Chris Lowe Returns With Black Life II On Nature Sounds

[Damien J.]

Though Chris Lowe is a producer extraordinaire from Connecticut by way of Chicago who has been in the entertainment business for over 15-years (a true example of longevity in the Hiphop community), he’s only recently begun to garnish the accolades he’s deserved; including being named one of Urb Magazine’s “Hot 100” artists in 2004.

While Chris maybe best known for his early, ground-breaking work with Stezo (the group’s debut LP Crazy Life spawned classics such as “Its Your Turn,” “To The Max” & “Freak The Funk”) and for working closely with EPMD in the late 80’s on Sleeping Bag/Fresh Records, Chris and Dooley-O were also the first to discover the famed “Skull Snaps” break beat, using it for Stezo’s now fabled “It’s Your Turn” (re-popularized by Gang Starr’s “Take It Personal”) which was duly noted on Chris’ debut LP, Black Life, on the skit “Do Your History.”

Mostly noted as a "break beat king", in the same class as Large Professor, Pete Rock, and DJ Premier, Chris Lowe combines the aesthetics of his early 90’s production prowess with the crisper tactics of today, melding an LP of Funk and Soul Sampling sensibilities with the up-jump crunch of the future.

Chris came back to the forefront in 2004 with his critically acclaimed debut, Black Life, which featured an array of artists, including Parrish Smith of EPMD, Carl Thomas, Large Professor, Sadat X, Dinco D (Leaders Of The New School), Dooley O and Stezo. Black Life was engineered by Hit Squad (EPMD, Das EFX) in-house maestro Charlie Moratta---who previously engineered and produced timeless creations for EPMD, Keith Murray, Redman and Das Efx.

In 2007, Chris Lowe returns to follow-up his critically-acclaimed debut, with its sequel, Black Life II (The Next Thing Smokin'), which will be released by Nature Sounds on 4-17-06 and is entirely produced by Chris and features no guest appearances!! Breaks and beats aside, Black Life II is simply The Rap Life as it harkens back to Hiphop’s glory age! Classically timed, lushly-produced and ripe with the ingredients that made so many of Chris Lowe’s past collaborations the integral pieces of Hiphop history they are today.

Tracklisting:

1.) Smokin’ Intro
2.) Smokin’ Promo
3.) Chick On Da Side
4.) Smoke Break
5.) Its My Thing
6.) Back to Back
7.) Chasin’ Stacks
8.) Golden Bra Great
9.) Wild Thing Intro
10.) Wild Thing
11.) You In Love
12.) Another One Bites The Dust
13.) Smokin’ Outro