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- Date Released: May 8, 2001
- Genre: Hip-Hop/R&B
- Style: Hip-Hop, Turntablism
- Label: Groove Attack
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While J. Rawls may be better known for his contributions to Mos Def and Talib Kewli's Black Star project, he is also the beatmaking half of the underground Cincinnati duo Lone Catalysts (which also includes lyricist J. Sands). With his jazzy mood music in tow, J. Rawls stepped out with his first solo project, The Essence of J. Rawls. This compilation is an underground gathering of like souls, which includes J-Live's storytelling expertise on "Great Live Caper," the African terminology of Unspoken Heard's Asheru on "Nommo," J. Sands and Grap Luva's "Check the Clock," and Rawls' whimsical solo cut "They Can't See Me." While Rawls' laid-back compositions (with their piano samples and minimalist guitar riffs) are both provocative and passionate, pretentious hip-hop fans seem likely to overlook his keen musical sensibility, largely because it is neither abrasive nor mind-altering.
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| 01. |  |
What You Want It? |
1:30 |  |
| 02. | |
Superhero Feat. Mass Influence |
3:25 | |
| 03. | |
Birds Of A Feather Feat. Top Emcees |
5:18 | |
| 04. | |
Elegy Feat. Rubix |
3:55 | |
| 05. | |
Great Live Caper Feat. J-Live |
4:56 | |
| 06. | |
Meniscus Feat. Dose One And Fat Jon |
5:09 | |
| 07. | |
Blue #2 Feat. Home Skill And Charles Cooper |
3:54 | |
| 08. | |
Cold Turkey Feat. Capital D And Mr. Greenweedz |
4:06 | |
| 09. | |
Far Away Feat. Apani B. Fly And Mr. Complex |
4:36 | |
| 10. | |
Lone Catalysts (Remix) Feat. Lone Catalysts |
4:05 | |
| 11. | |
Check The Clock Feat. J. Sands And Grap Luva |
4:15 | |
| 12. | |
Nommo Feat. Asheru And J-Live |
3:52 | |
| 13. | |
They Can't See Me Feat. Big June, Tiffany Gregory, Kandisce Daniels, Umeka Weber And Ellon Waters |
3:57 | |
| 14. | |
Blue #2 Feat. Charles Cooper |
3:51 | |
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Credits
- Mike Rowland - Engineer // Mike Rowland - Engineer // Mike Rowland - Mixing // Mike Rowland - Mixing // Tony James - Engineer // Five Deez - Performer // Capital D - Performer // Capital D - Performer // J-Live - Mixing // J-Live - Mixing // Mass Influence - Performer // J. Rawls - Performer // J. Rawls - Performer // Doseone - Performer // Lone Catalysts - Performer // Grap Luva - Performer // Charles Cooper - Performer // Fat Jon - Performer // Fat Jon - Performer // J. Sands - Performer
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