Ill Semantics Crafty Worsmithery from Dawn Raid Studios
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Coming straight out of South Auckland's Dawn Raid studios, Ill Semantics debut full length is jammed packed with crafty wordsmithery, fat beats and hooky melodies, including some classic appropriations of instantly recognisable pop hooks ranging from the Fat Albert theme to De La Soul... Coming straight out of South Auckland's Dawn Raid studios, Ill Semantics debut full length is jammed packed with crafty wordsmithery, fat beats and hooky melodies, including some classic appropriations of instantly recognisable pop hooks ranging from the Fat Albert theme to De La Soul...the latter rubbed tastily up against a hit hook from New Zealand's own Ardijah. The boy/girl MC combination and a huge guest list make for good vocal variety, producers John Chong Nee and P-Money deliver some dope beats and the group's in-house DJ CXL is as deft hand at the scratch, so all up this is a near-perfect package and one of the best local hip-hop releases you'll hear this year.
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