I recently came across this album and thought it was the shit. Keith Charles is an Atlanta based musician ...fuckit I'm not gonna explain it, you can read an interview with him here.
I'd go over every song in this album, because I pretty much liked all of them. He has a lot to say on this album, and lyrically takes you through the minutiae of his experiences, thoughts, and day to day life. Listening carefully, he paints a picture of his life. In one song, Minoring in Arson, he discusses his frustration about being underpaid to work at the Baja Car Wash in Fayetteville.
His vocals go everywhere from poetry reading style to more aggressive rhyming while riding the beats.
The music itself is really chill - Utilizing organic instrument samples, upright bass sounds, drum kits. The composition definitely has a real NYC sound to it. No big aggressive beats. Overall I'd say the music itself was intended to compliment the vocals, not vice versa.
Anyways, you can download BeforeCommonEra here, its a free download and well worth it.
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