Albums Planet Asia & Apollo Brown 'Sardines' (Discussion Thread )

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quick review

Planet Asia, a seasoned musician from Fresno, has released 24 full-length albums. He first gained notoriety as half of the duo Cali Agents, but he also went on to have a very successful solo career and compile a substantial yet consistent repertoire. This includes The Grand Opening, The Medicine, DJ Muggs' Pain Language, Abrasions, Apollo Brown's Anchovies, 38 Spesh's Trust the Chain, Evidence's Rule of 3rds, and most recently, Snowgoons' U.Z.I. (Universal Zeitgeist Intelligence), which was only released last fall. It was therefore more than enough to enter Sardines with considerable anticipation when it was revealed that Apollo Brown would be making a comeback so that he and Planet Asia could release a follow-up to Anchovies.

After the "Bird Food" intro, "Get the Dough Off" really kicks off the album with a drumless beat likening himself to a product pusher while "Panama Sun" with Detroit battle rap veteran Marv Won finds both MCs collaborating over a more sample-based instrumental admitting that their grind is so ingrained that they can't turn away. The drums are once again stripped from "Stones" in favor of strings, indicating that he is still in office like Castro, until "Fly Anomalies" shoots for a darker tone and warns against being misled by the monsters.

On "Wizardry," the General Monks leap on top of a flute so that both members of the Durag Dynasty, Planet Asia and TriState, may compare themselves to wizards with both of their pens shortly before "Jungle Juice". "Wide Awake" has a smoother pace that paints exotic visions of the third dimension before transitioning into the organ-laced "Acid Rain" with Sick Jacken, who wonders who else is delivering the same sort of pain as they do.


While "Peas & Onions" weaves a sparse sample into the production's time fold to remind us that the song is self-explanatory and that we all know what works, "Broad Dayin'" talks about how the game is fake like these Hollywood bytches' upper-lips and incorporates more substantial sampling. another Detroit veteran is featured in "'88 S-Curl" While "Bazookas" aims for a spookier ambiance while claiming that he is launching missiles in the studio, Ty Farris brings back the drumless vibes while demonstrating a back-and-forth chemistry with each other. With some jazzy undertones and a pledge of allegiance to his home region, "Can You Believe It?" closes the CD.
 

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One of my fav west coast Lyricist
 
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