Artist description

Music Style Hip-Hop

Similar Artists Eminem,Redman, Common and Creme Fiendz

Artist History Growing up and dealing with the cards that I was dealt.

Group Members Vocalist - Major Producer - Teknician

Instruments Mpc2000 /Proteus5000/ VS1680/JV1020/etc(other phat shit).....

Albums "Jap Out"

Press Reviews M.A.J.O.R. / Master and Juggernaut of Rhymes / In Da Lab (CD) Sample 30 seconds of "Revenue" What do I know about rap or hip-hop? Not a goddamn thing! The genre basically ended for me with KRS and Public Enemy, although I will admit to owning a couple of Eminem and Busta Rhymes records. Man, those guys are funny. Therefore, as I’m completely unable to make an informed comparative assessment of M.A.J.O.R.’s Master and Juggernaut of Rhymes I’ll defer to the incontrovertible "I like this". This isn’t flashy MTV gangsta rap; it’s got a decidedly more street feel to it, with greater emphasis on lyrics and vocal stylings over stolen Top 40 samples. I particularly liked "Bustin’ Loose (Poolwalk)", which begins with (what sounds like) someone’s Mom nagging him, then cops the beat of "What More Can I Say" and borrows the chorus of "Revenue." To my untrained ear, the album's real strength is its rhymes -- catchy, direct and memorable. I can already hear myself singing "never knew/revenue/could ever do/what it did/to me and my guys/when we was kids..." -- az M.A.J.O.R.: Master and Juggernaut of Rhymes (In Da Lab - 2001) (8.2) Sure, I've wandered off-topic a time or two... but never have I felt dangerously out of place... until heading onto the darkened city streets of M.A.J.O.R.'s 'hood. Producer Lyle Muse told me this was a rap project, but in my naivete, I was unprepared for the gritty (though admittedly grooving) underworld of "niggaz" and "bitches". Though a little muffled, the moody musical vibes are intoxicating, but the nonstop lyrical content frankly scares me despite some clever wordplay amongst the rough talk and other not-in-my-vocabulary phrases... I mean, I don't even know what a Creme Fiend is... A little gangsta-style socioeconomic commentary surfaces in piano/bass/drum-powered Revenue (4:59), followed by seriously lo-fi rap-it-yourself passages. A little feminine (but unladylike) accompaniment comes with Tiffany J's nasty, rapid-fire multi-tracked interjections in Ain't Doin' It Right. Brimming with self-declaration, catchy I mixes hard attitudes with soft chimes and cool rhythms. The 19th track, an eight-second outro concludes the disc with not one, but two "thank you"s, so it seems there's some graciousness even on the mean backstreets of Chicago. The rawness of these recordings only adds to the harsh realities (guns, drugs, poverty, sex/violence) of which M.A.J.O.R. and friends rap. If you're more street-savvy than myself, check out In Da Lab.

Additional Info Recorded In Da Lab.

Location Chicago, illinois - USA

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