I've been hearing about Edan for a long time and much to my detriment I waited until now to finally check out Beauty and the Beat. Wow, I missed out big time. This album is beautiful, especially because of its identity crisis. Edan seemingly could not decide weather to make a funk or a hip hop album, so he made Beauty and the Beat embody both spirits. The funk takes the lead on Funky Voltron where Edan successfully layers hip hop vocals over an old school bass line and smooth horns. The hip hop rises to the fore on tracks like Fumbling Over Words that Rhyme and later on Mr. Lif and Dagha arrive to spit some fire. If it is a nice day where you are, get Beauty and the Beat plop yourself down and listen to this beautiful piece of work. There is so much musicianship, so much appreciation of musical history, and so much love put into it.
Edan - Funky Voltron Feat. Insight (YSI) (filesavr)
Edan - Fumbling Over Words that Rhyme (YSI) (filesavr)
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Edan is the shit! Make sure you check out his first album Primitive Plus.
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