Self-Preservation

Artist: Encore
Label: 75 Ark Records
Category: Music

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Format: Enhanced
Media: LP Record
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 676217500819
EAN: 0676217500819
ASIN: B00004RI5K

Release Date: 2000-03-21

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Tracks:

Bio
For You
Esoteric (Exec Anthem)
Love & Hate (The Mellow Drama)
Considadis
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View
E.T.
Sporadic
Situation
Live from S.F.
Takin' It
Self Preservation
It's Going Down
Blue Flowers [*]

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Customer Reviews:

I've been sleeping too long!!!.......2004-03-09

I recently seen Encore perform with Hiero and Little Brother. He flowed so nice that I had to pick up Self Preservation. Encore has to be one of the most underrated cats in the game. I should know. I was one of the many that didn't pick this up in 2000. Almost every joint is tight. A few of the guests are hot as well. Especially Grand the Visitor and Pep Love. I know his new joint, Layover, is dropping today so be sure to get both. Encore is one of the best in the game. Period.

An impressive debut, expect even better things.......2002-12-05

The production isn't overbearing, allowing Encore to display his considerable talent as an emcee. The all-but necessary guest rappers detract from the overall listening experience, but Encore enters in the knick of time to salvage every song. Consider this album a precursor to better things and get excited about this Bay Area emcee, not only can he seriously flow, he's got a mind to match. This will be his greatest asset in an increasingly unintellectual genre.

utterly un-noteworthy.......2001-04-08

Encore has a good flow. He has good lyrics. The beats are good. Ho-hum. This album is so boring. It's so average good which i think is less interesting than abominably bad though i wouldn't necessarily listen to either. Like Rasco, Planet Asia, and others, Encore is a good emcee who can be great on individual tracks but would you really want to listen a whole album's worth of tracks that add up to not much more than a few ideas, not many of which are original? If you're looking for more of the same, this is the album to get!

An Impressive Debut from a 5% Lyricist.......2000-12-23

I first heard Encore on Rasco's "Time Wait's for No Man"LP and his highly syllabic style over solid yet minimalist caught my ear immediately. His producer Architect's grooves are quite reminiscent of early DJ Premier and Eric B. productions, and with Encore's highly syllabic weavy flow, comparisons to Rakim's "Let The Rhythm Hit 'Em" and Nasty Nas's "Illmatic" are the most accurate I can make. Although not nearly as insightful as Nas's first LP and not as lyrically monumental as Rakim's third release, this album deserves a spot amongst the most impressive releases of the couple years. The most significant flaw in this album is that it is not innovative. Encore's style is that of an early to mid-nineties ill lyricist. Had this cd come out 5 or 6 years ago it would have been groundbreaking. As it is it's still an impressive release and if you enjoy artists like Rakim and Nas you WILL enjoy this album.

tight.......2000-04-02

Idon't own this album, but I heard this cat freestylin on the Wakeup Show and he gets ILL! So I checked him out on here and it's tight!

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