producers: koncepts unlimited, 427, others.

guests: KAditronBA

Upon checking this album out, it was clear that Kirby Dominant and King Koncepts, members of the House of Kemetic Suns, will not be harassing us with anything weak. The first line that Kirby spits on "Self-Titled" goes "Kirby Dominant deserves a standing ovation" has us snicker a little, but only playing the record through once, you'll agree, getting your butts up in appreciation for Konceptual Dominance's music.

Maybe the beat of "Self-Titled" will not yet completely have you sing this tune in unison. It's holding back a little, has us look awry at the westcoast thump. But with the lyrics being welcoming, it's no too rocky road to get to "Do The Knowledge". This beat works the atmospheres to the best, with a breaking piano the producers hooked up. And they are on this, as on many other tracks Koncepts Unlimited, consisting of King Concepts, Tariq Olokum and Ras Nachum. What some people, mostly those that are ignorant, would call preachy, the lyrics should much rather be called a chance of viewing the world through the eyes of these two Bay Area cats. They take us by the hand and show us through their life and paths of travel and thought. That makes us understand if not also totally agree.

Moving a few years back in time, and shaking hands with what not yet dead legends like to do, Konceptual Dominance produced the beat themselves on "Black Anger", that topic wise refuses to babble, as reasons are exposed for anger and this is a lyrical million revolutionists march, with only raised fists and confidence coming from all participants. Giving you the chance to collect dispersed brain cells, the "427's Interlude No. 1" is the overpowered refrigerator break, working as a piss break too, leaking poisonous elements, getting rid off them, preventing self intoxication. And this album will find ways to fill the gabs that the clearance left empty, as "Savage Intelligence (Original Mix)" once more seems to be foreign to gibberish. A dope piano sound adds an echo chamber while Kirby and King plead guilty in religious matters, play around Pandora's Box, digging holes in all three dimensions to find probable hidden treasures.

Slowing things down, getting smoothly moody with "New Growth (Koncepts Of Dominance)", they stand accused but confidently and innocently retort. This could have been having heads open through the golden years and does not edutain less today. The confidence changes into arrogance where you will be called wack and they themselves call each other's efforts perfect. And while you'll be fiending for reasons to disagree, it will be hard for you to find much to criticize about "Flawless Execution". The bragging punch enough and the beat is simple enough for the elementary needs. "Vivid" allows itself to build slowly, then again in the back there's already a lot of talking going on. There's a certain relieve with coming to terms with whatever, it being however horrible. That's how this unfolds and what it makes clear, it being the newfound hope within acceptance. Then again, a true revolutionist will never come to terms with anything that's not exactly as he sees needed. And so that light can't be held back and shines through, with thick opacity.

After being hit with a whole lot more to contemplate, the "427's Interlude No. 2" is the rest deserved, before another magical orchestrated cut called "Time Flows Constantly" guides us through similar waters that are cold and warm enough to be finitely refreshing. Whilst a wind and not a motor is pushing us forward, this traditional way of travel still gets us to our destination, here it being the KAditronBA featuring "Rock The Disco". This has nothing to do with 80s pop samples. But "Memories" does have all to do with a love saturated manifest of believes and remembered safe havens. The mentioning of 1999 in the rhyme exposes this as old. However, the relevance of topics hasn't changed and the style can't be called contemporary for it's own good.

Getting another chance to digest "Savage Intelligence", this remix is taking us to two more picked up tracks, one being the "Vivid Reprise", it remaining instrumental, the other being "Memories (OG Mix)", that rediscovers the track, with giving it a different, while not equally unquestioned appeal. And so we have gone through 15 tracks that are taking the braggadocios to a different step, that returns to help spirituality and consciousness make the steep climb in today's times. We turn back to meaning and a sit down with a person we are interested in what she / he has to say. The album does not fall short in catering to those appreciations.