The Perceptionists
Black Dialogue

THE REVIEW

Chuck D on the Perceptionists: "Lif is Coltrane, Ak is Miles Davis, and Fakts One yo is Art Blakey - the magic that happened in NYC 50 years ago, they're repeating it right now."

It's a pity that this trio is from Boston; Chuck D, who defined Eminem as the Elvis of Rap without blinking, gives Akrobatik the title of Miles Davis. An MC compared to one of the most introverted jazz musicians is a crazy juxtaposition dictated, in my opinion, by the continuous search for a successor who can recreate a sound of awareness that encourages the poor to rise and the rich to understand.

The chemistry of the Perceptionists lies in making militant rap an avant-rap, transforming what their predecessors, all duly paid tribute to with various citations, did simply and crudely, into a refined purely hip-hop sound. Ak, Lif, and DJ Fakts One, before recording together, always collaborated on their rap songs until, after their initial solo releases, they spontaneously created "Black Dialogue" primarily dealing with anti-Bush politics. The fusion between the two MCs is total, especially in "Blò" with a sample of Krs-One that makes the song more sophisticated with them passing the verses with discontinuity, hearing them alternate on the microphone with those metrics redefines your rap parameters; not like in "Memorial Day" where they take turns to explain the reasons for the failure of the Iraq war with Ak prevailing by naming the ministers of the government as the new generals of the army.

"Love Letter" breaks the anger, protest cries turn into sweet singing with a lyrical base of a woman breathing, a full atmosphere for dedicating it to a platonic goddess. Classic rap appears in "Black Dialogue"; a rap testament for anyone who has at least once imitated the style, the fashion, or criticized the history of the black race, hypocrites are always the first to criticize. It continues to be a work entirely to spread in the ghetto the "Frame Rupture", a title that partly reciprocates the text, consisting of jagged rhymes, and the noisy drums of "What Have We Got To Lose?!" where a wall is raised between the political-legal systems and the hordes of young people who feel no need for it. 9, 10, and 11 Feat. by Guru & Camutao; Shock G; and Phonte; the story ends with a ballad, "Breathe In The Sun", a tribute by Lif to the English music of Coldplay and Radiohead.

They didn't go wrong, 'Black Dialogue', a historic CD, a new generational manifesto rewritten by two middleweights of rap, the heavyweights have been undisputed champions for 15 years.