Songs to ignore: Binary Shuffle, Fellowship, and The KGB.Event Campaigns (also sometimes referred to as Meta events) are typically year-long events that reward players for completing a series of Featured Events, scheduled over the course of several months. Songs to listen to: Reality Check, Conquistadors, and Glen Close. A solid album throughout lyrically, but some of the production isn’t very smooth. It’s not music that you will hear playing in the frat house while some idiot attempts to grind on some random girl. This is a record for people who like to think deeply about their music. Underground hip hop heads will dig this record.
If you are used to artists without any deep thought or creativity put into their music, like 2 Chainz, Lil Wayne, or Drake (the bane of my existence), this record will most likely blow right over your head. A few of these songs are very large in a sense that they will pump you up with the way that One Be Lo and Senim Silla spit their lyrics over the beat, like in the song “One Man Army.” This record also has a recurring theme of outer space (if you couldn’t tell by the album cover), with some tracks being named “Solar Powered” and the title track “Masters of the Universe.” The album’s outro states “Even if the rest of the world does not share that divine perspective, we cannot help being fascinated by these messengers from outer space.” “Glen Close” with its awesome piano smaple, and “Reality Check” are the best examples of this. Like I said earlier, some of these tracks also have GREAT production. However, some of these tracks are a bit lengthy, with “The KGB” clocking in at almost 7 minutes. One Be Lo and Senim Silla really took the time to write interesting and engaging lyrics for the listener. Lyrically every song on this record is amazing. Let’s face it, there is a big difference between the Digital Underground’s “The Humpty Dance” and Dr. Dre), because I feel like it is a lot smoother than 80’s hip hop. I am personally more into 90’s hip hop (like Dr. If 80’s hip hop is your thing, you’ll like those tracks that have production like that. However, some of the production on this album is a little stale, with tracks like “Binary Shuffle” and “Fellowship.” I feel like these songs and a few others have beats that are a little too “bumpy,” like a lot of 80’s hip hop. This record is very creative, in terms of lyrics and even in terms of some production. Like most underground hip hop, Binary Star challenges you to think. Both emcees come out spitting extremely smooth on this track (like in most of the tracks). The production is spot on in this track with a very laid back beat and a very calming harp sample. We start off very strong with the track “Reality Check,” which is honestly one of the best songs on the albums. “Masters of the Universe” is 24 tracks long, but only 17 of these tracks are actually songs (the rest are various intros and outros). If you are into wordplay with some hard-hitting lines, this is a great album for you. Like most underground hip hop acts, the strong point of Binary Star is their lyrics. Binary Star then broke up soon after the release of their second studio album, however recently they have reunited and released a new EP in March 2013.īinary Star is highly respected in the world of underground hip hop. Both “Waterworld” and “Masters of the Universe” share 13 of the same songs, however, like I said, “Masters of the Universe” has some different mixing and different producers taking charge of the tracks. However in 2000, Binary Star released their second studio album “Masters of the Universe,” which was basically almost a remixed version of “Waterworld” just released on a different label. Only 1000 physical copies were made, thus making it an extremely rare find. In 1999, the group released their debut album “Waterworld,” a record that was self-released with only a $500 budget. With this being said, there definitely has to be something special about this duo.
One Be Lo took the time to learn about the music industry, eventually becoming an expect in anything related to the music industry (copyrights, starting his own record label, and more). One Be Lo and Senim Silla both took an interest in hip hop before meeting. Both of them met in the Hiawatha Correctional Facility. The duo formed in 1998 with emcees One Be Lo and Senim Silla. Binary Star is an underground hip-hop duo from Pontiac, Michigan.