Scratch - Loss 4 Wordz [5/26] *

Artist:

Scratch

UPC:

730003001925

Description:

Loss 4 Wordz follows The Embodiment of Instrumentation, Scratch`s solo debut, by seven years. The intro excepted, each one of the tracks features a collaborator or two, and the album reaches way beyond the extended Roots/Okayplayers family showcased on Embodiment by calling upon several unexpected MCs and vocalists -- not so unexpected, perhaps, if you had been keeping up with Scratch`s own featured appearances; many of the guests here are returning a favor. This being an album from a beatboxer, the MCs and vocalists are bound to play a more central role. As impressive and entertaining as it is to hear Scratch flex his versatile skills on such a stylistically scattered array of material -- including not just multiple flavors of rap and R&B but reggae, folk-soul, neo-Basement Jaxx dance-pop, an inspirational anthem led by Hillsong`s Jonas Myrin, and a kind of torch song featuring Damon Albarn and Talib Kweli -- it`s easy to forget whose album this is, and only a handful of the songs leave a lasting impression. ~ Andy Kellman

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Intro
2. Let`s Go - (featuring Peedi Crakk)
3. Tonite - (featuring Musiq (Soulchild))
4. If Our Love Was A Song - (featuring Daniel Bedingfield)
5. Ready To Go - (featuring Consequence/Kanye West)
6. Get The F Outta Here - (featuring Showtime/M.O.P.)
7. Man, The - (featuring Estelle/Terri Walker)
8. Everytime - (featuring Rosie Wilson)
9. Too Late - (featuring Damon Albarn/Talib Kweli)
10. Midnight Hour - (featuring Gentleman)
11. I`ll Be There For You - (featuring Jonas Myron)
12. Fade Away - (featuring Jeymes Samuel)
13. Girl I`m Gonna Make You - (featuring Arthur Baker)
14. So Hard To Find My Way - (featuring Elmore Judd)

Album Information

Release Date:

06/01/2009

Type:

Performer

Genre:

R&B

Subgenre:

Underground/Alt Rap

Label:

Gold Dust

Catalog Number:

GDM 019CD

Original Release Year:

2009

# of Discs:

1

Guest Artist:

Peedie Crakk; Musiq Soulchild; Daniel Bedingfield; Consequence; Kanye West; Showtime; M.O.P.; Estelle; Terri Walker; Rosie Wilson; Damon Albarn; Talib Kweli; Gentleman; Jonas Myron; Jeymes Samuel; Arthur Baker; Elmore Judd

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