Kurious - Majician CD (Explicit Lyrics)
By his early 20s, Kurious was already an in-demand voice on the mic.
His 1994 major label debut album, A Constipated Monkey, is a classic of
it's style, marked by heavy beats and nimble rhymes that are razor-sharp
yet frequently hilarious. Despite being hailed as one of hip-hop's most
compelling lyricists, he didn't release another solo LP for the rest of that
decade, but he continued to be sought after. Rap fans the world over
know him for his verse on
"?." one of the standout songs from his
longtime friend and collaborator MF DOOM's heralded Operation:
Doomsday.
As he prepares for the release of his new album, Majician-the
nickname his peers blessed him with a generation ago-Kurious is well
on his way to establishing the legacy he's long deserved. The LP, which
was executive produced by MF DOOM before his passing, is a
mesmerizing blend of technical wizardry and personal introspection. Take
"Eye of Horus," where the pulsing drums convey an urgency that borders
on panic; Kurious weaves a complex tapestry of history and insight, but
does so while ducking through and under each pocket in the beat.
Produced in it's entirety by Mono en Stereo, Majician is filled with
songs like "Eye of Horus," which dance on the line between confession
and confrontation. "Separation Anxiety" is a personal bloodletting in the
form of lyrical exercise; "Par For the Course," which features the elusive
Mr. Fantastik, makes drum breaks from the early Reagan era sound
totally revitalized. Through the radical amount of work Kurious put into
the writing and recording of this material, he's removed all ambiguity
from the question of whether he can stand as one of the premier MCs of
his time.
Label: Rhymesayers
UPC: 826257039729
Release Date: October 18, 2024
Track List
- Unknown Species
- Untainted
- Tis The Season
- Eye of Horus
- 1984
- Teach ; Forgive
- Separation Anxiety
- Cow's Eye
- Bacalao Opera
- Majical Journey
- Barry Gibb
- Par For The Course
- Open
- Majic Interlude
- Come Back