up 085: the r.e.b.i.r.t.h. [2007]

''one be lo's 's.o.n.o.g.r.a.m.' was my favorite album of 2005, so naturally my expectations for 'the r.e.b.i.r.t.h.' were high. notably, this album is quite a bit shorter than it's predecessor. one be lo's lyrics don't sound quite as personal this time around, nor is his word play any sharper. also, the production brought forth by texture (of the lab techs), k krueser, memo (of the molemen), jake one, bean one, vitamin d, eric g., d.l. jones, & 14kt (of the lab techs) leaves the album a bit scattershot, and isn't nearly as cohesive as the beats on 's.o.n.o.g.r.a.m.', which were mostly produced by the subterraneous camp - magestik legend, decompoze, & one be lo himself. there's no doubt this albums carries a different vibe. 

overall, the over abundance of producers aren't meshing well with lo in the end. lo is on point, and brings some nice messages to the album, but also feels a little disconnected in the overall feel. a nice album for 2007, but not as scathing as his previous work.''

-alan pounds

'real emcees bring intelligent rhymes to hip-hop'.

tracklist:

rebirth 01

born & raised 02

keep it rollin' (ft. marvin scruggs) 03

smash 04

headlines 05

war 06

don't sleep 07

house rules 08

snap shot 09

the g gap 10

gray 11

hip hop heaven 12

it's your choice: get it easy/support the artist.

up 084: s.t.i.l.l.b.o.r.n. [2005]

fresh after his s.o.n.o.g.r.a.m. release, one be lo aka onemanarmy drops his collection of new tracks, remixes, and tracks that didn't make the album. if you loved the last album, i suggest you get this release.

'something to interest lo listeners beyond original recorded networkings'

'subterraneous/trackezoids invest lost lyrics bringing old rhymes new'.

tracklist:

dick head tracy 01

what you know 02

ben frank 03

lyrictricity 04

timelines 05

the genesis 06

make believe 07

the host 08

the hood 09

whatupdoe 10

pressure's on 11

you can tell 12

deceptacons (pete rock remix) 13

uparralleled (original) 14

set it off 15

war report 16

ya neva know 17

lost in the shuffle 18

behind the music 19

the bomb 20

the fever 21

world wide (remix) 22

get some 23

rhetorical 24

rocketship (remix) 25

cold world 26

wake up (original) 27

get it easy.

up 083: s.o.n.o.g.r.a.m. [2005]

''there aren't words. those in the know flew off the handle excited every time lo even hinted that this might finally be dropping. 

of binary star underground notoriety, lo is by far the most intelligent mc you've ever heard. if he has any flaw, it's that every line is so chock full of thought: deep hip hop references, wordplay, and .... just incredible lyricism that people will miss some of it. i've played this thing easily over 1000 times and I catch something new every single time through. 

if you're looking for an heir to lyricists following - and, honestly, eclipsing a tribe called quest, common, mos def, talib kweli -- (which is true hip hop, after all), you simply must pick this up. this man is the greatest mc - ever. period. i don't say that lightly, given the above company.'' - robd in indiana

hm, i don't know if i would call lo the best emcee ever.. but he's definitely one of my favorites. this album is just.. dope. 

'sounds of nahshid originate good rhymes and music'.

tracklist:

intro(1) 01

the underground 02

enecs eht no kcab 03

questions (ft. abus salaam & charmaine gibson) 04

oggie 05

propaganda 06

the ghetto (ft. zo-zer) 07

axis 08

sleepwalking (ft. ka di) 09

true love (ft. decompoze) 10

interlude 11

used 2 be fly 12

deceptacons 13

can't get enough (ft. deceptacons) 14

assassinations 15

evil of self (ft. abdus salaam) 16

the future 17

e.t. 18

the capital ist 19

rocketship 20

unparalleled (ft. magestik legend) 21

follow my lead 22

it's your choice: get it easy/support the artist.

up 082: project f.e.t.u.s. [2002]

one be lo is one of the most slept on underground artists around. project f.e.t.u.s., the follow up to s.o.n.o.g.r.a.m., is part two of pouring out knowledge, dope rhymes, some decent production to those that will listen. lyrically this kat is one of the best to come out of dtroit in a long time.

'for everyone that understands'.

tracklist:

intro 01

anybody 02

lesson #1 03

mic check (ft. buff1) 04

dro (ft. magestik legend) 05

fast food remix (ft. magestik legend, decompoze & illite) 06

take it 2 da stage (ft. decompoze) 07

what time is it 08

here and now 09

alphabet soup 10

one man's mission 11

waterworld 12

the grinch that stole christmas 13

sportz illa 14

candlestick 15

what it's all about (remix) (ft. decompoze) 16

double essay (s.s.a.) (remix) 17

freakin' flowz (remix) (ft. decompoze) 18

one man army (remix) 19

it's your choice: get it easy/support the artist.

up 081: waterworld too [2001]

''with all the confusion about binary star, most people failed to realize that 'waterworld too' was not a follow up to m.o.t.u., or the first 'waterworld' lp. now we understand why groups do press-releases when they break up… 

the album was titled 'waterworld too', because it was what the original 'waterworld' album was intended to be… a compilation… 

only 4,000 copies of this album were pressed. so if you are fortunate enough to get a copy, then do it. someday it may be a valuable purchase, just ask all those owners of the first 'waterworld'… 

''mental planes'' was recorded a year before september 11, even though the album dropped afterwards. (we caught some heat from this joint-it’s a good thing we changed the name from ''terrorist'' to ''subterraneous'')…'' - discogs.com

tracklist:

emerge-in-sea-intro 01

substance (ft. magestik legend, malaki & boyoneda) 02

subterraneous (ft. magestik legend) 03

the saga continues (ft. kodac, decompoze & illite) 04

slash (ft. buff1, decompoze & kodac) 05

rivers run wild (ft. kodac, illite & magestik legend) 06

monstars (ft. magestik legend, lofat & malaki) 07

mag(nificent) (ft. magestik legend, illite, kodac, novacain, malaki & vita) 08

waterlude (ft. illite & malaki) 09

player haters (ft. magestik legend, kodac, illite & octane) 10

word'em up (ft. boyoneda, magestik legend, illite & kodac) 11

life in the fast lane (ft. lofat, illite & magestik legend) 12

pistons (ft. kodac, illite, the anonymous & klm) 13

jokes on you (ft. subterraneous) 14

mental planes (ft. magestik legend & malaki) 15

s.s.a. (double essay's) 16

millipede (ft. decompoze & magestik legend) 17

beat break 18

waterworldwide (ft. nick speed, magestik legend, illite, kodac, boyoneda, malaki & octane)

it's your choice: get it easy/support the artist.