Album Notes

Children of the Thorn is the bridge between Crown A' Thornz highly acclaimed Iron Lion Mixed CD series and the upcoming Core-A-Nation album. A sonic treat for beat junkies and lyrics lovers alike, it features 14 tracks that go hard on a wide range of subjects. The threesome of J Wyze, Eklipz and Kolor Brown bring a trio of unique, poignant and (at times) hilarious perspectives to everything from the frustrations of workaday North American life to feeling good to the tragedy of child soldiers. While not overburdened with guests appearances, the disc features some timely assists from R&B songstress Natasha Waterman, Canadian hip-hop staples the Trupaz and NYC's own LIFELong (Stronghold crew). The production/musical composition is outstanding, at times soulful (ie. - W.I.N.E.), at others tinged with reggae flavor (ie. - War In A Babylon) and at others simply straight up boom-bap (ie. - RGB anthem).