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All City's debut album, Metropolis Gold, is a good example of a rap release that has the same problem as some hard bop and jazz-fusion recordings: though you admire the artists' technique, you often feel you're getting too much technique and not enough storytelling. The CD leaves no doubt that Brooklyn MCs J. Mega and Valentine (collectively All City) have strong rhyming technique, but technique alone isn't enough to make it a great album. Most of the time, they're simply content to show off their chops, and even though that can be exhilarating, it can also wear thin. The rappers are at their best when they tell some type of meaningful story instead of just boasting. Reflecting on the harsh realities of life in Brooklyn's ghettoes, "Afta Hours" and "Timez Iz Hard" are among the album's more memorable cuts. But on the whole, Metropolis Gold is an unfocused and erratic example of chops for the sake of chops.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
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℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dana Stinson, ComposerLyricist - Rockwilder, Producer - All City, MainArtist - Gregory Cordew, ComposerLyricist - Larry Troupe, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
C. Smith, ComposerLyricist - The Notorious B.I.G., ComposerLyricist - Easy Mo Bee, ComposerLyricist - Pete Rock, Producer, ComposerLyricist - All City, MainArtist - Gregory Cordew, ComposerLyricist - Larry Troupe, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
All City, MainArtist - Gregory Cordew, ComposerLyricist - Larry Troupe, ComposerLyricist - Latif King, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Latief King, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
F. Scruggs, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Onyx, FeaturedArtist - Fredro Starr, Producer - All City, MainArtist - Gregory Cordew, ComposerLyricist - Larry Troupe, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ron Lawrence, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Michael Kunze, ComposerLyricist - DJ Clark Kent, ComposerLyricist - All City, MainArtist - Gregory Cordew, ComposerLyricist - Larry Troupe, ComposerLyricist - Greg Cordew, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Chris Martin, ComposerLyricist - DJ Premier, Producer, ComposerLyricist - All City, MainArtist - Gregory Cordew, ComposerLyricist - Larry Troupe, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ron Lawrence, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Tommy McConnell, ComposerLyricist - Native Soul, FeaturedArtist - All City, MainArtist - Gregory Cordew, ComposerLyricist - Larry Troupe, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
V. Black, Producer - V. Stephens, ComposerLyricist - All City, MainArtist - Gregory Cordew, ComposerLyricist - Larry Troupe, ComposerLyricist - Victor Stephens, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Lamont Porter, Producer, ComposerLyricist - EZ Elpee, Producer - All City, MainArtist - Gregory Cordew, ComposerLyricist - Larry Troupe, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dana Stinson, ComposerLyricist - Rockwilder, Producer - Belinda Lipscomb, ComposerLyricist - Reggie Calloway, ComposerLyricist - Vincent Calloway, ComposerLyricist - Melvin Arthur Gentry, ComposerLyricist - All City, MainArtist - Gregory Cordew, ComposerLyricist - Larry Troupe, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sly Stone, ComposerLyricist - All City, MainArtist - Gregory Cordew, ComposerLyricist - Larry Troupe, ComposerLyricist - Latif King, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
D. Atkinson, Producer - L. Smith, ComposerLyricist - O. Jones, ComposerLyricist - Dave Atkinson, Producer - J.B. MOORE, ComposerLyricist - Kurtis Blow, ComposerLyricist - All City, MainArtist - Gregory Cordew, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Larry Troupe, ComposerLyricist - Mr. Cordew, Producer
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
T. Taylor, ComposerLyricist - F. Scruggs, ComposerLyricist - Eva Ein Loggins, ComposerLyricist - Kenneth Clark Loggins, ComposerLyricist - Fredro Starr, Producer - Kurt Jones, ComposerLyricist - All City, MainArtist - Gregory Cordew, ComposerLyricist - Larry Troupe, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ron Lawrence, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Michael Kunze, ComposerLyricist - DJ Clark Kent, ComposerLyricist - All City, MainArtist - Gregory Cordew, ComposerLyricist - Larry Troupe, ComposerLyricist - Greg Cordew, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dana Stinson, ComposerLyricist - Rockwilder, Producer - Troy Hightower, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - All City, MainArtist - Gregory Cordew, ComposerLyricist - Larry Troupe, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dave Grusin, ComposerLyricist - All City, MainArtist - Gregory Cordew, ComposerLyricist - Larry Troupe, ComposerLyricist - Latif King, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Albumbeschreibung
All City's debut album, Metropolis Gold, is a good example of a rap release that has the same problem as some hard bop and jazz-fusion recordings: though you admire the artists' technique, you often feel you're getting too much technique and not enough storytelling. The CD leaves no doubt that Brooklyn MCs J. Mega and Valentine (collectively All City) have strong rhyming technique, but technique alone isn't enough to make it a great album. Most of the time, they're simply content to show off their chops, and even though that can be exhilarating, it can also wear thin. The rappers are at their best when they tell some type of meaningful story instead of just boasting. Reflecting on the harsh realities of life in Brooklyn's ghettoes, "Afta Hours" and "Timez Iz Hard" are among the album's more memorable cuts. But on the whole, Metropolis Gold is an unfocused and erratic example of chops for the sake of chops.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 01:11:32
- Main artists: All City
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Geffen
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 1998 Geffen Records ℗ 1998 Geffen Records
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