Cross Movement, the / House of Representatives
Album: | House of Representatives | Collection: | Hip-hop | |
Artist: | Cross Movement, the | Added: | May 1999 | |
Label: | Seventh Street Records |
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Album Review
Chuck Allen
Reviewed 2013-03-21
Reviewed 2013-03-21
Gospel rap from Cross Movement, a posse that draws on a very 90's hip-hop sound that is the same throughout the album. Mixed with interludes throughout.
1. 0:35 Welcome Home - interlude
2. 4:41 House of Representatives - Head-nodding beat, mild boom-bap. Posse-cut.
3. 3:59 Introducin' - slow, piano-driven, repetitive chorus, yelled raps.
4. interlude
5. 4:25 Playa Hater #1 - frantic strings, grimy and vicious
6. 4:49 Super Stars - Looped beat, keys and strings, boom-bap, hard delivery
7. 3:57 Eyes Off Me - slower, pleasant piano chords covered by crackling beat, cello comes in around 1 minute mark. Raps are less yelled on this one.
8. 4:58 I Am That I Am - midtempo, string melody, chimes, funky.
*9 . 4:30 Spare Rituals - haunting string loop, simple 90's era production, delivery more constrained. Darker vibe
*10. 6:29 Off the Hook - sinister beat, I'm really liking the flow on this one. Good narrative, story-telling put to work.
11. 0:12 Not On Stage - Interlude
12. 4:40 - Just For You - guitar-driven beat, slow, starts with repetitive layered chorus. eh.
13. 4:27 Maze of the Madness - Whispered intro, adds to haunting quality of the track, gritty bars.
14. 1:29 Interlude
15. 3:55 The Way - Intro has a chorus layered with different chanting parts, similar beat to the others, mid tempo.
**16. 5:40 Rescue - starts with chorus, vintage crackling sound, story about getting shot and being rescued by God.
17. 4:10 Think On These Things - slow, probably best production on the whole record, with a smooth combo of strings and keys and that classic boom-bap. Versatile flows.
18. 5:38 Cypha The Next Day - definitely gives off a heavy street vibe, loving those looped strings. Beat cuts and gets chopped up at times. It's a cypher, with verses from everyone.
19. 4:52 Word Up! - slow, generic beat with a dark aura.
1. 0:35 Welcome Home - interlude
2. 4:41 House of Representatives - Head-nodding beat, mild boom-bap. Posse-cut.
3. 3:59 Introducin' - slow, piano-driven, repetitive chorus, yelled raps.
4. interlude
5. 4:25 Playa Hater #1 - frantic strings, grimy and vicious
6. 4:49 Super Stars - Looped beat, keys and strings, boom-bap, hard delivery
7. 3:57 Eyes Off Me - slower, pleasant piano chords covered by crackling beat, cello comes in around 1 minute mark. Raps are less yelled on this one.
8. 4:58 I Am That I Am - midtempo, string melody, chimes, funky.
*9 . 4:30 Spare Rituals - haunting string loop, simple 90's era production, delivery more constrained. Darker vibe
*10. 6:29 Off the Hook - sinister beat, I'm really liking the flow on this one. Good narrative, story-telling put to work.
11. 0:12 Not On Stage - Interlude
12. 4:40 - Just For You - guitar-driven beat, slow, starts with repetitive layered chorus. eh.
13. 4:27 Maze of the Madness - Whispered intro, adds to haunting quality of the track, gritty bars.
14. 1:29 Interlude
15. 3:55 The Way - Intro has a chorus layered with different chanting parts, similar beat to the others, mid tempo.
**16. 5:40 Rescue - starts with chorus, vintage crackling sound, story about getting shot and being rescued by God.
17. 4:10 Think On These Things - slow, probably best production on the whole record, with a smooth combo of strings and keys and that classic boom-bap. Versatile flows.
18. 5:38 Cypha The Next Day - definitely gives off a heavy street vibe, loving those looped strings. Beat cuts and gets chopped up at times. It's a cypher, with verses from everyone.
19. 4:52 Word Up! - slow, generic beat with a dark aura.
Track Listing
1. | Welcome | 10. | Off the Hook | |||
2. | House of Representatives | 11. | Not on Stage | |||
3. | Introducin' | 12. | Just 4 You | |||
4. | It or a Thing | 13. | Maze of the Maddness | |||
5. | Playa Hater #1 | 14. | You Know Your God | |||
6. | Super Stars | 15. | The Way | |||
7. | Eyes Off Me | 16. | Rescue | |||
8. | I Am that I Am | 17. | Think on These Things | |||
9. | Spare Rituals | 18. | Cypha' the Next Day | |||
19. | Word Up! |