",
Paradise shows that they can mix many styles of
music into a collaboration of beautiful sound.
Paradise does an excellent job of incorporating
spoken word lyrics and hip hop with jazz and funk
music. The lyrics are presented with an intelligent
sense of spirit and life. On the track "Ain't Yo Mama
Black", the group puts a witty positive twist on "yo
mama" jokes using spoken word, and beatnik sounding
drums. If you like spoken word, jazz and hip hop
then you will love Paradise. Get your copy today! -Josh B and RadioIndy
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**Paradise Freejahlove Supreme - Jazz-Funk-Hip-HoPoetry
(Jazz/Funk/Spiritually Elevating Hip Hop/Spoken
Word/Like It Was Supposed To Be
http://www.trueviberecords.com/
In some ways there isn't much to write about this new release
called Jazz-Funk-Hip-HoPoetry by west coast artist
Paradise Freejahlove Supreme, In most every way the
title of this album speaks for itself. However, I'm not
going to stop there, because I believe that this album
will ultimately be of historic importance, so therefore
it's important to connect a few dots from the past as we
look towards the future. It is
indeed one of the most
compelling pieces of music that I have heard in the year
2006. You owe it to yourselves and your children to have
a copy of it in your home.Those of you who are above
a certain age will recall an album from the early 1970's
entitled "Hustlers Convention" by spoken word artist
"Lightning Rod" (of the Last Poets). "Hustlers
Convention" the 1959 cautionary tale ("one" dies and
"the other" does a 10 year stretch) of two hustlers
named "Sport" and Spoon" which features jazz/funk
background music from the pre disco Kool & the Gang, is
one of the most effective and creative pieces of
artistry that I have ever heard laid down on wax.
"Hustlers Convention" is the very definition of what KRS-One
called "edutainment", and is truly a soundtrack begging
for a movie. As such "Hustlers Convention" the
model for what hip hop should have become, but never
attained.
Fast Forward to 2006, Paradise Freejahlove Supreme,
surely must have been exposed to "Hustlers Convention"
because the album "Jazz-Funk-Hip-HoPoetry" contains many
of the same elements. It's got a STANK NASTY Jazz/Funk
(much like Kool & the Gang) "background" that will have
you tapping your toes & bobbing your head the entire
time you are listening. Now here is where it differs
from "Hustlers Convention". Instead of telling us a
fictional spoken word tale, Paradise Freejahlove Supreme
delivers instead a series of essays, using the poetic
form in a powerful way that compels you as a listener to
pay attention. He manages to be "hardcore" without
uttering a single profanity in delivering what is
essentially a state of the union address on the world
that we live in today. Paradise Freejahlove Supreme not
only outlines the problems facing us, but also suggests
positive action that can be taken on both an individual
and collective basis to make life better. And because
the music is so damn good, Paradise Freejahlove Supreme
ends up taking you to school and you might not even
realize it till he's done. If "Hustlers Convention"
belongs in the movies, than "Jazz-Funk-Hip HoPoetry"
belongs on CNN.
The coolest past about owning a copy of this
album is that I can listen to it with my 13 year old
daughter or any other younger person. It's got a "hard
core" edge that sucks you into focusing on its positive
and progressive message, not unlike a Trojan Horse. If
any of this sounds like it might be of interest to you,
I strongly urge you to get your
copy as soon as
possible. I doubt that the US Government is going to
allow anything that entertains and educates younger
people this much to remain available for very long...
Track listing:
1. How to Be a Black Man in
America (Extended Remix)
2. Equal Opportunity Lover
3. Keepers of the Flame
4. Cocoa Venus
5. It's OK to Be a Black Girl
6. Ain't Yo' Mama Black
7.
Two-minute Warning
"A king wears his bling on the inside!"
Bob Davis-Soul
Patrol New Jersey
THIS IS WHAT
PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT "Jazz Funk Hip HoPoetry:"
"Love it! Fabulous!"
VJ---WCRX, Chicago Underground
"I'm just glad something like this exists."
Bob Davis---Soul Patrol
As an old
school R&B fan, this 47 year old can count the number of rap albums he's
bought on two hands. Ditto the number of rap shows attended. And one or
two I even walked out on. Now I love and admire a Public Enemy, De La
Soul, KRS-One and those rare few who truly have "something to say." But
all in all, it's a genre that's more often than not disappointed me with
its now crass commercialization and messages that this educator often
disagrees with.
So it was
a pleasant surprise when, out of nowhere, Oakland indie True Vibe
Records forwarded me "Paradise Presents" Jazz Funk Hip HoPoetry," at
this gem reminded me of the best of Gil Scott Heron and Oscar Brown, Jr.
On How to Be a Black Man in America, we learn that "A king wears his
bling on the inside." It's just one of the many insights that
composer/musician Bill Jackson in collaboration with poetry icon
Paradise share on this hybrid of spoken word/rap. I recommend this
to anyone who appreciates quality music, intelligent lyrics, and
positive messages. I'd even go so far as to tell parents to pick it up
for their hip-hop loving kids. It's that good.
Evan Ginzburg
www.evanginzburg.com
DJ Fan Talk Live-New York City
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Paradise presents Jazz Funk Hip Hopoetry
Jazz Funk
Hip Hopoetry pronounced (pronounced jazz-funk-hip-hop-a-tree) is an interesting release. Cut
#1 (How To Be A Black Man)
clearly got our attention. Paradise
rapping behind a thumping bass groove
sets the tone for this eclectic
release. Folks the title accurately
captures the feel of this disc. This is
a funky CD that draws you in.
The partnership
between Paradise and Bill Jackson is
credited for this monster mix of Ol’
School, new school, jazz, R&B and
Hip-Hop. The lyrics are informative and
easy to understand and the music is
consistently upbeat and energetic. When
you put this in a bag and shake it all
together, you really do get a mix of Jazz Funk Hip HoPoetry.
Gary Johnson, President of Black Men in America,
Washington, D.C. at
www.blackmeninamerica.com
Check out the tracks on this CD:
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Track Listing:
1. How to Be a Black Man in America
2. Equal Opportunity Lover
3. Keepers of the Flame
4. Cocoa Venus
5. It's OK to Be a Black Girl
6. Ain't Yo' Mama Black
7. Two-minute Warning
8.How to Be a Black Man in American-Single Edit
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You can learn more
about Paradise and Bill Jackson at
http://www.jamgproductions.com/paradise.php.
You can buy this
disc at:
http://trueviberecords.com
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Paradise presents
JazzFunkHipHoPoetry
It was once said that hip hop was the
black
communities CNN. But it seems that
hip-hop has lost its way. Paradise has
brought hip hop to where it
needs to be. Not only is this album
musical (there
are more than hooks and beats) but it
has a message; never preachy so you can
really jam to it. Paradise took the next
logical step with hip hop, backed by a
live band that played original melodies;
this hip-hop album transcends its genre.
7 tracks with all hits and no misses,
Paradise spits lyrics that will make any
hardcore hip-hop sit up and take notice.
This is not your children's hip hop but
it should be. This album with titles
like 'How to Be a Black Man in America',
"Cocoa Venus", "Its OK to be a Black
Girl" and "Ain't Yo Mama Black" this is
an album deep in both thought and
groove. Paradise is a mature step out of
a genre is now about the bling and
the booty. High production and artistry
make this JazzFunkHipHopoetry a most
memorable album.
AyeJay (Da' Muzik Hunta') Spraggins
Brooklyn, New York
arthausnyc.com
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There are a number
of reviews out there now on this album, including reviews from many of yall. This one from Soul-Patroller Chuck Woo
of Earwax Records in Atlanta, in his weekly E-zine "In Your Ear Weekly"
is particularly significant because Chuck not only has the "ears"
(pun intended....lol) of the hip hop community not only in Atlanta, but
nationwide!!!!
The "Godfatha" is gone and as a
musical entity can't be replaced. However wouldn't be a wonderful thing
for our current generation if 100 or maybe 1000 young artists like
Paradise could rise from the ashes of "The Godfatha"?
It's one thing for an "old fart" like
me to dig this.
It's a whole nother thing for younger
folks to be into it Imagine the difference that it could
make, our younger people need this... Listen to the album, if you haven't
heard it yet at the following link:
http://www.soul-patrol.com/jazz/
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Spoken Word & More: The new CD from
artist Paradise defies standard genres, thus it is appropriately
titled "JazzFunkHipHoPoetry" (which is
pronounced jazz-funk-hip-hop-a-tree).
I was intrigued from the beginning as the lead track is called 'How to Be
a Black Man in America' and they did not let me down as they took 6 ½
minutes to weave their way through varying images of most Black men's
existences from 'little man' stages through adulthood.
Throughout the disc, the message of
Black strength and love is the overarching theme and they provide a
perfect counterpoint to the aforementioned track with 'It's OK to
Be a Black Girl'. I love this song, as it teaches young Black women
that it's OK to be themselves without all of the superficial
accoutrements that society suggests will help them live up to a severely skewed
standard of beauty. I also really enjoyed how they twisted 'the dozens'
on 'Ain't Yo' Mama Black' and pointed out all of the good done by
the Black mothers of civilization. They end the CD on a very powerful
note with 'Two-Minute Warning' and I swear it sounds as if The Last Poets
got back together and made a new song. Add to all of this some great
music (composed by Bill Jackson) and you have something that will make you
think as well as nod your head. Don't sleep on this joint; it's
definitely worth a listen. Available at
Earwax Records
Chuck Woo Atlanta, GA
Bob Davis
earthjuice@prodigy.net
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