Black Dialogue, by The Perceptionists

Black Dialogue

by The Perceptionists

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Ryan J Griswold the perceptionists were special. real and tuff Hip-Hop... Favorite track: Let's Move.

Adam Leivers Possibly the career high point of both Ak & Lif so far, this album seemingly came out of nowhere back in 2005 but was the perfect distillation of various disparate parts of the rap underground scene at that time. Def Jux, more traditional backpack rap...it sounded both drenched in the past but future leaning. I love this album to this day and already own in on CD from release date, but thank you to Ak for adding it to Bandcamp Favorite track: Love Letters.

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1.	Let's Move 02:59	buy track
2.	People 4 Prez 02:20	buy track
3.	Blo 03:22	buy track
4.	Memorial Day 03:33	buy track
5.	Love Letters 04:11	buy track
6.	Black Dialogue 03:06	buy track
7.	Frame Rupture 03:21	buy track
8.	What Have We Got To Lose?!? 02:46	buy track
9.	Party Hard ft. Guru and Camu Tao 03:50	buy track
10.	Career Finders ft. Humpty Hump aka Shock G. 03:45	buy track
11.	5 O'Clock ft. Phonte 04:05	buy track
12.	Breathe In The Sun 03:58	buy track

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Available for FREE for a limited time is the classic 2005 release from The Perceptionists - Black Dialogue! The Boston trio made waves with their debut as a supergroup when Mr. Lif, Akrobatik, and DJ Fakts One made Rolling Stone's Top 50 Albums of the Year. The 12-song set from "Hip-Hop's most politically conscious emcees" (according to Billboard) features guest appearances by Shock G. of Digital Underground and Phonte of Little Brother, as well as Guru of Gangstarr and Camu Tao who were both taken from us too soon. Black Dialogue also features production from Fakts One himself as well as El-P, Willie Evans, Jr., Cyrus Tha Great, and more.

Originally released on Definitive Jux March 22, 2005.

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Akrobatik Boston, Massachusetts

Akrobatik is a hip-hop artist from Boston, MA. His talents have taken him on several tours in the US and to over 25 countries around the world. Akrobatik also teaches hip-hop history and practice at PHACharter School as well as at UMass-Boston as part of its Honors Program. He will release his third solo album, Built To Last, in winter 2014 ... more

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