Invincible - Shapeshifters

Artist: Invincible
Album: Shapeshifters
Genre: Rap/Hip-Hop
Country of origin: United States
Year: 2008

Tracklisting:
1. State of Emergency
2. Looongawaited
3. Sledgehammer!
4. People Not Places (w/ Abeer)
5. Spacious Skies
6. No Easy Answers
7. Deuce/Ypsi (w/ Buff1, SUN, PL)
8. Recognize (w/ Finale)
9. Ransom Note (w/ ANOMOLIES)
10. Grace Shift interlude (featuring Grace Lee Boggs)
11. ShapeShifters
12. Ropes (w/ Tiombe Lockhart)
13. Keep Goin (w/ Wordsworth and Indeed)
14. In The Mourning

"Invincible is one of the most talented emcees I've ever heard black or white, male or female..."
-Talib Kweli

Invincible is undeniably a rapper’s rapper, crafting dense, rapid-fire bars featuring lots of internal and multisyllabic rhymes. For hip hop fans, this is heaven, but for casual listeners, her music might be a little more challenging. There isn’t a lot of negative space on Shapeshifters; every bar is full, damn-near overflowing; even the hooks sometimes come across like short verses. Again, for the hardcore heads, this isn’t a problem, but don’t expect your little sister to be singing along to “Recognize” or “Locusts.”
Those who are able to unpack Invincible’s rhymes, however, will definitely be rewarded. While most emcees who utilize this style are content to just rap about rapping or simply rhyme cool-sounding words together, Invincible isn’t afraid to tackle meaningful concepts. Whether talking about the skeletons in the closet of her hometown, colonialism and imperialism, gentrification’s impact on Detroit, or how the loss of Detroit hip hop legends J-Dilla and Proof connect to the larger struggle, she never settles for pre-packaged formulas. -culturebully.com

http://www.emergencemusic.net/

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