hi-tech? No, but a lot of soul!

The blacksmith of such acclaimed works as "Reflectional Eternal" and the type of us in the late 90 "One-Two-THREEEE, it's Mos Def and Talib Kwelii-iiii" in our memory purely expressed as a high solubilizing drug injection will be presented with his second Producer Album , Tony Cottrell aka. (DJ) Hi-Tek is probably still one of the producers who have a stone in the hip hop community.

So now "Hi-Teknology 2: The Chip".

This is a whole became a very pleasant, soul Fulle thing, thanks to such wonderful vocalists as Ayak, Marsha Ambrosius, Dion and Willie Cottrell of the Willie Cottrell Band (quasi Hi-Tek's family). This element of grace and beauty runs through most of the 15 quite varied tracks which, although likely to be found by their diverse guest rapper many friends, but fortunately never let the style of the boss out of sight. Incoherence is not so Hi-Teks thing and this knows how well his All-Star to bring team under one roof: For the good old East Coast represent inter alia old masters like Raekwon, Q-Tip, Talib Kweli and Busta Rhymes along with Papoose and Jadakiss, for the West it keep The Game and the Strong Arm Steady Crew and also below the south is represented with dignity by Bun B. and Devin the Dude. It becomes interesting when region independently ask the rapper in the services of the producer and, ultimately, of the song: "Keep it Movin 'combines Q-Tip and Kurupt on a song which of Dion's wonderful singing is held together and show the two Vets that they still always to be able to radiate completely. For even more great music then in "Can we go back", in which the extremely talented singer Ayak (crazy name) sings so so soulfull the center that the short verses of Tek and Talib Kweli can no longer change the fact that the Track actually but only heard alone. Ghostface Killah are together with Pretty Ugly a finger exercise in his ancestral master discipline, the story Tellen (with the Willie Cottrell Band you have time to check out) and when driving around the corner in the middle of the album then "Where it started at (NY)" then it's all over: Finally a New York anthem which actually deserves the name. This line-up: Jadakiss, Papoose ("All I got is my word and my nuts, man I got Brooklyn in my balls!"), Talib Kweli and Raekwon. This Hook: Dion. And this beat. A masterpiece of Hi-Tek. Very, very big. "So Tired" with Bun.B, Devin The Dude and Pretty Ugly spended consolation when one is stressed out and you can get here from me again pluses for this smoothe guitar at the end. And another real Großkollabo then decides the album: "Music for Life", the title says it all. A beautiful flute beat of the foundation forms of personal insights from a superflow ends Nas, a Hi-Tek who does not need to hide and a super charismatic Common, which calls attention to itself if only because of his voice, forcing to listen. A Marsha Ambrosius that provides goosebumps. And dedications of J.Dilla (RIP) and Busta Rhymes. So far so mature, adult and soulful music.

Unfortunately, some failures must be noted: "Think I got a Beat" is as though Skit nice but then in the long run annoying and is def. Skip a candidate. Bustas Solo is unfortunately a little letdown in which Hi-Tek probably indulged ne small creative break and a little has geschludert. In the second half of the album make Strong Arm Steady comparatively not the best figure and Czar Nok and are quite nice but somehow not.

Too bad. Had left out a small handful of play stations would have been an absolute sure shot that. But even then: buy recommendation for alljene who like to be fall times. Soft without being softened but very, very sincere.