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Liberator 5.3
Chicago native and Minneapolis resident
Mazta I releases his highly personal debut full-length release "Thank
the Lord and the Sword!" His entirely self-produced record is full of
raw emotion, angst and talent. Mazta I does everything from rapping to
producing and even throws in a little harmony as he sings his way
through more than one track on the album--reminiscent of such hip-hop
pioneers Freestyle Fellowship coupled with the monotone hardcore flow of
an OG. Mazta I manages to pay tribute to the hip-hop artists he grew up
on without sounding like a carbon copy. After listing to this album in
its entirety it becomes apparent that you have listened to a true artist
who makes music for himself and while he is trying to reach and touch
others through his personal lyrics he would be doing this regardless as
a form of self-initiated therapy. His lyrics flow smoothly over his
beats, which sound like they complement each other perfectly. In one of
the albums strongest tracks, "From Fear to Ferocity," he spits "I aint
never sold coke but I can talk about crack/ on the mic I aint no joke so
I can walk about rap/ in the jungle I'm civilized lets talk about that/
how I noticed this world is bogus we all feeling trapped." "Thank the
Lord and the Sword!" is a throwback to hip-hop's golden years of
heartfelt lyrics and is almost comical when you think of how much money
artists drop on generic recycled hip-hop beats and ghostwritten lyrics,
when this young man was able to lock himself in his room and create an
album that puts the majority of major releases to shame. |
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