label: heratik
producers: fanatik, dj roe
side a
1. Tables Turn
2. Tables Turn instrumental
3. True To Life
4. Tables Turn accapella
side b
1. The 90's
2. The 90's instrumental
3. True To Life instrumental

 

Tables Turn

Sub Contents are Persevere (he released stuff with an on Stones Throw) and Dave Dub. And due to them being down with Heratik Productions, Fanatik does their beats. And Fanatik was the guy that provided the musical backdrops for Planet Asia on his self titled EP. So, considering how Asia blows up now, and considering that he blew up on the strength of an artful collaboration with Fanatik, he's getting more and more praise by the moment. Or by the song, cause this 12" gives you different vibes and different sides to one person that he is.

On "Tables Turn" he constantly changes the drums, always after two 'eight counts', what ridicules all the producers that suffer to even change up their drums once on a whole album. Guitars are dominant on "True To Life", while the Emcees proclaim to be true to theirs, rhyming "since my childhood days, I've been my favorite Emcee". On the 'j'-side the vibe changes to a dramatic and somewhat hard composition, the Emcees giving the generation of "The 90's" what it wants, with cynical violent rhymes ricocheting over strings and a horns enhance chorus.

review: tadah the byk
label: exceptional
producers: joe buhdha
side a
1. Another Lovesong
2. Warchant
3. SuperNatural
side b
1. Another Lovesong instrumental
2. Warchant instrumental
3. SuperNatural instrumental

 

Another Lovesong

Stepping out of the comforting heaven of Celestial Records, Supernatural teams up with England’s Joe Buhdha to drop a three track 12" on Exceptional records. And as a little extra bonus, DJ Noize drops by to lend his golden touch in form of razor sharp scratching to inspired tracks. Manifesting and testifying his deep, deep love for hip hop, Supernatural dedicates "Another Lovesong" to his preferred style of music. Shouting out Switzerland on the way, he rhymes "I fight for hip hop / for hip hop I would die / if hip hop wasn’t here, I think I would cry".

Things completely switch up on the hard "Warchant", where Supernatural remembers good old battling. Self reflecting, humming beats lay the playground for this Freestyle Maestro’s verbal artistry.

review: tadah the byk
label: celestial
producers: hive, daddy kev
side a
1. Armageddon At Your Door
2. Armageddon At Your Door instrumental
3. Armageddon At Your Door acapella
side b
1. Seven Minutes Of Understanding
2. Seven Minutes Of Understanding bonus beat

 

Armageddon At Your Door

While everybody talks about Supernaturals exceptional freestyling skills, he now has to prove that he can rhyme nicely, even when he’s reciting written rhymes. After the "Buddha Blessed It" 12", one knows that one can expect unusual rhymes, and that ‘Nat also likes to rhyme over strange beats. So he’s defenitely on the right label, and has the right producer in Hive. "Armageddon At Your Door" is just a lyrical bashing of everybody less skilled than Supernat. While some, as he says: "Supernat you they won’t love you, they don’t understand your style", a lot of us do.

And he gives everybody "Seven Minutes Of Understanding". A slow track, with a whistling, piano shattering track by Daddy Kev. Well, there is no doubt that Supernatural is skilled, but other emcees can write rhymes like this. So it will still be his freestyling ability that he will be remembered by. But being the best at it, that’s not that bad at all.

review: tadah the byk

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