#Eyedea and abilities

[henricosaysstuff]

r.eye.p

[worldsworstmusicnerd]

2023 Album A Day: Day 144/365

E&A • Eyedea & Abilities

Favorite Track: Now

Thoughts: I often get excited when you get a duo of emcee and producer than give themselves equal recognition for their collaborative work, and Eyedea & Abilities are a great example of why. There is a strong sense of give and take in the interactions that take place between the bars and the beats; between the lyrics and the instrumentation. Neither half of this album exists in a vacuum. Eyedea’s lyrics wouldn’t flow as effectively without DJ Abilities’ production driving it along, and the delivery of bars is often directly affected by the samples being used or the particular beat patterns of a track. Meanwhile, DJ Abilities utilizes Eyedea’s rapping as a tool in his toolbox, mixing and sampling vocals and integrating them into the beats themselves. The result is a highly synergistic hip hop album that really highlights what the underground hip hop scene is all about. Technically sound production, insane vocal flow that is able to shift gears at a moment’s notice, and a fire beneath it all that fuels every lyric and every beat. There are certainly some spots that show their age, lyrically, but this combination is an undeniable force within the underground rap scene, and a collaboration that shines among the best emcee/producer duos.

[chazraps]

Remembering Eyedea who passed on 12 years ago today

[todayinhiphophistory]

Today in Hip Hop History:

Eyedea & Abilities released their second album E&A March 23, 2004

[itscodebaby]

s w i m m i n g i n t h e p o w d e r e d w a t e r

[allegoricalinkin]

While I'm not working on full-fledged arts...

...here some little doodles (:

[canticleofcanticlesforleibowitz]

Secrets leak out when you're asleep Coming from a queen's mouth, talk isn't all that cheap I'm now a lone flame searching for a purpose Setting fires everywhere I go, can't avoid the burns We shared pain You took me by my throat and made me understand the world as if I were you and I couldn't breathe And you can lead a horse to fresh water but you can't teach it how to be okay when you decide to leave I'm lost, there's no one to protect I got so used to being shelter from the rain that always followed you It's not my first time, actually it's nothin new But that doesn't make it any easier to get through The snow won't melt, smoke won't clear Turned hope inside out a thousand times trying to see if it was ever anything more than dressed up fear But the two go hand in hand you can't have one without the other being there

[harbinger0fdeath]

If there's a will, there's a wake. Burn me at the stake..who the hell am I trying to fool? I'm a fool, I feel so fake

[todayinhiphophistory]

Today in Hip Hop History:

Eyedea & Abilities released their debut album First Born October 1, 2001

[kaidan-z]