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Binding: Audio CD
Brand: DreamWorks
EAN: 0600445027121
Item Dimensions: 21
Label: Dreamworks
Manufacturer: Dreamworks
MPN: 450271
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Dreamworks
Release Date: January 29, 2002
Studio: Dreamworks
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
Like G. Love, Citizen Cope is a musical mixologist, fusing sluggish hip-hop beats with mellow piano melodies and new-school blues with easy-listening pop. On his debut album, Cope--née Clarence Greenwood, former DJ for the rap group Basehead--sounds at times like both a younger, drawling Sting and a folksy Wyclef Jean as he sings over slow, loose, loungy instrumentals. Though his music is a patchwork of breezy styles, Cope's lyrics tackle some serious subjects. "Contact" confronts the hypocrisy of police profiling, while "200,000 (in Counterfeit 50 Dollar Bills)" details the work of a shifty middle-aged hustler. Cope tells stories about crazy women ("Mistaken ID") and lost souls with short fuses ("Appetite (for Lightin' Dynamite)"), and even fantasizes about the musician's fight with the stay pure ("Salvation"), tucking a gritty street realism between the rosy rhythms dancing through these 13 songs. --Jennifer Maerz
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citizen cope is the man whoever sent me this cd got it me fast and undamaged. i was happy
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Not his best work, you can definitly tell he had some tough times during the making of this album. Easy listening. I've heard better from Citizen Cope though.
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I love love love Citizen Cope and if you like music that moves you, but still is relaxing and makes you think, you'll love CC and any of his cds!
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I have all three of his albums and LOVE them. It's been on my playlist constantly for the last couple of weeks.
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not as good as the clarence greenwood recordings but good to see his evolution as an artist. and still amazing cope as usual.
