http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.10268505&variant=artist-playlists&rws=%2Fhaiku-detat%2Fplaylists.rssJust as California cool jazz smoothed out the more dissonant and terse aspects of bop, so does the West's brand of rap lyricism strive toward the more fluid and melodic. Rarely has the rap ensemble worked as well as it does here, and it works not by highlighting the individual rapper's differences, as is usually the case, but rather by emphasizing the similarities. Aceyalone's interlocking phonetic exercises snuggle against Abstract Rude's ragga-inflected raps, while Mikah 9 smoothes everything out with a more relaxed, if not less complex, approach. It all works unbelievably well, and their 1999 self-titled debut is among the most celebrated disks to come out of the West Coast underground scene. Supreme pop critic Robert Christgau even placed the poorly distributed album on his year-end Dean's List. - Sam ChennaultWest Coast Indieen720Wed, 9 Dec 2009 14:28:25 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.10268505&variant=artist-playlists&rws=%2Fhaiku-detat%2Fplaylists.rss Just as California cool jazz smoothed out the more dissonant and terse aspects of bop, so does the West's brand of rap lyricism strive toward the more fluid and melodic. Rarely has the rap ensemble worked as well as it does here, and it works not by highlighting the individual rapper's differences, as is usually the case, but rather by emphasizing the similarities. Aceyalone's interlocking phonetic exercises snuggle against Abstract Rude's ragga-inflected raps, while Mikah 9 smoothes everything out with a more relaxed, if not less complex, approach. It all works unbelievably well, and their 1999 self-titled debut is among the most celebrated disks to come out of the West Coast underground scene. Supreme pop critic Robert Christgau even placed the poorly distributed album on his year-end Dean's List. - Sam Chennault http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.22850219&variant=play&rws=%2Fhaiku-detat%2Fplaylists.rss Rap/Hip-Hop Sat, 12 Sep 2009 09:44:36 -0700 Playlists Featuring Haiku D'Etat on Rhapsody Online 22850219 ply.22850219 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.22850219&variant=play&rws=%2Fhaiku-detat%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.22728130&variant=play&rws=%2Fhaiku-detat%2Fplaylists.rss Electronica/Dance Sat, 13 Jun 2009 09:10:51 -0700 Playlists Featuring Haiku D'Etat on Rhapsody Online 22728130 ply.22728130 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.22728130&variant=play&rws=%2Fhaiku-detat%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.16310044&variant=play&rws=%2Fhaiku-detat%2Fplaylists.rss Rap/Hip-Hop Wed, 9 Sep 2009 10:11:12 -0700 Playlists Featuring Haiku D'Etat on Rhapsody Online 16310044 ply.16310044 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.16310044&variant=play&rws=%2Fhaiku-detat%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.16253111&variant=play&rws=%2Fhaiku-detat%2Fplaylists.rss Rap/Hip-Hop Tue, 10 Mar 2009 10:17:41 -0700 Playlists Featuring Haiku D'Etat on Rhapsody Online 16253111 ply.16253111 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.16253111&variant=play&rws=%2Fhaiku-detat%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.13654394&variant=play&rws=%2Fhaiku-detat%2Fplaylists.rss Rap/Hip-Hop Fri, 4 Dec 2009 13:19:24 -0800 Playlists Featuring Haiku D'Etat on Rhapsody Online 13654394 ply.13654394 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.13654394&variant=play&rws=%2Fhaiku-detat%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.11980826&variant=play&rws=%2Fhaiku-detat%2Fplaylists.rss Rap/Hip-Hop Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:55:53 -0800 Playlists Featuring Haiku D'Etat on Rhapsody Online 11980826 ply.11980826 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.11980826&variant=play&rws=%2Fhaiku-detat%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.11638210&variant=play&rws=%2Fhaiku-detat%2Fplaylists.rss Rap/Hip-Hop Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:50:29 -0800 Playlists Featuring Haiku D'Etat on Rhapsody Online 11638210 ply.11638210 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.11638210&variant=play&rws=%2Fhaiku-detat%2Fplaylists.rss