50/50 Where It Counts

50/50 Where It Counts

Track Listings
1. Intro
2. We Three Kings
3. Trust No One
4. Interlude
5. Masked Man
6. 05 Professionals
7. Dead Man Don't Walk
8. Newport
9. Apocalypse Party
10. 01/29/2020
11. Intelligent Freaks
12. Dazed & Confused
13. Whiteys on the Moon
14. Go Back
15. Nibiru
16. Ballistics Testing
17. Outlawed Truths
18. Tranquilized Tones
19. Viral Pneumonia
20. Simba Ain't Shit
See all 22 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Progressive Hip Hop While Respecting the Old School. raps Over Wickedly Mixed Down Scratch Beats.

50/50 Where It Counts
50/50 Where It Counts
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • An ignored piece of hip-hop history
  • Apocalyptic...Brooding... Sci-FI... Sixtoo/Buck65
  • true landmark album
  • l'avant garde
 50/50 Where It Counts
Sebutones
Manufacturer: Metaforensics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
Pop RapPop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00004VWXL
Release Date: 2002-09-09

Tracks:

  1. Intro
  2. We Three Kings
  3. Trust No One
  4. Interlude
  5. Masked Man
  6. 05 Professionals
  7. Dead Man Don't Walk
  8. Newport
  9. Apocalypse Party
  10. 01/29/2020
  11. Intelligent Freaks
  12. Dazed & Confused
  13. Whiteys on the Moon
  14. Go Back
  15. Nibiru
  16. Ballistics Testing
  17. Outlawed Truths
  18. Tranquilized Tones
  19. Viral Pneumonia
  20. Simba Ain't Shit
  21. Chalk
  22. Punk Song

Album Details

Progressive Hip Hop While Respecting the Old School. raps Over Wickedly Mixed Down Scratch Beats.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars An ignored piece of hip-hop history.......2005-12-30

The teaming of Buck 65 and Sixtoo's "50/50 Where It Counts" is a landmark album when it comes to abstract experimentalism in hip-hop. Their production style is very reminiscent of Company Flow's "Funcrusherplus" album; also released in 1997. The production is dark, murky, mysterious and alluring. Like "Funcrusherplus", the elements are never pushed beyond the listeners comprehension. There is a conscious effort to keep the recording raw and minimal, yet jam-packed with interesting ideas and varied styles of approaching hip-hop. Their flows are completely original. Buck 65 can sound like a 12-year old boy or a 40-year old lung cancer inflicted cowboy, and everything in between. Sixtoo, although very monotone, brings a very unique style to the table. Both emcees flow with passion and soul; and they sound as hungry as they come.

There is a multitude of standout tracks on the album. It truly is a classic. Some fine examples of their legacy would be the building "Trust No One", "Apocalypse Party", and my favorite "Go Back", among other cuts. There are also some more humorous cuts like "Punk Song".

The overall feel of "50/50 Where It Counts" is intoxicating. Like much of their earlier works, it offers a very meditative feel. One could only complain about a lack of focus throughout the album, which may seem like a pro in some people's eyes. There are just so many ideas (some say too many, including Buck 65 himself on his official web site), that it does require multiple listens. There's no brainwashing involved, unlike some of Anticon's newer releases. It's immediately enthralling, and doesn't let up until you realize that the Sebutones are one of the most slept-on collectives in underground hip-hop.

5 out of 5 stars Apocalyptic...Brooding... Sci-FI... Sixtoo/Buck65.......2005-02-17

Sebutones is the teaming of Buck65 and Sixtoo, and this, their one and only release on Sixtoo's own Metaforensics label,is a landmark Canadian hip-hop album.... and a sorely disregarded one at that.

Both are fixtures in the underground Canadian scene, and have contributed vastly to the canon of experimental hip-hop in their solo capacities, but on "50/50 Where It Counts"... they are distinctive as a group.... and the album in no way sounds like a hodge-podge of styles found on their solo releases. The atmosphere is oppressive, but at the same time playful like on "punk song" and "whitey's on the moon", and the touching "newport" which is a dedication to the fallen sebutone member.

It was recorded back in '96, and the only comparisons I could make to it are perhaps cLOUDDEAD or Themselves in terms of scope and ambition. A compelling listen from start to finish. And Sixtoo signed my copy!!!!

5 out of 5 stars true landmark album.......2002-10-03

both Sixtoo and Buck65 have gone on to do more challenging things since 50/50 was originally released in '98. But it really is a landmark album.

Paranoid, often tense, it is a dark, apocalyptic science fiction novel of a hiphop album. Both artists take a detached view from the horribly clichéd norm of 'urban depiction', taking a more abstract aproach to both lyrics and beats.

Don't go to sleep with this in your headphones.

5 out of 5 stars l'avant garde.......2002-05-10

This cd belongs to the Hallifax'hip hop scene(Sixtoo,Buck 65)
If you're looking for a real alternative in the hip hop mouvement "50/50 where it counts" is what you were looking for.
S.F / spoken words / Lo-fi / (experi)mental...no fun.
Give it a chance.
It's different,i must say!

Rap Music:

  1. Back Again [Clean]
  2. Beats, Rhymes & Battles, Vol. 1 [Explicit Lyrics]
  3. Beware of the Boys: The Dance Remixes [CD-single]
  4. Beware of Those
  5. Boyz to Soljas [Explicit Lyrics]
  6. Code Name: Scorpion
  7. Come Close Remix (Closer) [CD-single] [Enhanced] [Explicit Lyrics]
  8. Doing Business As
  9. Don't Stop Til We Major [Explicit Lyrics]
  10. Dwellin' In the Lab

Rap Music

rap music

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