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Millennium Metaphors
''Millennium Metaphors'' is the debut studio album by the Luton-based hip hop group Phi Life Cypher. It is notable for its highly political lyrics and has been likened to the early work of Public Enemy. Critical reception Tim Perry, in ''The Independent'', wrote that the album got "across the current angst and disillusionment with Blair's Britain like no others" and that it was the "absolute flipside of the Lexus-and-diamonds rappers". Track listing #"Intro" - 1:05 #"ABC" - 5:25 #"Rhyme of the Times" - 4:12 #"BBC" - 3:50 #"Racists" - 4:26 #"Drop Bombs" - 2:59 #"Take Heed" - 3:50 #"Verbal Wars" - 4:13 #"Phi Life Phi Life" - 4:39 #"Last Men Standing" - 3:35 #"Fatcats" - 4:55 #"Herbaholics" - 4:52 #"Phi Life Is Here" - 3:38 #"Tiks Sappan" - 1:21 #"Bring It to Ya" - 4:35 #"Bad Men From the West" - 4:43 #"Class A Material" - 3:52 #"Crazy Balheads" - 3:23 #"Millennium Metaphors" - 4:21 #"Shining" - 3:45 References 2000 debut albums Phi Life Cypher albums {{2000-hipho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phi Life Cypher
Phi Life Cypher were a British hip hop group based in Luton, composed of two MCs, Si Phili and Life MC, and DJ Nappa. The trio started making music together around 1996, and since have had much success on the UK underground circuit. Phi-Life Cypher made it to the final of Tim Westwood's Talent 2000 competition and ripping the mic on DJ Skitz's seminal posse cut 'Fingerprints of the Gods' projected them to the upper realms of the UK hip hop scene. Phi Life Cypher featured on an earlier version of "Clint Eastwood" by Gorillaz. However Damon Albarn and Dan the Automator decided to use Del the Funky Homosapien instead. This version was later officially released on ''G-Sides'', a compilation of the B-sides from the first three singles which was released in Japan and quickly followed with international releases in early 2002. Phi Life Cypher did however perform the track with Gorillaz at the 2010 Brit Awards, featuring the band in 3D animation, weaving in and out of each other on four ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luton
Luton () is a town and unitary authority with borough status, in Bedfordshire, England. At the 2011 census, the Luton built-up area subdivision had a population of 211,228 and its built-up area, including the adjacent towns of Dunstable and Houghton Regis, had a population of 258,018. It is the most populous town in the county, from the County Towns of Hertford, from Bedford and from London. The town is situated on the River Lea, about north-north-west of London. The town's foundation dates to the sixth century as a Saxon outpost on the River Lea, from which Luton derives its name. Luton is recorded in the Domesday Book as ''Loitone'' and ''Lintone'' and one of the largest churches in Bedfordshire, St Mary's Church, was built in the 12th century. There are local museums which explore Luton's history in Wardown Park and Stockwood Park. Luton was, for many years, widely known for hatmaking and also had a large Vauxhall Motors factory. Car production at the plant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public Enemy (band)
"Public enemy" is a term which was first widely used in the United States in the 1930s to describe individuals whose activities were seen as criminal and extremely damaging to society, though the phrase had been used for centuries to describe pirates, vikings, highwaymen, bandits, mobsters, and similar outlaws. Origin and usage The expression dates back to Roman times. The Senate declared emperor Nero a ''hostis publicus'' in AD 68. Its direct translation is "public enemy". Whereas "public" is currently used in English in order to describe something related to collectivity at large, with an implication towards government or the State, the Latin word "publicus" could, in addition to that meaning, also refer directly to people, making it the equivalent of the genitive of ''populus'' ("people"), ''populi'' ("popular" or "of the people"). Thus, "public enemy" and " enemy of the people" are, etymologically, near-synonyms. The words "'' ennemi du peuple''" were extensively used ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
