The idea for this album started out as Waajeed compilation of Bling 47 productions. As time progressed, with the tragic loss of Jay Dee and other close friends of Waajeed and Bling 47, together with the continuing George W problem, the project took on a more sombre and reflective angle.

No album called The War LP is going to be a bundle of laughs. That said, this is still very Detroit with the key Triple P crew again in assistance plus a couple of Dilla beats.

Any track with Tiombe Lockhart is going to be special so take that for granted, ditto Dilla and the much sought after Waajeed classic, BPM Instrumenals, ‘Tron’.

‘The Overtaking’ and ‘Bombs Away’ set the battle zone tone for darker and dangerous times. It’s about time a US hip hop project caught up with what’s been going on in the UK, you might think ‘Place Where We Dwell’ could have come outta Manchester. Like, ‘Dusk’ is an American ‘March’ but then ‘Fire’, ‘Proud’ and ‘Busta’ hark back to the Vietnam anti-war times.

Certainly enough for old-skool fans with tracks like ‘Make Doe’ and ‘LL’, the bedroom beats of ‘The Dragon’ and the warning of ‘Pick Your Poison’.

The album comes as a double CD with an unmixed version and a bonus Waajeed mixed disc.

Hectic Mix nomination: ‘Bombs Away’, ‘Get Live’, ‘Place Where We Dwell’, ‘Act Like You Know’, ‘Garage Band’, ‘Fire’, ‘Proud’ and ‘Busta’

Reviewed: Waajeed & The Bling 47 Group presents The War L.P. (Fat City) Cat. No. Release date: 18th June 2007
Tracklistings
1. The Overtaking feat. Tiombe Lockhart
2. Bombs Away feat. Ta’Raach & MC Invincible
3. Anything
4. Get Live
5. Make Doe
6. Act Like You Know feat J Dilla (GOAT Remix)
7. The Dragon
8. W-A-A-J-E-E-D
9. Pick Your Poison feat Invincible
10. Dusk
11. Fire
12. Proud
13. Busta
14. LL
15. Garage Band (Produced by J Dilla)
16 O Bloody Days O Starry Nights on the Bowery’ feat. Tiombe Lockhart
17. Place Where We Dwell feat Invincible
18. Escape from Stinktown feat. Tiombe Lockhart
19. Tron

Links:
www.bling47.com
www.myspace.com/waajeedandthebling 47group.com
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waajeed
www.fatcity.co.uk Fat City Recordings, Habib House, 3rd Floor, 9 Stevenson Square, Manchester, UK. M1 1DB
www.myspace.com/fatcityrecordings
www.myspace.com/taraach
www.myspace.com/rogiers
www.myspace.com/invincilana
www.myspace.com/platinumpiedpipers
www.ubiquityrecords.com
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7) Kahil El Zabar feat Kemit Source ‘Your Time Is Now’ (IG Culture Remix) (White)
12) Slum Village ‘I Don’t Know Why’ (White)
13) Slum Village ‘What Is This’ (White)
14) Lee Morgan ‘Neophilia’ Blue Note)
15) The Platinum Pied Pipers ‘Stay With Me’ (Ubiquity)
16) The Platinum Pied Pipers ‘Untitled’ (White)
17) The Platinum Pied Pipers ‘I Got You’ Feat Tiombe Lockheart (Ubiquity)