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| Because Onry has done an excellent
album. The vibes of the beats merge perfectly with
his cryptic rhyming and messaging (just check "A.D.F.").
With the latter signifying what is explained by
where he came from. "Onry grew up in Farmington,
NM (kitty-corner to Roswell, NM) where UFOs, skin
walkers, dreamcatchers, red chilies, the desert,
and Native American and Hispanic cultures are predominant.
In New Mexico, the state motto is 'The Land of Enchantment'.
It is a unique and interesting place to say the
least." That was borrowed from his bio. But
it really does explain a lot. |
| Like we always get the impression
that Onry is somewhere else with his thoughts. He
might look at us, talk, rhyme to us, but still,
his thoughts are not with us. That doesn't prevent
him from doing catching verses, like the faithful
speaking on "Altar"
or "Believe 2",
the enigmatic talking of everything, or the often
times where he shares the mic. Like on "The
Breaks 03", where PSC of the Living
Legends steps up, to contribute to the song with
the illest hook in quite some time. Qwel and Qwaazar
of the Typical Cats step up for "Who's
Really Listening",
while the Oldominion cats are all over the rest
of the album. |
| Now, the previously mentioned enigmatism
makes it hard to repeat what Onry talks about. He's
not lacking focus in the lyrics, but just the way
he talks invites you to let your thoughts wonder
too. See, there's always a strange way of optimism
on "Dance
Your Life Away" and "Listen
& Learn", there's a wild and random
left hook against everything in a 360° radius
on "Can
You Hear Me" and "The
Ozz" (where as so often, he uses other
people's titles to get his message out), pride runs
through "Our Way"
with Vance Snow and Gash, while the code"717"
rubbed of very loosely onto the track with Karim
of the Boom Bap Project. |
| What all sounds right, but all
does not come close. But the opinion and message
is written in a bold language, that this record
is good. For all that you have to discover yourself.
For the fact that this winter record is too good
to sound bad during the summer days. For all of
that and more. |
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