Edan
Album: Beauty and the Beat
Release Date: March 29th, 2005
Label: Lewis Recordings

Review: While Edan’s critically acclaimed debut, Primitive Plus, was both an unorthodox and unabashed celebration of Hiphop’s golden age, his sophomore LP, Beauty & The Beat, is a vast musical collage that contains many different influences; Hip hop, rock, pop, dusty breaks, hazy loops, luxurious off-kilter samples and curveball tempo changes that are all commingled into one cohesive piece of art.

Though Edan’s vast lyrical imagination and technical wizardry (he also self-produced every track) alone make Beauty And The Beat a standout LP, it also illustrates what an artist can accomplish when he refuses to accept, or be boxed in by the limitations and genre stereotypes placed upon artists by labels, radio programmers, critics and fans alike; exemplified by Edan’s ode to the limitless potential of the cosmos “I See Colours,” the LP’s lead-single “Fumbling Over Words That Rhyme” a track which true Hiphop enthusiasts and historians will not only appreciate, but ultimately debate, “Smile” a gripping behind the scenes look at a successful yet internally tormented star and its uplifting sequel “Promised Land” which elegantly captures Beauty And The Beat’s underlying essence----the symbolism of imagination and its power to overcome all that is perilous with positivity, patience and understanding.

Edan’s guest roster includes two of Boston’s finest, as Def Juxie Mr. Lif graces “Making Planets” and Edan’s musical partner in beats and rhymes, Insight, rekindle their undeniable chemistry on “Funky Voltron” and “The Science Of The Two.” Legendary Bronx emcee Percee-P also makes a noteworthy appearance on the kinetic “Torture Chamber”.

Edan’s Beauty And The Beat will impact on 3-29-05!!

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