| Product Summary | | Label: Ryko Distribution | | UPC: 00820167701028 | | Release Date: 10/26/2004 | | Buy.com Sku: 61015257 | | Item#: MNPXWD | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Prelude Just One Year ~ Marc Live |  | | 2. Welcome to My World - (with 50 Cent) ~ Marc Live | | | 3. I'm Not Happy ~ Marc Live | | | 4. Tonight Bring The Whole Industry ~ Marc Live | | | 5. Rush ~ Marc Live | | | 6. Man Down ~ Marc Live | | | 7. Validation ~ Marc Live | | | 8. Superstar - (with Sa-Ra/Radar Van) ~ Marc Live | | | 9. Professionnals, The ~ Marc Live | | | 10. Cobracan ~ Marc Live | | | 11. This Is Street Music - (with Kutmasta Kurt) ~ Marc Live | | | 12. Dreams - (with Anthem/Trigger Da Gambler/Deuce Fever) ~ Marc Live | | | 13. Showbiz Shit - (with Ice-T) ~ Marc Live | | | 14. Last Gangsters, The - (with Ice-T) ~ Marc Live | | | 15. Stars In The Ghetto ~ Marc Live | | | 16. Legend (Skit) ~ Marc Live | | | 17. Where's Your Hustle? - (with Smoothe Da Hustler) ~ Marc Live | | | 18. Bellevue - (with Sinistre) ~ Marc Live | | | 19. Clayborne Family - (with Kool Keith) ~ Marc Live | | | 20. Star Wars - (with Kool Keith) ~ Marc Live | | | 21. Outro We All Over ~ Marc Live | |
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Notes & Personnel Info |  | Includes bonus DVD. | | Personnel: DJ Junkaz Lou (scratches); 50 Cent, Ice-T, Kool Keith. | | Audio Mixer: Om'Mas Keith. | | Recording information: Clayborne Family Studio, Los Angeles, CA; Junkadelic Studio; Space Loft Studio, Brooklyn, NY; SRCP Studio, New York, NY; Threshold Recording Studios, Santa Monica, CA. | | One could spend hours talking about all the local flavors that exist in hip-hop these days. Some MCs have strong regional prejudices, but others keep themselves creatively healthy by turning to different parts of the United States for inspiration -- which is what Marc Live (formerly Marc Rippin') does on his first solo effort, Validation. The former Raw Breed member favors a very bicoastal approach on this 2004 release, drawing on influences from both California (Ice-T, Dr. Dre) and the Northeast (Redman, the Notorious B.I.G.). A Bronx native with a Miami address and many Los Angeles connections, Live features guest rappers who became famous in California (Ice-T) or in New York (50 Cent, Kool Keith, Smoothe da Hustler). Of course, some of the rappers who have been closely identified with L.A. are originally from the East Coast -- including Ice-T, Everlast, and Donald D -- and for Live, having a bicoastal outlook makes perfect sense on this 2004 release, which lists Ice and Kool Keith as executive producers. By 2004 standards, Validation isn't groundbreaking; many of the topics Live addresses -- the dangers of thug life, the surplus of sucker MCs who lack genuine rhyming talent -- have been addressed on numerous hip-hop discs over the years. But if Validation is less than innovative, it is still successful on several levels. The grooves are infectious, the production is attractive, and Live's rhyming skills are never in question. Live shows himself to be a skillful, focused MC who has been around the block more than a few times, and that historic perspective serves him especially well on the thought-provoking "Street Music" (which discusses the way hip-hop has become so corporate since the early '90s). Validation may not be the most original rap CD of 2004, but all things considered, it's a solid, respectable, well-executed solo debut for the former Raw Breed member. ~ Alex Henderson |
Producer: DJ Junkaz Lou; Ariel Caban; Marc Live; Sa-Ra |
Engineer: Om'Mas Keith |
Musical Guests | | 50 Cent | | Ice-T | | Kool Keith |
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| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 08/03/2004 | | Original Release Date : 2004 | | Catalog ID : 7010 | | Label : Activate | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00820167701028 |
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