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BROKEN MIRRORS



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Spittin Image

Broken Mirrors (DeepThinka Records)

By D.X. Ferris

Article Published Feb 25, 2004



Aside from some profanity -- it is hip-hop, after all -- Spittin Image's Broken Mirrors is a good reflection on the upbringing of these four white guys. MC Krossword's parents are jazz singer Angel Rossi and drummer Jack Hanan. MC Verbal's mother is N.Y.C.-based jazz singer Nora McCarthy. His dad has a record collection deeper than Lake Erie, and young ace beatmaker and track-stacker Fitt-e has been to the bottom of it. A quick taste of Blood, Sweat & Tears' "Spinnin' Wheel" is just the tip of this cool platter.



That thoroughbred background is the source of one crisp sample after another: schmoove horns, singing strings, buzzing guitars, and twinkling keyboards. The boys are still working hard to develop a voice -- they drop an urban cliché for every original line -- but the fresh words are worth it: "I can't imagine having no imagination," spits Verbal in "Take This." He's not just braggin'.



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RE-INTRODUCTION



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"Changing of the Guard"

Jason Bracelin

Up-and-comers dropped several of 2005's top 10 local releases.



.2. Spittin Image, Re-Introduction (spittinimageinfo@aol.com): "We keep it fresh by keeping it so old-school," Spittin Image MC Verbal announces at the outset of this disc, a high-water mark in blue-collar Cleveland hip-hop. Taking a cue from '70s-inspired hip-hop classics like Supreme Clientele and The College Dropout, the album throbs with nasty horn sections, warm organic bass lines, and vintage soul shouts. Boasting production from the Kickdrums (who recently landed a track on the Get Rich or Die Tryin' soundtrack), this is by far the best-sounding local hip-hop disc in recent memory. It all helps enliven these self-effacing tunes about struggling to pay the rent and angering waitresses with lousy tips. "The only thing lackin' is the cheddar stacks," Verbal claims at one point. We bet that'll change soon enough.



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