Critical Beatdown

by Ultramagnetic MC's

Critical Beatdown cover art

Driven by Ced Gee's pioneering, chaotic sampling techniques and Kool Keith's surreal, off-kilter, sci-fi-laced lyricism, 'Critical Beatdown' is a boom-bap landmark. The production utilized the E-mu SP-1200 in ways previously unheard, chopping funk breaks into dense, energetic collages that laid the groundwork for East Coast hardcore hip-hop. It remains an incredibly forward-thinking, highly rhythmic, and eccentric classic of the genre's golden era.

Genres

  • Boom Bap
  • Hardcore Hip Hop

Tracklist

  1. Watch Me Now
  2. Ease Back
  3. Ego Trippin'
  4. Moe Luv's Theme
  5. Kool Keith Housing Things
  6. Traveling at the Speed of Thought - Remix
  7. Feelin' It
  8. One Minute Less
  9. Ain't It Good to You
  10. Funky - Remix
  11. Give the Drummer Some
  12. Break North
  13. Critical Beatdown
  14. When I Burn
  15. Ced-gee (Delta Force One)
  16. Funky - Original 12 Version
  17. Bait - Original Full Length
  18. A Chorus Line (feat. Tim Dog) - Original 12 Version
  19. Traveling at the Speed of Thought - Hip House Club Mix
  20. Ego Trippin'
  21. Mentally Mad - Original 12 Version