The Bridge (Concept of a Culture)
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| Studio album by Grandmaster Flash | ||||
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Publication |
February 24, 2009 |
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| Label (s) | (Ua) Strut Records | |||
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CD · Download · Vinyl |
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Title (number) |
19th |
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running time |
62:59 |
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Grandmaster Flash |
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The Bridge (Concept of a Culture) is the seventh studio album by US DJ Grandmaster Flash . The album was released on February 24, 2009, eleven years after its last record, which was titled Flash Is Back . Well -known rappers such as Q-Tip , Busta Rhymes , Big Daddy Kane , KRS One and Snoop Dogg are represented on The Bridge (Concept of a Culture) .
The album was released in three different versions. The standard version contains 19 tracks and exists in a clean and an explicit version, which means that the clean version censors swear words, while the latter can be heard freely in the explicit version. There is also a bonus edition with two remix songs. The album was also released as a record.
Cover
On the cover you can see Grandmaster Flash in the middle, he has crossed his arms and looks indifferently into the camera. Behind him, the city of New York City can be seen late in the day, while the Brooklyn Bridge is clearly visible on the left edge . Flash wears a black jacket and an equally black cap, the title of the album and his artist name are shown in white letters and in block letters.
Track list
Regular version
| # | title | length |
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| 1. | Welcome | 1:00 |
| 2. | Shine All Day ( feat.Jumz , Kel Spencer & Q-Tip ) | 3:05 |
| 3. | We Speak Hip Hop (feat. Abass, Afasi, KRS-One , Kase-O & Maccho) | 3:16 |
| 4th | Here Comes My DJ (feat.DJ Kool & DJ Demo) | 3:00 |
| 5. | Bounce Back ( feat.Busta Rhymes ) | 2:38 |
| 6th | Swagger (feat. Red Café , Snoop Dogg & Lynn Carter) | 3:33 |
| 7th | What If ( feat.KRS-One ) | 4:06 |
| 8th. | Unanswered | 0:26 |
| 9. | Tribute To The Breakdancer ( feat.Supernatural ) | 3:20 |
| 10. | Grown & Sexy (feat. Mr. Cheeks ) | 3:17 |
| 11. | When I Get There ( feat.Big Daddy Kane & Hedonis Da Amazon) | 3:47 |
| 12. | Connection | 0:12 |
| 13. | I Got Sumthin 'To Say (feat.Lordikim, Jay-Flo & Almighty Thor) | 3:22 |
| 14th | Can I Take You Higher (feat. Mr. Cheeks, Grandmaster Caz & Tito) | 3:29 |
| 15th | Unpredictable (feat.Big Daddy Kane & Syndee) | 3:37 |
| 16. | Those Chix (feat.Byata, Princess Superstar, Hedonis Da Amazon & Syndee) | 2:56 |
| 17th | Bronx Bombers (feat.Almighty Thor, Lordikim & Mann Child) | 3:50 |
| 18th | Zuka The Sound | 2:31 |
| 19th | Oh Man (feat.Syndee & Natacha Atlas) | 4:35 |
Bonus edition
| # | title | length |
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| 20th | Swagger (Grandmaster Flash Street Leak Remix) (feat. Red Café, Snoop Dogg & Lynda Carter ) | 3:44 |
| 21st | Shine All Day (Sam Webster Remix) (feat.Jumz, Kel Spencer & Q-Tip) | 3:46 |
criticism
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| laut.de |
 
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| Allmusic |
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| RapReviews |
 
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| SPIN |
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David Hilzendegen from laut.de wrote that, to be honest, “no one” has been waiting for The Bridge (Concept of a Culture) . He doubted the need for a new Grandmaster Flash album. He has well-known feature guests on his album, some of whom he praised, but there are no surprises and so “everything is as it was”. While Hilzendegen on the one hand praised Flash's work as a producer and described the beats as "sophisticated" and "perfectly produced", he criticized the lack of innovation in his opinion, and Flash's work also sounded "almost old-fashioned" and like "been there before" . Finally, he dubbed Grandmaster Flash “Oldschool Grandmaster”, who, due to his outdated sounding music, did not manage to make a name for himself in today's hip-hop scene.
Allmusic's David Jeffries wrote that Flash would disappoint “hip-hop purists” with party songs like Swagger and Grown & Sexy . Even if there is often historical reference and some lyrics are refined, Flash with The Bridge (Concept of a Culture) would be more important to the "Golden Age Block Party" times in a modern guise. The album is surprisingly clever and never disappointing, overall, The Bridge (Concept of a Culture) is a success. The comeback of Grandmaster Flash is also gratifying, even if he is not in top form.
Web links
- Album profile at discogs
- The Bridge (Concept of a Culture) at rateyourmusic.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ David Hilzendegen: Flash remains the old school grandmaster. . laut.de . Retrieved January 6, 2016.
- ^ David Jeffries: AllMusic Review by David Jeffries . Allmusic . Retrieved January 6, 2016.
- ↑ Steve Juon: Grandmaster Flash :: The Bridge ::! K7 / Strut Records . RapReviews. February 17, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
- ↑ Thomas Golianopoulos: Grandmaster Flash, 'The Bridge' (Adrenaline / Strut) . SPIN. February 19, 2009. Retrieved January 6, 2016.