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The Psycho Realm in Bloomington, MN
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The Psycho Realm
's eponymous debut album is an impressive collection of hardcore West Coast
gangsta rap
. Led by
B Real
, one of the masterminds behind
Cypress Hill
, the trio is a dark
hardcore
outfit -- there's genuine menace in their rhymes and music, which is why it hits so hard. Where other crews deal with cartoonish violence,
the Psycho Realm
's surrealistic imagery and impressionistic music -- which is still grittily funky -- creates genuine tension. It's not a perfect record -- it runs on a little too long, which has the unfortunate side effect of dulling their message -- but it tries more things than the average
hip-hop
record, and that alone makes it worth a listen. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
's eponymous debut album is an impressive collection of hardcore West Coast
gangsta rap
. Led by
B Real
, one of the masterminds behind
Cypress Hill
, the trio is a dark
hardcore
outfit -- there's genuine menace in their rhymes and music, which is why it hits so hard. Where other crews deal with cartoonish violence,
the Psycho Realm
's surrealistic imagery and impressionistic music -- which is still grittily funky -- creates genuine tension. It's not a perfect record -- it runs on a little too long, which has the unfortunate side effect of dulling their message -- but it tries more things than the average
hip-hop
record, and that alone makes it worth a listen. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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