Prince Ali - I Miss 1994 (Mini Review)
Prince Ali - I Miss 1994
Prince Ali is your average Pakistani-Canadian rapper...let me
stop. There's nothing really average about P.A. at all... at least not
in the rap world. He's Pakistani, he's Canadian, he's a re-born Muslim,
and he didn't start rapping until a few years ago.... and he's still
really good at it.
Hailing from the T.Dot, the oddity that is Prince Ali (and no we're not talking about the other Prince Ali signed to Heiro Imperium) struggled to find who he was which eventually led to him to becoming an MC at the relatively ripe age of 18. Now 3 years later (I miss 1994 was released in 2006) Ali is proving himself as a force to be taken seriously.
I Miss 1994 likely to take you back to hip hop's golden era which can be summed up in the year 1994. With joints like Gangstarr's Hard to Earn, Nas' Illmatic, Tribe's Midnight Marauders, Pete Rock & CL Smooth's Main Ingredient ,Common's Ressurection, Wu's Enter..., Black Moon's Enta Da Stage, Biggie's Ready to Die, and Outkast's Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik to
name a few 1994 was hip hop's livest year to date, which is why Ali
specifically attempts to recreate music from the age best displayed in
the DJ Premier tribute Rap Author.
To keep it short and simple, I Miss 1994 finds P.A. spitting in the style of hip hop forefathers with an easy to understand flow laced over (for the most part) Incise produced tracks. The album is best when listened to while driving somewhere in the evening or even showering (yes showering). Album high points include Rap Author, Righteous Scrolls (featuring Tragedy Khadafi), Beat Knock, and On Our Way.
1994 was a great year and I Miss 1994 does it's best to measure up to classics from the year. Although not of Illmatic proportions, Prince Ali's debut is nice and since kid has only been rapping 3 years it's a sure thing we'll hear great things from him in the future.
8/10
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