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The Grouch & Eligh – ‘G & E Music Volume 1 & 2′ (2000)

September 7, 2011
*Legendary Music, Abstract Rude, Aesop Rock, Eligh, Living Legends, Luckyiam, Pep Love, Sunspot Jonz, The Grouch, The Grouch & Eligh, Toons, Uncategorized
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I remember this being one of the first underground albums that I listened to that took me away from the world and placed me temporarily into a much better reality.  One thing I love about hip hop and music in general is that it is a perfect escapism tool.  For better or worse sometimes we just need to get away from life and pretend that a more pleasant parallel universe exists.  This album much like others from the Living Legends crew serves as a lesson in westcoast hip hop 101.  Eligh and The Grouch represent qualities that I think almost any hip hop fan can respect whether you are someone who values insightful and thoughtful lyrics or if you have a beats, beats, beats mentality.  They prove that you don’t have to be dumb to have a song that bumps and you don’t have to be a nerd to be smart.  Sometimes nice guys do in fact finish first.

Production: Eligh, The Grouch

Features:  Abstract Rude, Aesop Rock, Luckyiam, Pep Love, Sunspot Jonz, Toons

Label: Legendary Music

The Grouch & Eligh – ‘Mind Over Matter ft. Luckyiam’

The Grouch & Eligh – ‘Moments Like This ft. Sunspot Jonz’

Eligh – Grey Crow (2010)

May 25, 2011
*Legendary Music, Aesop Rock, Basik, Brother Ali, Eligh, Inspired Flight, K-Flay, Lisa Ahlstrom, Living Legends, Luckyiam, Marty James, Paris Hayes, Paul Dateh, Pigeon John, Rifleman, Scarub, The Grouch, Zumbi
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First and foremost Eligh is a poet.  Instead of using a blank sheet of paper to display his art he chooses bass filled beats as the backdrop of his masterpieces.  Like a fine wine this album seems to get better with age.  With each successive listen I find myself more and more satisfied and intrigued.  It’s enjoyable watching Eligh’s style, personality and wisdom evolve over time.  I think one thing that has improved on this album is the clarity of Eligh’s flow.  It is no secret that Eligh can rap fast but sometimes rappers like this can alienate their audience by rapping too fast and leaving their listeners a little lost.  This album has found the happy medium of those ever impressive quick rap skills with the balance of clarity.  Rapping quickly is a skill that is left for only a select few but the amount of fast-rapping emcees that actually articulate well enough to make their lyrics accessible is far fewer still.  Aside from flow, Eligh gives us behind the scenes access to his struggles with drug use, low self-esteem and confusion over his place in this world.  Yet even through tough subject matter the underlying tone of this album is very positive and hopeful indeed.  You can’t help but feel complete compassion for Eligh after listening to this album and a sense of wanting to be part of his movement for a better world.

Production: Eligh

Features: Aesop Rock, Basik, Brother Ali, Inspired Flight, K-Flay, Lisa Ahlstrom, Luckyiam, Marty James, Paris Hayes, Paul Datah, Pigeon John, Rifleman, Scarub, The Grouch, Zumbi

Label: Legendary Music

Eligh - ‘Love Ov My Life ft. Luckyiam’

Eligh – ‘Find Yourself’

The Grouch & Eligh – Say G & E (2009)

August 28, 2010
*Legendary Music, Blu, Eligh, Gift of Gab, Living Legends, Mark Bell, Mike Marshall, Mistah Fab, Mystic, Paris Hayes, Pigeon John, Sage Francis, Slug, The Grouch, The Grouch & Eligh, ^Amp Live, ^DJ Fresh, ^Flying Lotus, ^Rick Rock
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Wow this album has grown on me so damn much.  There is just so much lyrical substance on this album its ridiculous.  The Grouch & Eligh are such good souls and really are for a big improvement of humanity in general.  I love how they are not afraid to call people out for the bullshit they are contributing to the world and they certainly aren’t afraid of taking a different path in life.  But the best thing about it is that you don’t get the sense that they are preaching at you, you just feel like you are sitting there listening to one of your homies kick some real deep shit.  This is an album that may just make you a better person by listening to it and on top of that it can provide some strong support for getting through some hard times.

Production:  Amp Live, DJ Fresh, Eligh, Flying Lotus, Rick Rock

Features:  Blu, DJ Fresh, Gift of Gab, Mark Bell, Mike Marshall, Mistah Fab, Mystic, Paris Hayes, Pigeon John, Sage Francis, Slug

Label:  Legendary Music

Website:  http://www.myspace.com/thegrouchandeligh

The Grouch & Eligh – ‘ Worried About the World ft. Mike Marshall & Sage Francis)

The Grouch & Eligh – ‘ Old Souls ft. Blu’

Eligh & Jo Wilkinson – On Sacred Ground (2009)

May 11, 2010
*Legendary Music, Eligh, Eligh & Jo Wilkinson, Jiro Jamaguchi, Mark Bell, Mark Josephson, Paul Dateh, Pigeon John, Robert Miranda, Shanti Foster, Slug, The Grouch
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I can truly and honestly say I have never heard another album like this ever before.  And I don’t think one exists.  Eligh, the super hip hop producer/emcee teamed up with his mom (awwww) who is a folk singer to create this anomaly of an album.  One thing is certain, any person who is going to appreciate this album needs to be very open-minded and inspired by different genres.  I personally think they created some amazingly intriguing songs on here.  Some of the songs sound more hip hop, some sound more folk, some are a distinct cohesion of the two but the whole album has a very elevating feel.

Production: Eligh

Features: Jiro Jamaguchi, Mark Bell, Mark Josephson, Paul Dateh, Pigeon John, Robert Miranda, Shanti Foster, Slug, The Grouch

Label: Legendary Music

Preview: On Sacred Ground

Eligh & Jo Wilkinson – ‘By and By (feat. The Grouch)’ <—-more hip hop

Eligh & Jo Wilkinson – ‘Sara’ <——-more folk

Eligh – Poltergeist (2003)

April 28, 2010
*Legendary Music, Eligh, Living Legends
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Eligh is a true poet, his lyrics are freaking amazing.  Definitely one of those people working to give hip hop a good, intelligent name.  Plus he has a real dope take on spirituality that is definitely comforting to listen to.  And that’s all just on the emcee level, where he really shines is production.  He is definitely a double threat.  Can’t even pick a favorite track from here because they are all entirely too dope.

Full Preview (2 tracks missing): Poltergeist

Eligh – ‘Ancient Grandfather’

Eligh – ‘A Poet Sits..’

3 Melancholy Gypsies – Gypsy’s Luck EP (1998)

April 28, 2010
*Legendary Music, 3 Melancholy Gypsies, Eligh, Living Legends, Murs, Scarub
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Man these guys were talking about real shit from the get-go.  Sometimes you see people progress and mature throughout their careers but damn Murs, Scarub & Eligh start on a level that’s already much more progressive & intelligent than most.  This is a dynamic combo.

Preview a few tracks here: Gypsy’s Luck

3 Melancholy Gypsies – ‘Hopeless Romantic’

Living Legends – Classic (2005)

April 28, 2010
*Legendary Music, Aesop, Bicasso, Eligh, Living Legends, Luckyiam, Murs, Scarub, Sunspot Jonz, The Grouch
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I guess I will just make this a Living Legends day and throw a whole bunch of shit out there from the collective & solo work.  Well the title of the album is a pretty good indicator of things to come.  This album is thee best for summer chillin.  The vibe is one that can’t be produced by most and it will definitely keep you captivated from beginning to end.

Full Preview: Classic

Living Legends – ‘Blast Your Radio’

Living Legends – ‘Never Fallin’

Living Legends – Angelz W.I.T. Dirty Faces (2000)

April 28, 2010
*Outhouse, Aesop, Bicasso, Eligh, Living Legends, Luckyiam, Murs, Mystik Journeymen, Scarub, Sunspot Jonz, The Grouch
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Sunspot did a nice job with the production on this album.  I like it too because this was towards the beginning of the crew getting together so it’s cool to see how they sounded when they started out vs. how they sound now.

Full Preview: Angelz Wit Dirty Faces

Living Legends – ‘Take A Chance (ft. Lord Takim)’

Living Legends – Almost Famous (2001)

December 12, 2009
*Legendary Music, Aesop, Bicasso, Eligh, JC, Jo Wilkinson, Krush, Living Legends, Luckyiam, Murs, N8 The Gr8, Pep Love, Scarub, Slug, Sunspot Jonz, The Grouch
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Okay I know I say this a lot but this album is definitely one of my top five favorite albums of all time.  It’s not just songs it’s a whole experience.  Sometimes you get a bunch of raw talent together and things can go awry.  Too much struggle for creative control.  But LL has somehow figured out a way to manage the production of dope music without letting their ego’s get in the way (At least long enough to drop a few dope albums).  And without a doubt they are one of the absolute best groups to see live.  The energy created at their shows is unlike any I’ve ever seen.  ’Almost Famous’ is one of those albums that you don’t skip any songs because they are all that good, plus they all flow together so well.  Using all kinds of crazy samples from Jefferson Airplane to Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, imagination is not lacking here.  Right alongside with Hieroglyphics, LL has created and formed the mold of underground hip hop in the west-coast.  And best believe these guys have formed a fan-base worldwide.  I think the main reason I appreciate their work is because they totally have their own style, they don’t sound like anyone else.  Completely refreshing in an era full of fake fucks haha.  And definitely check out all their albums because there is more good stuff where this came from.

Production:  Eligh, Sunspot Jonz, The Grouch

Features:  JC, Jo Wilkinson, Krush, N8 The Gr8, Pep Love, Slug

Label:  Legendary Music

Full Preview:  Almost Famous

Website:  http://www.legendarymusic.net/

Living Legends – ‘Nothing Less (ft. Slug)’



3 Melancholy Gypsies – Grand Caravan to the Rim of the World (2005)

December 2, 2009
*Legendary Music, 3 Melancholy Gypsies, Eligh, Living Legends, Murs, Scarub, ^Belief
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Ten cool points just for the name of this album.  Murs, Eligh & Scarab allow us to escape the monotony of everyday life and take an adventure in imagination.  Now I consider myself a pretty smart girl and even some of these lyrics go over my head.  Not in a bad way though, in an amazingly intriguing and wonderful way.  In a way that makes me want to listen to these songs over and over again.  The poetic artistic nature of this album will have you on a whole other level.  I think its hilarious that even back when these guys were basically still in high school they were straight shittin on fools.  And still are pretty much, but this is a raw, grimy side of them that we rarely gain access to anymore.  I always knew Eligh & Scarub had crazy creative minds but I never realized how abstract Murs could be too.  And you can’t go wrong with production from Eligh who is basically a God among mortals when it comes to beat-making.  Everything the Legends touch turns to gold.  Plus the album cover cracks me up…gangsta gangsta!

Production:  Belief, Eligh, Murs, Scarub

Label:  Legendary Music

Preview:  Grand Caravan to the Rim of the World

Website:  http://www.myspace.com/3melancholygypsys

3 Melancholy Gypsies – Beautiful Mind

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