Hip Hop Lives

Hip Hop Lives
Studio album by KRS-One & Marley Marl
Released May 22, 2007
Recorded 2006-2007
Genre Hardcore hip hop, East Coast hip hop
Label Koch Records
Producer Marley Marl
KRS-One chronology
Life
(2006) Life2006		 Hip Hop Lives
(2007) Hip Hop Lives2007		 Adventures in Emceein
(2008) Adventures in Emceein2008
Marley Marl chronology
Re-entry
(2001) Re-entry2001		 Hip Hop Lives
(2007) Hip Hop Lives2007
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[1]
AllHipHop(favorable)[2]
Allmusic[3]
DJBooth[4]
HipHopDX[5]
RapReviews(8/10)[6]
Robert Christgau[7]
Spin(6/10)[8]
Vibe(positive)[9]
XXL[10]

Hip Hop Lives is the collaborative album from MC KRS-One and producer Marley Marl. This is a historical album in the sense that 20 years prior, KRS and Marley were bitter rivals involved in the legendary Bridge Wars. In an interview with Unkut.com, KRS-One spoke on how the album came together and as it was released 20 years after his debut album Criminal Minded, he and Koch Records wanted something special in celebration of that and decided to get Marley Marl to produce the whole LP.

The album is a quasi-sequel to Nas' 2006 album Hip Hop Is Dead, not a criticism as its title suggests, as KRS-One is known to have agreed with Nas' declaration of rap music's "death". In fact the duo recorded a tribute to Nas for the album which, however, was cut from the final track list. It also comes with a 22-minute behind-the-scenes video on the making of the album if bought on iTunes.

Conception

"It all happened with one phone call," Marley Marl told AllHipHop.com during a March 2006 interview.[11] "They called me and he jumped on the phone and told me it would be spectacular for Hip Hop...My reason for doing this is to show these kids that [Hip Hop beefs] are not that serious." The first single is "Hip Hop Lives (I Come Back).

Track listing

  1. It's Alive (Intro)
  2. Hip Hop Lives
  3. Nothing New
  4. I Was There
  5. Musika (feat. Magic Juan)
  6. Rising to the Top
  7. Over 30
  8. M.A.R.L.E.Y. (Skit)
  9. Kill a Rapper
  10. Teacha's Back (Remixed by K-Def)
  11. Victory (feat. Blaq Poet) (Scratches by DJ Premier)
  12. This Is What It Is
  13. All Skool
  14. House of Hits (feat. Chief Rocker Busy Bee)
  15. Intro(*)
  16. Stop the Violence (Part 2)(*)
  17. Strictly Hip Hop(*)
  18. The Most Dangerous Emcee(*)

(*)Exclusive Circuit City Bonus Tracks

References

  1. ↑ About.com review
  2. ↑ AllHipHop review
  3. ↑ Allmusic review
  4. ↑ DJBooth review
  5. ↑ HipHopDX review
  6. ↑ RapReviews review
  7. ↑ Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
  8. ↑ Spin review
  9. ↑ Album reviews at CD Universe
  10. ↑ XXL review
  11. ↑ "KRS-One, Marley Marl Say 'Hip-Hop Lives' With New Album", AllHipHop News, March 21, 2007
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