Masters of the Universe

by Binary Star

Masters of the Universe cover art

Recorded on a minuscule budget in Pontiac, Michigan, this fiercely independent album became a holy grail of the underground hip-hop movement. One Be Lo and Senim Silla deliver incredibly sharp, intellectual lyricism over dusty, impeccably jazz-sampled boom-bap beats, criticizing the commercialization of the rap industry.

Genres

  • Conscious Hip Hop
  • Boom Bap

Tracklist

  1. Reality Check (feat. One Be Lo & Senim Silla)
  2. Conquistadors (feat. Senim Silla & One Be Lo)
  3. Solar Powered (Interlude)
  4. Solar Powered (feat. One Be Lo & Senim Silla)
  5. Slang Blade (Intro)
  6. Slang Blade (feat. Senim Silla)
  7. Binary Shuffle (Intro)
  8. Binary Shuffle (feat. One Be Lo & Senim Silla)
  9. Fellowship (feat. Senim Silla, One Be Lo & Athletic Mic League)
  10. New Hip Hop (feat. Senim Silla & One Be Lo)
  11. Masters of the Universe (feat. One Be Lo & Senim Silla)
  12. Indy 500 (feat. Decompoze)
  13. Evolution of Man (feat. One Be Lo & Brenda J)
  14. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Jail) (feat. Senim Silla)
  15. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Prison) (feat. One Be Lo)
  16. Honest Expression (feat. Senim Silla & One Be Lo)
  17. Honest Expression (Outro)
  18. Glen Close (feat. One Be Lo)
  19. Wolfman Jack (Intro)
  20. Wolfman Jack (feat. Senim Silla & One Be Lo)
  21. One Man Army (feat. One Be Lo)
  22. The Kgb (Intro)
  23. The Kgb (feat. Malaki, Elzhi, Lacks, O Type Star, Texture & Juice)
  24. Outro