{"id":40204,"date":"2007-03-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-03-15T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/reviews\/chrome-children-vol-2\/"},"modified":"2007-03-15T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2007-03-15T00:00:00","slug":"chrome-children-vol-2","status":"publish","type":"review","link":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/reviews\/chrome-children-vol-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Chrome Children, Vol. 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=\"MsoNormal\">Well, there\u2019s a reason it\u2019s free, but the Web-based companion to Stones Throw\u2019s 2006 <em>Chrome Children<\/em> compilation is still better than most of the shit you\u2019ll find floating in the mainstream. It may be the best package ever jointly marketed with a group of late night cartoons.<\/p>\n<p>The Cartoon Network\u2019s Adult Swim block of shows has proved an excellent platform for this well-respected independent hip-hop label and Madlib, its quirky production backbone and premier underground beat chief. <\/p>\n<p>In addition to its odd and successful partnership with toons, the label has become vanguard of late great Detroit DJ J Dilla\u2019s unreleased work.<\/p>\n<p>However, the absence of the two stars that made the first compilation sparkle make this second edition fall flat in some places.<\/p>\n<p>Most of these 16 freebies available for download at stonesthrow.com feature the signature of some of the label\u2019s up-and-comers on both sides of the turntables. Oh No lays some J Dilla-worthy vintage soul flavor under Roc C\u2019s \u201cLiving For The City,\u201d then comes back with vocal bite on the edgy smack down \u201cGitback.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Indie electronic instrumentalist Four Tet provides the compilation\u2019s standout composition for promising Detroit MC Guilty Simpson, who provides a crude swagger reminiscent of forefathers and J Dilla creation <place><\/place><placename><\/placename>Slum <placetype><\/placetype>Village. Along with the old school flow of fellow unknown Percee P on \u201cReverse Part Two,\u201d it represents the collection\u2019s best.<\/p>\n<p>Madlib\u2019s two instrumental appearances offer some spacey, funk-laced interludes worthy of the dance floor and dead air between Adult Swim shows alike. The final seven tracks, while pleasantly funky, tend to be unmemorable. <\/p>\n<p>Still, for those in the know or have no idea, <em>Chrome Children Vol. 2<\/em> is an un-passable opportunity to discover underground hip hop\u2019s latest talents.<\/p>\n<p>[To learn more, check out <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stonesthrow.com\/chromechildren\">http:\/\/www.stonesthrow.com\/chromechildren<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"\\\"MsoNormal\\\"\">\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":28712,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"artist":[5827],"rating":[5612],"class_list":["post-40204","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-various-artists","rating-rating-b-minus"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/40204","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/review"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/53"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40204"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/40204\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28712"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40204"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=40204"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=40204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}