In our audio production days (way way back in the mists of time!) we liked to explore and seek out any and all of the "Western" genres being introduced and experimented with in other cultures. Ok, I hear you ... it's not just about the music, the beat, the rhythm but also the vocals and the messaging ... this release is predominantly vocalised in Mandarin so if you don't understand Mandarin, grab a Chinese friend who can translate for you so you can have a 'deeper' experience!
SPECIAL PRICE NOTE!
Listen up ... I love music (ALL music) and most of the releases I advertise barely cover the time it takes to create the advertisement but at times I see folk online who are simply screwing music lovers! They dance to the sound of the dollar, but have no soul, no riddum!
Case in point is this release ... Yes, it is extremely difficult to find, but really? Asking prices online seem to be sitting around A$675 !!! - to me that's just ridiculous, it makes it so hard for the average music lover to obtain their favourite or interesting music when people are just out to screw you!
I now return you to 'normal programming ...'
This release is from a crew who pioneered Chinese 'born' hip hop and fused it with Chinese musical styles.
Yin Tsang (YT = Hidden) comprised of ...
MC Webber - A local Beijing b-boy and rapper
Sbazzo: A Chinese-Canadian born (Toronto) rapper and producer
Jeremy Johnston - The pure American element
Dirty Heff - Irish-American (Chicago) rapper
YIN TSANG 隐藏 - For The People 為人民服務
JingWen Records
Cat# KF-002
Matrix coding: ISRC CN-A08-03-399-00/A. J6
ISBN 7-88005-537-1
Barcode 9 787880 055375
ifpi Z410 (China)
2003
Chinese release
CD case, front cover & rear inlay are in very good condition, no personal writing.
NOTE: This release version has slightly altered artwork when compared to the original Chinese release. The front cover has English text running vertically in Black & White and the rear layout has been altered (re-arranged) The rear inlay has roughly 25% English & 75% Mandarin text.
CD media is in good condition, visually examined under a bright White halogen light source and I can see a couple of light scratches on the media but nothing that looks serious. Just looking at the media is not a great way to judge the condition so I then played the ENTIRE release, every track completely, and there are NO issues with playback at all
I am listing only the English language for these tracks, full Mandarin text is also on the CD rear inlay
TRACKS: Intro, Understanding Ft. Chen Mingyu, Welcome To Beijing, Life After Death, Beijing Bad Boy Ft. Masta Loop, S.A.R.S Ft. CMCB, Yellow Road, Speak, Beijing Beatbox, Freestyle Aerobics, Hidden Words, Upside Down, Anthem Ft. Showtyme, Outro, Speak (remix by DJ Herbie)
