Thread: Rise - From the Child to the Emcee

Rise - From the Child to the Emcee

Small Review

Pros

- Dope lyricism
- Tons of Big L-like punchlines without the trite street talk
- Amazingly consistent album (no weak songs)
- Ill beats

Cons

- Some may find his voice (and lisp ) annoying

Bottom Line

One of the dopest albums I've ever heard...COP IT


Full Review

Rise is very unknown in hip hop, whether it be mainstream or the underground, and because he is so unknown he is also slept on like a sofa bed. Rise is the new punchline king! His punchlines can be compared to that of Big L's, except a little more complex and a little less street. He makes funny, clever shit you have to think about. Rise was a part of Apathy and Celph Titled's group The Demigodz and made a few tracks with them before leaving. That is where is best known. It is VERY hard to find songs by him, fortunatly I uped my favorite album by him (FTCTTE) on albumbase (cop it there).

Anyways, about this album, it is probably the most consistent album I've ever heard in my life. If you've seen the shit I post on this site then you know I do anything but overrate, I give credit when it's due, and Rise deserves it. His cleverness, wittyness, and all around flow is simply amazing. The only thing is that I'm not sure this is an actual album, I think it's more of a compilation of all the songs he made at one point. Regardless, its dope with guest appearences by Celph Titled, Wordsworth, Apathy, C-Ray Walz, Esoteric, and more.

Now let me explain my rating system. I am a very tough rater, I will rarely give a 5 or even a 4.5, I will only give it if it truly deserves it and it is truly the epitome of dope. Some raters just give out 5's like they were anything, not me, I give it out to shit that deserves it. Aight, now let's get the rating out of the way...

Track Listing and Ratings

1. BKNY (4 Stars)
2. Cheater (4 Stars)
3. Eddie Ill and Dl Freestyle (3.5 Stars)
4. Every Emcee (4 Stars)
5. From the Child to the MC (4.5 Stars)
6. No Faith (4.5 Stars)
7. Smackdown (4.5 Stars)
8. Well Well Well (4 Stars)
9. Do You Know Him (4.5 Stars)
10. I Know (5 Stars)
11. Memories (4 Stars)
12. Nothings Changed (3.5 Stars)
13. Relay Remix (4 Stars)
14. The Godz Must Be Crazy (4 Stars)
15. The Wickedest Flow (5 Stars)


Here are a few quotables from the album...

"In this rap game I'm Nobody (why?) Nobody's perfect"

"I'm known by many names all over the world /
Rise, my Indian name is Touches-Ya-Girl"

"I stay up all night freakin' to hits /
My eyes are so red that they got me in a beef wit the crips"

There are several more, I'm just to tired to write 'em all. So download this off albumbase (I'm the only one who uped it on there) and listen to it yaself!


Overall Analysis

Lyrics: 9/10
Beats: 7.5/10

Overall: 4.5 Stars out of 5

Reccomended: Hell Yes


This review was written entirely by ILLogic of ILL Entertainment.
Be sure to check the next review you whack fucks.

ima def check this, people over at UGHH put me onto his music but I never bothered with a whole album, I was thinking of picking it up a few weeks ago but wasnt too sure, now I think I will. props on the review.

this is a good review props man

Props on the feed! People!!! Don't sleep, this album is dope, uppin' for more views, comments, w/e...

You Made Me Curious About It.
Anybody Got A Link?

^I posted in the review that I uploaded it on albumbase.com just search rise and dl FTCTTE there'll only be the one link I uped. sorry, no direct linnk for you tho