Rhythm Vision
Momentum
This new release from a 3-year-old Denver collective could sway folks who have doubted the viability of Colorado’s hip-hop scene. Rhythm Vision already has drummed up street cred for its high-energy, sonically assorted club gigs. This 14-track offering is equally sophisticated. The album is a dub-heavy fusion project that dabbles in rock ‘n’ roll, plays with jazz and wraps up the entire sound in the group’s social consciousness. Loose-lipped MC dead res spits soulful prose over live bass and an eerie, harmonic drone during “Azzo Motto,” and “Little Johnny” dives deep into street life. With the exception of guest singer Liz Clark on “Cool Rebellion,” the music, writing, rhymes and arrangements on “Momentum” are stronger than singing segments.
Take away: Mountain hip-hop
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Edited by Cara DiPasquale ([email protected]) and Kris Karnopp ([email protected])