Flippin' the Script: Rap Meets Poetry [Live]

Flippin' the Script: Rap Meets Poetry [Live]

Track Listings
1. Introduction
2. Harlem Sweeties - Seventeen
3. Processions - Tish Benson
4. What I Got Is Gonna Last
5. Love Poems - Bob Holman
6. Open - Sonja Sohn
7. Kickin' It All Around
8. Space
9. Nigger-Reecan Blues
10. Os-Sos-Saros - Edwin Torres
11. Supreme - Samantha Coerbell
12. My Baby's Mother - High Priest
13. What Is Hip Hop? - Greg Tate
14. Regurgitations
15. No Respect for Life - Essence Donn
16. Every Time I Say Now - Seventeen
17. Why Lie? - Shä-Key
18. Well - Everton Sylvester
19. Howl [In Japanese]
20. Letter Word Terminology - Murder 1, Murder One
See all 21 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
What remains of the abortive mid-'90s poetry revival is Mouth Almighty Records, a label formed by Bob Holman and Bill Adler, ringleaders of the original "poetry slam" scene in New York. Mouth Almighty's second release, Flippin' the Script: Rap Meets Poetry, captures the best moments from the spirited slams that, between 1993 and '95, brought together rappers and poets in a spoken-word no-man's-land. Seventeen different performers, from the well known (poet/playwright Sekou Sundiata, cultural critic Greg Tate, UMCs rapper Kool Kim) to the less known (Dasez, 17, High Priest) take turns at the mic, with Holman hosting.

As with most of what passes for spoken poetry, Flippin' the Script's tracks are better classified as monologues or performance art, since most are unstructured and proselike and need a live reading to be appreciated. Some are a cappella raps, some free-form stories, some little more than mouth sounds. On the whole, though, Flippin' the Script is among the better spoken-word recordings. --Roni Sarig

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Flippin' the Script: Rap Meets Poetry
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Probably the best spoken word CD out
 Flippin' the Script: Rap Meets Poetry
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Mouth Almighty / Pgd
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
PoetryPoetry | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
Spoken WordSpoken Word | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000003ZVL
Release Date: 1996-08-27

Tracks:

  1. Introduction - Bob Holman
  2. Harlem Sweeties - Seventeen
  3. Processions - Tish Benson
  4. What I Got Is Gonna Last - Kool Kim
  5. Love Poems - Bob Holman
  6. Open - Sonja Sohn
  7. Kickin' It All Around - Dasez
  8. Space - Sekou Sundiata
  9. Nigger-Reecan Blues - Willie Perdomo
  10. Os-Sos-Saros - Edwin Torres
  11. Supreme - Samantha Coerbell
  12. My Baby's Mother - High Priest
  13. What Is Hip Hop? - Greg Tate
  14. Regurgitations - Mikah
  15. No Respect For Life - Essence Donn
  16. Every Time I Say Now - Seventeen
  17. Why Lie? - Sha-Key
  18. Well? - Everton Sylvester
  19. Howl In Japanese - Nakagaki Hisafumi (A.K.A. 'Howlin' Tommy')
  20. Letter Word Terminology - Murder One
  21. Night Fears - Bob Holman

Amazon.com

What remains of the abortive mid-'90s poetry revival is Mouth Almighty Records, a label formed by Bob Holman and Bill Adler, ringleaders of the original "poetry slam" scene in New York. Mouth Almighty's second release, Flippin' the Script: Rap Meets Poetry, captures the best moments from the spirited slams that, between 1993 and '95, brought together rappers and poets in a spoken-word no-man's-land. Seventeen different performers, from the well known (poet/playwright Sekou Sundiata, cultural critic Greg Tate, UMCs rapper Kool Kim) to the less known (Dasez, 17, High Priest) take turns at the mic, with Holman hosting.

As with most of what passes for spoken poetry, Flippin' the Script's tracks are better classified as monologues or performance art, since most are unstructured and proselike and need a live reading to be appreciated. Some are a cappella raps, some free-form stories, some little more than mouth sounds. On the whole, though, Flippin' the Script is among the better spoken-word recordings. --Roni Sarig

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Probably the best spoken word CD out.......2000-01-03

This CD is literaly an open mic night (albeit recorded over 2 years) put to disc...and it rocks. You'll find work from some of the heaviest hitters on the spoken word circuit (even though this CD is a couple of years old), and from some very cool surprises. There is some heavy language on this disc, but if you've been to the average open mic, it's no worse than that. Not a bad introduction to live poetry for the uninitiated.

Rap Music:

  1. Fluidly I Approach
  2. For the People [Explicit Lyrics]
  3. From Tha Ground Unda [Explicit Lyrics]
  4. From Tha Ground Unda [Explicit Lyrics]
  5. Hail Mary
  6. Harlem World [Clean]
  7. Harlem World [Explicit Lyrics]
  8. I Got Sumthin' on My Mind
  9. I Got S--t on My Mind [Explicit Lyrics]
  10. I'm Bout It [Explicit Lyrics] [Soundtrack]

Rap Music

rap music

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