In a post made on Instagram, Mano Brown recalled the Racionais MC’s studio album that turned 10 years old last Monday, 25
One of the biggest rap groups in the history of Brazilian music, Racionais MC’s It has existed for 36 years and has released four studio albums throughout its career, in addition to four recorded live. Second Bro Brownleader of the group and one of the singers, one of the albums “anticipated the sound aesthetics of Trap in São Paulo and Brazil.”
The disk in question is Colors & Values (2014), which completed 10 years since its release last Monday, the 25th. With 15 tracks in total, such as “Black Zica” and “How much is the show worth?,” the LP brought a revolution in the group’s sound. At the time, the reception was not as good as the group’s other works Rationalbut the album has stood the test of time and achieved certain cult status.
In a post made on Instagram to celebrate the birthday of Colors & Values, Bro Brown he recalled behind the scenes of the production and highlighted the qualities of the project. “Written and produced in the pre-production studio BlackHouse in the favela Adoasto de Godóibetter known as Sabin Favelamixed at the legendary @quadstudiosnyc in New York, where they previously recorded Tupac, Notorious B.I.G., 50 Cent and other brabos, the album anticipated the sound aesthetics of Trap in São Paulo and in Brazil, forming a unique track where the guys took turns on the vocals while the arrangements were personalized in the details!,” wrote the 54-year-old rapper
“An album designed for the near future! The pride of the race and a new behavior of the ghetto are imprinted! Without forgetting the previous life and the questioning… “How much is the show worth?” is already a challenge launched to the masses, it talks about overcoming and the dangers of a young person’s life until the encounter with culture coming from the Bronx in the 80s, this track is an autobiography in a style of sound that was called in the old days Hard Core Rap!“, continued Brown.
It’s a conceptual album with the intention of being popular!
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Source: Rollingstone
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