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If there is one artist who can sum up their entire genre in one album, he has been found. Murs, aka Nick Carter from Los Angeles, is representing hip-hop in its entirety in a way everyone, hip-hop fan or not, can understand and relate to.
This album can be described in a few ways: phenomenal for a start, but truly descriptive and informative about black and hip-hop culture.
The scene is set at the beginning of the album, and as the name suggests, Murs is running for president — president of hip-hop. Murs steps out of his underground zone to tell his constituency exactly which way the wind is blowing.
This member of larger-than-life groups like the Living Legends breaks it down in a way that makes the listener feel physically awesome with great samples and uplifting lyrics.
In “The Science,” Murs explains the passage of black people in America, from the very beginning to just an hour ago.
The way Murs constructs his rhymes seems entirely too simplistic to justify the end result. His messages are straightforward and unapologetic and the verses are intelligent, witty and have dialogue with a punch at the end.
This album is honestly representative of the entire rap and hip-hop genre.
It’s supposed to mirror a mockumentary about Murs running for president against opponents Swaggerty and Eniggama, but it seems to do more than supplement a gag reel.
Murs presents every facet of hip hop and talks about it, discusses it — not necessarily agreeing or disagreeing, but responding.
The internal conversation is eye-opening as Murs delves into human behavior in the rap world.
Listen to this album, start to finish. If anything, you can hear amazing hip-hop beats in the first couple of tracks and peace out when the introspective state of the hip-hop union address starts.
Murs imbeds messages about how to treat women, how to treat oneself and never to do anything but your best. This is possibly one of the greatest hip-hop albums ever made. Do yourself a favor and indulge in it.
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