| Blue Scholars / Bayani |
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| Album: | Bayani | Collection: | Hip-hop | |
| Artist: | Blue Scholars | Added: | 08/2007 | |
| Label: | Rawkus Entertainment | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2007-08-26 | Pull Date: | 2007-10-28 | Charts: | Hip-Hop |
| Week Ending: | 21 Oct | 14 Oct | 7 Oct | 30 Sep | 23 Sep | 16 Sep | 9 Sep | 2 Sep |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jul 02, 2018: | Happy Hour Joe Metro | 4. | Oct 26, 2015: | Happy Hour Joe Metro | |
| 2. | Jul 10, 2017: | Happy Hour 50k Deep | 5. | Jul 13, 2015: | Happy Hour 50k Deep | |
| 3. | Mar 07, 2016: | Happy Hour 50k Deep | 6. | Feb 17, 2014: | Happy Hour 50k Deep |
| Album Review |
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| Jon Witz Reviewed 2007-08-21 | ||
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Blue Scholars – Bayani Socially Conscious Jazzy Hip-Hop. Third socially conscious and politically informed release by Seattle duo Geologic (rhymes) and Sabzi (beats). Steady hip hop beats drive the album with the occasional pop-radio track (Track 4). Like two previous albums, sounds like hanging out with friends on a nice day talking about our society and respecting where you’re from—uplifting. Listening to the Blue Scholars is like hanging out in “Hip-Hop Cheers.” All tracks good, gets mellower as the album goes on. FCC: 3, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14 1. A minute long Baya’i Healing chant. Good intro directly into track 2. **2: Steady smooth beat with rolling rhymes. Sounds like hanging out on the corner. 3. FCC: (“fuck” at 0:43)-- Great track, catchy hook and deep lyrics. Medium pace. ***4. The “single” from the album—catchy, up-tempo track with big brass old jazz sound. And no, the CD is not skipping on the chorus, that’s how it is. **5. More smooth catchy mid-tempo rhymes over jazzy beats. Self-Reflective. *6. FCC: (mild language, “shit” in hook) “A love song for everybody”—Long, meandering track with Geologic saying what’s on his mind. **7. Socio-Political track with catchy beat and the usual lyrics (not a bad thing). 8. FCC: (“shit”) Slower jam with soulful overtones. *9. FCC: (“shit”) Piano and flute hooks with metallic beats and more socio-political rhymes. 10. Contemplative instrumental track leads into next song. 11. Picks up instrumental beat, but not necessary to play both. Contemplative lyrics and beats. 12. FCC: (“shit) Slow beats, soul feel, reflecting on Seattle and society on the whole. 13. Track about the WTO Riots in ’99. Steady and drawn out. 14. FCC: (“fuck” around 3:00) Another smooth reflective track. 15. Final smooth, piano, reflective track. Really sounds like the last track on an album. Reviewed by: Jon Horowitz (Witz) | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | .. | 8. | Loyalty | |||
| 2. | Second Chapter | 9. | Fire For The People | |||
| 3. | Opening Salvo | 10. | Xenophobia | |||
| 4. | North By Nothwest | 11. | The Distance | |||
| 5. | Ordinary Guys | 12. | Back Home | |||
| 6. | Still Got Love | 13. | 50k Deep | |||
| 7. | Bayani | 14. | Morning Of America | |||
| 15. | Joe Metro | |||||