Review Highlights

Featuring a wide assortment of super-talented hip hop artists, impressive tracks, and other goodies The Black Sunz Compilation is a fan favorite. Check out what some others are saying about this release.

"This compilation CD contains 24 tracks of some of Hip Hop's up and coming. The music on this compilation contains several great songs and included a host of talented artists from around the hip hop scene. The setup of this CD is also very unique. Mixed with the great hip hop numbers, the CD also contains short 30 to 40 second tracks of some great beats, scratches, and samples from Anonymous Twist and Celph Titled that run throughout the contents of this CD. These shorts provide a resting point for the listener between the tracks and also adds to the allure of the music. The most notable song on the CD is 'Episodic Melodies' by The Goods. The songs on this CD have a great original flow and smooth rhythms and rhymes that keep the attention of the listener. This is very good hip hop and a great way to hear some of the best hip hop stars of the future."
-- Michael Allison -- THEGLOBALMUSE.COM

"Another unknown surprise here - the only artists I really recognised on this CD were Celph Titled, Moka Only and Spontaneous. But there's around twenty full tracks here (and a few nice instrumental interludes as well) and a whole host of others who put in good work and make this CD one that any fan into the underground scene will appreciate. No 'jiggy-ness' or media-friendly joints here - this is the cream of the US and Canadian underworld united. 'Upstairs' by Moka Only carries on his strong reputation as one of the guys to watch over the next few months, backed up by a basic-but-effective beat concocted by DJ Moves. 'Episodic Melodies' by The Goods is dope - the main MC sounds very Blackalicious-like in his tone and delivery, and the lovely music will have you nodding your head for sure. But my favourite track here is definitely 'Teenage Angst' by Paul The Apostle, who tells a story of teenage life over a dark rhtym and a creepy vocal sample in the chorus. Excellent stuff.

Put together simply out of the love of hip-hop, this CD represents the future of independent hip-hop."
-- Spine Magazine -- www.spinemagazine.com

"Now the beats on these interludes are slamming because Celph always reps to the fullest behind the boards"

"Well-known underground hero Jugga (the Bully) represents nicely on "Atlantis" with a beat that really sounds aquatic while he tones down his normally menacing voice and flow to something just above a whisper - it's an ill effect. "

"The solo track by Moka Only (the bio points out his crew was featured on Len's "You Can't Stop the Bumrush") is an amusingly twisted ode to sexuality"

"It's hard not to enjoy "Episodic Melodies" by Toronto's own The Goods too - he's pretty fly for a white guy."
-- Steve 'Flash Juon -- Rap Reviews

"Redline Productions has brought together some of the finest emcees and producers with ties to the Internet-- Tack Fu, Anonymous Twist, Jugga and Spon are all well known names to Hip Hop Infinity frequenters."

"Swan Dive" is fortunately instrumental and the beat is incredibly dope"

"The previously released "Atlantis" has Jugga dropping punchlines over a dark beat. It's a traditional battle song with a typical chorus, but Jugga's charisma raises the quality of the song up a notch."

"Double Helix's Spontaneus' "Underground Wordplay Wizardry" is quite similar in theme with "Atlantis"-- it's a punchline feast with a beat, that makes sure that Spon's lyrical performance isn't outshined."

"The tightest joints on Black Sunz come from Canada. DJ Moves produced the sloppy "Upstairs," with Moka Only doing his thing on the mic. At first, I didn't know how to react to the weird lyricism, but a couple of listens helped me to adjust myself to Moka Only's creative vocals."

"Another DJ Moves produced gem is Paul the Apostle's "Teenage Angst""

"The Goods' "Episodic Melodies" is quite funky, I particularly like the switch-ups in the beat. The abstract narrative is nice, too."
-- Paul MateKovits -- Hip Hop Infinity

" "Supreme Being" by Anonymous Twist. REAL TIGHT!,"

""Upstairs" by Moka Only has "Bonita Applebom" kind of feel and The Goods drops some nice rhymes on "Episodic Melodies"."
-- The Groove Spot --

"Anon's "Rocken Beatz", we cross over to Tachichi and DJ Moves' "Adjust Your Mental". Now as we all know, their album was a banger, and these two continue to do what made their record so nice, with a cow belly beat and more of Tachichi's tales. What takes us closer to the wrap up of this compilation, but first Bird Apres give us a tight "The Impaler""
-- tadah the byk -- www.urbansmarts.com