Aal Nanning Chicago’s most illustrious emcee’s (also Juice is featured on it!) laced by 13 DJ’s. Get it if you haven’t yet, they sound like a mix between CoFlow and Organized Konfusion, but their style is innovative like hell.

KromeleoN This is the worst album ever.

WHiRLWiND Worst ever? Probably not. Once again you have an innovative group here, but they’re CRAP! Note: Being original doesn’t make it dope.

Buttafly When I have listened, I get about halfway through it before I think hmmm...I’d rather be listening to almost anything else right now. I respect the original sound – I am always looking for that – but as hard as I’ve tried, I can’t get into this one.

tadah the byk Rubberroom is a dope album. For real, it is. If people know early 90s British hip hop like Silvah Bullet, Blade, HiJack, Gunshot and all of them, you will be able to understand this album differently (better?). It’s in this tradition of GRITTY beats. And if you ask me, hip hop is in need of GRITTY beats, because two of the grittiest: Boot Camp Clik and Wu-Tang Clan have opted for a more polished, a more mastered, a more cleaned up sound. And where does this leave the people who liked the gutter? Out in the cold.

Hip hop used to be made with weak, wack, old equipment. And the artists where making the best out of their inferior situation. With the money came the better equipment, with all those fancy equalizers, filters and all of that. Now everything seems so cleaned up. It seems like people don’t want to sound low budget no more, since if they can’t brag about Lex and Rolex, then they at least want those shiny beats. I say hell no.

You can’t even argue, that the emcee’s on Rubberroom are wack. You can’t even say that the beats are not different and original. And you can’t even say that you weren't way open, the first time you heard that thunderous sound at the beginning of "Born". No the album does not have the best lyrics, it does not have the best beats, but it just sounds really dope.

WHiRLWiND tadah..."Born" was nice, but everything else is wack. Yeah, they are innovative, no argument there, but I ain’t feelin’ it.

Wuroots I think their beats lack soul. They sound like a bunch of drums and organs slapped together by a bunch of "Star Track" kids, trying to make "cool" sounds, sounding like the special effects of their favorite show. Sounds out of this world, but a little out of hip hop.

theooryone Rubberroom was the best joint I’ve heard in a long time...How can you diss "Acid", "Stylewars", "Trial Of A Vampire". The production was tight as hell. The problem is half of you cats are still wet behind the ears to appreciate Rubberroms sound and message.

KromeleoN Don’t try "the emperors new clothes" on us! You know...they tricked the emperor into buying make believe by telling him only the best people saw the clothes. The same applies here. This album is a piece of crap. End of story.

WHiRLWiND Krome...you hit the nail on the head.

tadah the byk Aight, I seem to be the only one, really liking that album. Actually I’m not, since around here, it sells decent numbers (compared to other "independent" material). It’s cool, I will not force feed you this album.
Rubberroom is different, what, yes, does not make it better. But this difference to the other records I appreciate, because I enjoy the vibe.

Myth Killer Do you guys really understand that album? The theme to it?

Babbler This album is absolutely amazing. But I don’t think you guys understand this ish. At first the beats gave me a headache (like anything new does) but then I started listening to it and let the crashing music take me in.. That’s when the beats become magnificent and consuming and they take you into the deep realm of Lumbo and Meta Mo who are trapped in the trenches of good’s battle with evil. It’s right vs. wrong on the battle field of monumentious futuristic beats...don’t listen to it with the rational/ judgmental parts of your brains and it’s be a lot better.

Myth Killer I swear me and you share the same brain Babbler. Peace. Good looking out.

Aal Nanning Heads dissing this shit, for real? Did I miss something?
Anyway, word up to those who actually love this shit too, this is way beyond comprehension for the average head. We know.

tadah the byk right, right, right. I thought I was the only one supporting them, thanks for the help guys. I mean, I listened to it, over and over again, trying to find out why the others don’t like it. And you know what? I still can’t understand why they don’t. It’s a dope album.

Expansion Rubberroom sounds dope the first time you hear it. What’s all this drum and bass about though? To tell you the truth, this shit starts to sound depressing after awhile.....

MadGifted I gotta peep this album. Cuz people either love it or hate it. There ain’t no in between here.

these are excerpts from www.sohh.com global forum: album watch (go there and check it out). so the copyrights are in their hands and we don't claim 'em (please, don't sue us). But I’m sure they didn’t mind us, borrowing this.

Rubberroom as seen by the S.o.H.H. 'Global Forum - Album Watch'; scale rateing by tadah the byk