I was “tumbling” around when I came upon this beauty at a scribe., a Tumbler blog. I swear when you’re looking real hard for something you never come up with shit, but when you least expect it you fall into something you love – Illogic being a prime example. It’s hard to find rappers that go beyond the lyrics to weave their rhymes into the beat. I find many flow to a rich & intricate beat, yet their rap is stale and often boring. Illogic may not be the most expressive, dynamic MC, but he knows his way around a beat, especially “Celestial Clockwork”. So far I haven’t been too impressed with the rest of his album, but I’ll definitely have another go around soon. I can tell this guy’s got something…
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Download: Celestial Clockwork
Illogic Information:
Genre: Hip-Hop
Hometown: Columbus, Ohio
Birth Name: J. Glass
Label: Weightless Recordings
Albums: Unforseen Shadows | Got Lyrics | Celestial Clockwork | Diabolical Fun | [...]
Similar Artists: Blueprint | Aesop Rock | Atmosphere | Eyedea and Abilities
Links: MySpace | Wikipedia | Facebook | Last.fm | AllMusic
Celestial Clockwork Information:
Album: Celestial Clockwork
Release Date: May 4, 2004
Buy Links: Amazon | Amazon Mp3 | iTunes
You mentioned mixing lyrics with the beat, I think a Prime example of that would Immortal Technique, and I get what you mean with this guy. He is really good, and I may have to check out some of his other stuff.
Found Celestial Clockwork by accident as well. So awesome!