Absolute Value(Explicit Version) (2008)

Product Summary Label: Albany Music UPC: 00659123512329 Release Date: 2/19/2008 Buy.com Sku: 206828604 Item#: M3XHVC Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. to the K, A - (featuring B Real) ~ Akrobatik 2. Soul Glo ~ Akrobatik 3. Put Ya Stamp on It - (featuring Talib Kweli) ~ Akrobatik 4. Step It Up ~ Akrobatik 5. Rain - (featuring Brenna Gethers) ~ Akrobatik 6. Be Prepared - (featuring Little Brother) ~ Akrobatik 7. Absolute Value ~ Akrobatik 8. Black Hell Breaks Loose - (featuring Therapy/Willie Evans Jr.) ~ Akrobatik 9. Kindred - (featuring Brenna Gethers/Chuck D) ~ Akrobatik 10. Front Steps Pt. Ii (Tough Love) ~ Akrobatik 11. Beast Mode - (featuring Mr. Lif) ~ Akrobatik 12. If We Can't Build - (featuring Bumpy Knuckles) ~ Akrobatik 13. Ak B. Nimble ~ Akrobatik 14. Back Home To You ~ Akrobatik (P) 2008 Fat Beats (C) 2008 Fat Beats   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Personnel include: Akrobatik (rap vocals); Talib Kweli, Chuck D. A veteran of the Boston underground who first gained attention with a string of quality singles in the late 1990s (as he puts it on the opening track, "I'm from the era when you had to work your hardest to win/A lot of records dropped, never heard the artist again"), Akrobatik returns five years after his acclaimed debut with the long-awaited follow-up, ABSOLUTE VALUE. As always, Ak is on point lyrically but this time around, he benefits from an all-star underground production team (including Illmind, Da Beatminerz, 9th Wonder, Hezekiah, J-Zone, and the late great J Dilla) as well as guest appearances from such big-name MCs as Talib Kweli, Mr. Lif, Little Brother, Freddie Foxxx, and Chuck D. Musical Guests B Real Talib Kweli Brenna Gethers Little Brother Therapy Willie Evans, Jr. Chuck D Mr. Lif Bumpy Knuckles   Compilation Appearances I Phantom Etched In Stone (Explicit Version) Moments Of Rarity (Explicit Version) Brick Records X:decade Of Independen Droppin' Science Fiction Time Machine(Explicit Version)   Technical Info Release Date : 02/19/2008 Original Release Date : 2008 Catalog ID : FB5123 Label : Fat Beats Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00659123512329   Professional Reviews The Wire (pp.106-107) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Album opener 'A to the K' features Ak's favorite sports metaphors over a menacing beat and may be close to the most perfect thing the Boston MC has ever touched."    Product Image