“K.R.E.A.M.”
AUDIO By TSSCrew on October 26, 2008 at 12:38 pmWords by S. Cadet
Sometimes it takes a minute for an artist or group to grow on you.
“K.R.E.A.M.” was my first foray into U-N-I about a year ago and I wasn’t feeling it at first. The backpacker in me was infuriated at their attempt to flip a classic Wu joint. Plus I was hatin’ on Y-O’s fro hawk hard. All jokes aside it actually wasn’t that serious. However, it would take some time before I started opening up to their music.
Things changed after I heard “Love Supreme” off The Exactly’s mixtape. I was reluctant to give them props but I couldn’t deny that it sounded good to me. Then I heard the “Stakes Is High” (Remix) from the Hip-Hop Honors tape. Honestly they held their own on that track and gave it their own vibe. Plus they still stayed on topic with the track’s original premise of dealing with everyday BS around you. Next was a “Beautiful Day” which sucker punched me with its 90’s vibe beat (the saxophone loop did me in.)
Finally, “Soul Hop” had me hooked. It’s cool beat matched with slick bars like Thurzday’s “We can go bang for bang or Soul 2 Soul/Compare mine to yours, mind pure gold/Like the son in the name of the Father/Reincarnated as the Dalai Lama.” I’ll admit that I’m late but I’m enjoying their songs. I’m even coming around to K.R.E.A.M. The music videos for “Beautiful Day” and “Soul Hop,” which premiered on MTV 2 earlier this month, are dope as well.
Sometimes it only takes time and a few songs to give artists their fair shake. Playing the waiting game on U-N-I led me to appreciate their music way more than I did when I first heard them. Most importantly, the Fro Hawk doesn’t bother me (as much) anymore.
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11 Comments
That’s fresh, even though we hardly get any weather like that around these parts.
Fresh track though, reminds me of The Ummah, jeah.
NIce post. I’ve heard a few joints by them and pretty much had the same opinion of them as you did. After the Honor Roll mixtape they have my ear though. Links to Beautiful Day, Love Supreme and/or Soul Hop would be much appreciated.
I was introduced to them when I saw the Beautiful Day video on MTV2. All I have by them is “Fried Chicken and Watermelon”, I’m feelin most of it. “The Launch” is my ish…
On an unrelated note: anyone got The Wire season 2 rapidshare links? all the ones I find are dead…
Hey Tru School I got those links to Love Supreme and Soul Hop. I also got the Beautiful Day remix with Big Pooh.
Beautiful day remix feat. Big Pooh: http://sharebee.com/7c86762b
Love Supreme: http://sharebee.com/fa082318
Soul Hop: http://sharebee.com/f1399676
Sam C be da man see! Thanks man.
T.W.D.Y. feat. Too $hort, Ant Banks, Rappin 4-Tay, Captain Save Em & Mac Mall - Player’s Holiday (Prod. By Ant Banks)
http://sharebee.com/494b2900
Snoop Dogg - Ballz of Steel (Prod. By Battlecat)
http://sharebee.com/baa79d50
They don’t have a mixtape out, do they? I recall seeing them post over at Niketalk a few years back. Any more material would be appreciated!
They do have a mixtape. It’s called Fried Chicken and Watermelon and it dropped late last year. I upped it for my page.
Here’s the link: http://rapidshare.com/files/157801178/Fried_Chicken_and_Watermelon.rar.html
I also have some more U-N-I related music on my page.
http://fakehustle.wordpress.com
I’m street teamin all over yall today haha.
I like it.
Thanks man!
U-N-I is the shit… Can’t wait til their new album with Ro Blvd, I was just reading about it over at http://www.djlowkey.com/?p=337 … Anyone know when it’s dropping?