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Soundbombing, Vol. 3 [PA]

Various Artists
1 disc

1. Intro - Cipha Sounds/Mr. Choc
2. Life, The - Pharoahe Monch/Styles P/P. & Pharoahe Monch
3. Freak Daddy - Mos Def
4. Skit
5. Crew Deep - Missy Elliott/Skillz/Kandi
6. My Life - Kool G Rap/Capone-N-Noreaga/CNN
7. Round & Round - Jonell/Kool G Rap/Method Man/Pharoahe Monch (Remix, remix)
8. Yelling Away - Common/Talib Kweli/Zap Mama
9. Skit
10. What Lies Beneath - Q-Tip
11. Trouble Is..., The - The Beatnuts
12. Put It in the Air - DJ Quik/Talib Kweli
13. They Don't Flow - Novel/Skillz
14. Rhymes and Ammo - Talib Kweli/The Roots
15. Spit Again - Cocoa Brovaz/Dawn Penn
16. On the Block - L. Dionne/R.A. the Rugged Man/L. Dionne
17. Outro - Cipha Sounds/Mr. Choc
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Additional Info

Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): 112917
Credits

Producer
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This is a continuous in-the-mix CD compiled and mixed by Cipha Sounds & Mr. Choc.
The SOUNDBOMBING series features some of the hottest underground rap artists gathered under one sonic roof. On the third volume, the bi-coastal collaboration of New York hip-hop producer Cipha Sounds and California cat Mr. Choc yields yet another impressive batch of tracks full of atmosphere and punch. While individual artists do have their spotlight moments here (Mos Def turns in a typically commanding performance on the murky but arresting "Freak Daddy," for example), the collaborative spirit is encouraged and winds up as the reigning aesthetic. On "Round & Round Remix," the melodic vocals of Jonell are offset by the tag-team raps of no less impressive a cabal than Method Man, Lool G Rap, and Pharoahe Monch. The spiritual concerns and transcendent vocal harmonies of Zap Mama are countered by the earthly interjections of Common and Talib Kweli on "Yelling Away." Like its predecessors, SOUNDBOMBING III represents the inevitable forward motion of the hip-hop community, with East and West Coast crews eschewing rivalry in favor of the common good.
Critic Reviews

CMJ (6/3/02, p.18) - "...This one's a classic already..."