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A rangy young rapper from Philadelphia, Journalist did well with a first single ("Extended Family"), and dropped his debut album in 2002. As you'd guess from his nom de plume, Scribes of Life marks the genesis of an intelligent rapper; influenced by Rakim, Kool G Rap, and Nas, Journalist finds the hard truths about urban living and often works them into his rhymes, as on "Getting the Games Confused" and "Throwing It All Away." The single "Extended Family" is the highlight, with the M.O.P. duo trading rhymes over tough beats. Still, while it's clear he's using his imagination, Journalist's rapping isn't strong enough to carry an album mostly by himself, and his lyrics don't impress any more than any other 50 rappers already recording.
© John Bush /TiVo
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Mark Curry, ComposerLyricist - Leslie Brathwaite, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lamont Dozier, ComposerLyricist - Journalist, MainArtist - Rafiek George, ComposerLyricist - Chop D.I.E.S.E.L., Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc., Distributed by Universal Music & Video Distribution
W. Griffin, ComposerLyricist - Mark Curry, ComposerLyricist - Eric Barrier, ComposerLyricist - Leslie Brathwaite, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Journalist, MainArtist - Rafiek George, ComposerLyricist - Chop D.I.E.S.E.L., Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc., Distributed by Universal Music & Video Distribution
M.O.P., FeaturedArtist - DJ Premier, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eric Murray, ComposerLyricist - Lil Fame, Producer - Lil' Fame, ComposerLyricist - Journalist, MainArtist - Rafiek George, ComposerLyricist - Rock Smith, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Norty Gho, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mark Curry, ComposerLyricist - Leslie Brathwaite, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Journalist, MainArtist - Rafiek George, ComposerLyricist - Chop D.I.E.S.E.L., Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc., Distributed by Universal Music & Video Distribution
D. Wimbley, ComposerLyricist - M. Morales, ComposerLyricist - K. Walker, ComposerLyricist - Dawn Robinson, ComposerLyricist - Storm, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chad Hamilton, ComposerLyricist - Journalist, MainArtist - Rafiek George, ComposerLyricist - C. Wes, Producer
℗ 2001 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc., Distributed by Universal Music & Video Distribution
Journalist, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Patrick Brown, ComposerLyricist - Charles Pettaway, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jamahr Williams, ComposerLyricist - Leslie Brathwaite, Producer, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Backbone, MainArtist - Sleepy Brown, MainArtist - Journalist, MainArtist - Rafiek George, ComposerLyricist - Mark "djexit" Goodchild, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc., Distributed by Universal Music & Video Distribution
Michael Harper, ComposerLyricist - Punch, Producer - Journalist, MainArtist - Ed Rasso, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rafiek George, ComposerLyricist - Ambison, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc., Distributed by Universal Music & Video Distribution
Leslie Brathwaite, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Storm, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Terrence Lovelace, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Journalist, MainArtist - Rafiek George, ComposerLyricist - Ruggedness, Producer
℗ 2001 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc., Distributed by Universal Music & Video Distribtuion
Melvin Lewis, ComposerLyricist - Leslie Brathwaite, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Storm, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Journalist, MainArtist - Rafiek George, ComposerLyricist - Heat Music, Producer
℗ 2001 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc., Distributed by Universal Music & Video Distribution
Melvin Lewis, ComposerLyricist - Leslie Brathwaite, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Storm, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Journalist, MainArtist - Rafiek George, ComposerLyricist - Heat Music, Producer
℗ 2001 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc., Distributed by Universal Music & Video Distribution
Mark Curry, ComposerLyricist - Leslie Brathwaite, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Journalist, MainArtist - Rafiek George, ComposerLyricist - Chop D.I.E.S.E.L., Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc., Distributed by Universal Music & Video Distribution
Marsha Ambrosius, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Serban Ghenea, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Henderson, ComposerLyricist - Lew Brown, ComposerLyricist - Buddy DeSylva, ComposerLyricist - Ivan "Orthodox" Barias, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Darren "Limitless" Henson, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Floetry, MainArtist - Darren Henson, ComposerLyricist - Journalist, MainArtist - Rafiek George, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc., Distributed by Universal Music & Video Distribtuion
Marsha Ambrosius, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Serban Ghenea, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Burt Bacharach, ComposerLyricist - Carole Bayer Sager, ComposerLyricist - Darren "Limitless" Henson, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Floetry, MainArtist - Keith Pelzer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Darren Henson, ComposerLyricist - Journalist, MainArtist - Rafiek George, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc., Distributed by Universal Music & Video Distribution
Albumbeschreibung
A rangy young rapper from Philadelphia, Journalist did well with a first single ("Extended Family"), and dropped his debut album in 2002. As you'd guess from his nom de plume, Scribes of Life marks the genesis of an intelligent rapper; influenced by Rakim, Kool G Rap, and Nas, Journalist finds the hard truths about urban living and often works them into his rhymes, as on "Getting the Games Confused" and "Throwing It All Away." The single "Extended Family" is the highlight, with the M.O.P. duo trading rhymes over tough beats. Still, while it's clear he's using his imagination, Journalist's rapping isn't strong enough to carry an album mostly by himself, and his lyrics don't impress any more than any other 50 rappers already recording.
© John Bush /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:52:26
- Main artists: Journalist
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Motown
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 2002 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2002 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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