Rebirth

Artist	AWOL One
Format	CD
Genre	Rap
Label Name	Cornerstone
Producer	Fat Jack, Jizzm, Michael Nardone, DJ Moves, Od
Release Date	2004 09 07
Song List	1: Static (3:41) 2: Flying Spiders (4:04) 3: For Me? (4:14) 4: Celebrity Wizard (3:45) 5: Piece of Heaven (5:11) 6: Wemon Loving Wemon (3:49) 7: Sun Day Bloody Someday (3:16) 8: Sum Times (3:51) 9: Dumb (4:02) 10: Agony Ximer (2:16) 11: Upsidedown 6 (7:59) 12: Chemikilz [*] (4:54) 13: Mental Telepathy [*] (2:56)
Style.Categories	Underground Rap, Hip-Hop

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The title makes it plain: coming quickly after 2003's muddled, unfocused Self Titled, Rebirth is AWOL One's hitting of the reset button. It's a much stronger collection of songs overall, and the album's high points are among the best things AWOL One has ever done. The creepy "Flying Spiders" has a woozy, almost psychedelic feel akin to early De La Soul filtered through a bongload of cheap weed, and "Sum Times" puts a hypnotic sung hook and laid-back rhythm against some of the most impassioned verses on the album. The album isn't a total winner, since there's an unfortunate lack of variety in the album's pacing and flow, putting too many sleepy-tempo tracks in a row near the center. However, things improve toward the end, thanks to "Agony Ximer," which features sharp lyrics and a maddening, piercing keyboard hook, and the extended jazzy groove of "Upside Down 6." Slanguage is still AWOL One's career high point, but Rebirth is an impressive bounce back. ~ Stewart Mason, All Music Guide