Rating: 9/10
Favourite Tracks: It's A Kuruption Ting, I Don't Smoke, Decoy, Standard Hoodlum Issue, Functions On The Low, Creeper, Ho,
Least Favourite Track: N/A
On this review I will be reviewing the debut album which was released yesterday 17th November 2017 from Kurupt Fm called "The Lost Tape".
Kurupt Fm are a 6 garage crew "Mc Grindah", "Beats", "Decoy", "Fantasy", "Chabuddy G", and "Steves". These guys are famously known for their BBC 3 programme called "People Just Do Nothing". I have been of them since the first series back in 2014. Despite they are only actors playing their characters in Kurupt FM I think these guys are funny and have a lot of talent. On the programme "People Just Do Nothing" they host a pirate radio station in Brentford where they play Garage music and a bit of Drum N Bass but mostly Garage. When I first watched the first series I actually thought Kurupt Fm was a real radio station but it turns out it's not. Their tv show is fantastic its about 6 people running a pirate radio station on a flat estate. I would recommend for those to watch the TV show on BBC Iplayer. Since hearing this album what did I think of it? It's basically some Garage classics turned into a Kurupt FM Live DJ set. I really enjoyed how they used some of the Garage production tracks and turned it into their own. It sounds like a live radio set but it's on to an album. As a fan of Garage music I thank these guys for bringing it back. Garage music was part of my childhood whilst I was growing up. It was such a good time back in the day Garage was being played in all commercial radios. I quite feel sad that how time has gone quick and how commercial radio has became shit since then. This is why I have given up commercial radio and I now listen to Pirate radio.
Moving on to my favourite tracks which were "It's A Kuruption Ting", "I Don't Smoke", "Decoy", "Standard Hoodlum Issue", "Functions On The Low", "Creeper", and "Ho". Starting off with "It's A Kuruption Ting". Fantastic track of a remake from Scott Garcia. I loved how they start off with the track saying "Your listening to the sounds of legendary Kurupt FM 108.9". Fantastic opener of this track of Mc Grindah Biggin up all the crew with him. "I Don't Smoke" an original track from the artist Deekline. Mc Grindah bars are too dope. Definitely the best track on the album. "Decoy" Another great track with excellent production these guys go hard on this track. "Standard Hoodlum Issue" I loved the starter to the track "Sittin upon the rhythm". My overall favourite track on the album. "Functions On The Low" this track was an interesting track which used a Stormzy track production "Shut Up". I found it very interesting on how they used a production from one of Stormzy's track. "Creeper" a decent track on the album Mc Grindah bars are just on fire. Lastly "Ho" which this track is taken as a demo track by Dizzee Rascal another great track. The whole point of this album is to use some of the tracks which has already been produced and make it better. No least favourite tracks since all of the tracks were excellent.
Overall I really enjoyed this album I was defintley hyped by listening to Garage again. I would defintley listen to it again. It's a 9/10
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