Author Topic: Kokane's "Funk Upon a Rhyme" review (Read 182 times)

That_Cracka_J · « **on:** July 15, 2002, 02:17:26 PM »

I was going through some old Source magazines from back in the day and I came across an album review of "Funk Upon a Rhyme" by Kokane, so I figured I'd type it up.

Niggas just don't know when to let a good thing rest. Ever since Dre and Death Row freaked the funk last year, everybody and their great-aunt have jumped aboard the G-Funk bandwagon. And now you can officially add Kokane to the list.
But Kokane believes that he is different from the rest and has something new to offer. According to him, he doesn't do rap; instead he does straight-up funk. Which is true, he barely kicks a verse on the entire album, perfering to sing his vocals much in the narrative style of his hero George Clinton. As for the music? He boasts of not having one sample; all of his music is done live.
In the end the album is aw-ight; nothing about it will change your life. I don't know, maybe it's just me, but if I hear one more damned Casio keyboard-sounding bassline and a high-pitched whining noise, I just might start screaming. Don't get me wrong, I dig the funk as much as the next man, but gee-whiz, must all rap albums sound the same? As if every producer on the West Coast is a clone of Dr. Dre? How about a little originality, guys? The overall package is decent, but at times the music sounds as if your favorite Parliament CD is skipping on every sixth measure of melody.
Lyric-wise, Kokane is about average, but it's hard to tell with all the Funkadelic-singing that dominates the album. In the end Kokane is indeed correct in stating that his album is more funk than hip-hop. But as for me? I'll make like that girl Slim Kid Tre from The Pharcyde and pass it by. And if you're sick and tired of the funk, you might want to do the same.

...3 Mics...

---------Man, Fuck The Source.

LAZY · « **Reply #1 on:** July 15, 2002, 04:31:33 PM »

they gave it a better overall then i thought

That_Cracka_J · « **Reply #2 on:** July 16, 2002, 02:22:52 PM »

The fucked up thing is Kokane was around before Death Row was born and The Source made is sound like he was bitin' off of Dre and The Chronic and shit by usin' the name Kokane...

LAZY · « **Reply #3 on:** July 16, 2002, 02:26:59 PM »

yeah it iz fucked up so FUCK THE SOURCE

S.G.V. · « **Reply #4 on:** July 16, 2002, 02:53:11 PM »

lol...only the source...btu isnt tre from the pharcyde a guy?

DJ_Jay_Deee · « **Reply #5 on:** July 16, 2002, 07:10:32 PM »

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FUCK THE SOURCE

Nima - Dubcnn.com · « **Reply #6 on:** July 16, 2002, 10:56:52 PM »

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The fucked up thing is Kokane was around before Death Row was born and The Source made is sound like he was bitin' off of Dre and The Chronic and shit by usin' the name Kokane...

Funkadelic · « **Reply #7 on:** July 16, 2002, 11:03:48 PM »

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The fucked up thing is Kokane was around before Death Row was born and The Source made is sound like he was bitin' off of Dre and The Chronic and shit by usin' the name Kokane...

"Funk Upon A Rhyme" is a really good album...