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Track Listing
1. to the K, A - (featuring B Real)
2. Soul Glo
3. Put Ya Stamp on It - (featuring Talib Kweli)
4. Step It Up
5. Rain - (featuring Brenna Gethers)
6. Be Prepared - (featuring Little Brother)
7. Absolute Value
8. Black Hell Breaks Loose - (featuring Therapy/Willie Evans Jr.)
9. Kindred - (featuring Brenna Gethers/Chuck D)
10. Front Steps Pt. II (Tough Love)
11. Beast Mode - (featuring Mr. Lif)
12. If We Can't Build - (featuring Bumpy Knuckles)
13. AK B. Nimble
14. Back Home to You
| Details | | Contributing artists: | B Real, B-Real, Brenna Gethers, Bumpy Knuckles, Chuck D, Little Brother, Mr. Lif, Talib Kweli, Therapy, Willie Evans, Jr. | | Distributor: | E1 Distribution (USA) | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Personnel include: Akrobatik (rap vocals); Talib Kweli, Chuck D.
A veteran of the Boston underground who first gained attention with a string of quality singles in the late 1990s (as he puts it on the opening track, "I'm from the era when you had to work your hardest to win/A lot of records dropped, never heard the artist again"), Akrobatik returns five years after his acclaimed debut with the long-awaited follow-up, ABSOLUTE VALUE. As always, Ak is on point lyrically but this time around, he benefits from an all-star underground production team (including Illmind, Da Beatminerz, 9th Wonder, Hezekiah, J-Zone, and the late great J Dilla) as well as guest appearances from such big-name MCs as Talib Kweli, Mr. Lif, Little Brother, Freddie Foxxx, and Chuck D.
Industry Reviews
4 stars out of 5 -- Album opener 'A to the K' features Ak's favorite sports metaphors over a menacing beat and may be close to the most perfect thing the Boston MC has ever touched.
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