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Creature : never say die
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The soundscape of New York City. The honest blue collar hustle and grind. Golden era hip hop melts into an iron storm of beats and some of the fiercest word play ever transmitted through a microphone. Guest shots by Slug (Atmosphere, Rhymesayers), Jin (
Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap: East Coast
Release Date: 2005
never say die Record Label: Coffee grind media
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Preview Song Name Time Format Price Select
Our National Anthem 2:35 $0.99
Shine no shoes 3:12 $0.99
Whut u know Bout me feat Jin of Ruff Ryders 3:17 $0.99
Po No Mo 3:26 $0.99
Messin Around 3:21 $0.99
Tomorrows Alive 3:49 $0.99
Push-N Shove feat Reno, 4RON, Gab Gacha 4:29 $0.99
I aint lied yet 3:28 $0.99
Better Man feat Slug of Atmosphere 3:19 $0.99
Mama Cry 2:54 $0.99
Pull Ya coat 3:25 $0.99
Learn 2 Swim feat Rob Sonic , Busdriver 3:42 $0.99
Too WEAk notice (space) 1:25 $0.99
There U have it 3:40 $0.99
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Album Notes

FEW ARTISTS TRULY DEFINE" HOOD LEGEND". THOSE CATS HOLDING DOWN THE MIC WHILE MANUEVERING COMFORTABLY OUTSIDE THE MAJOR STRUCTURE,AND STILL GETTING LOVE FROM THE STREETS. FOR YEARS NOW ONE OF NEWYORKS MOST CONSISTENT AND CELEBRATED HOOD CELEBS IS NONE OTHER THAN CREATURE . WALKING FINE LINE BETWEEN FIRE AND EARTH. THE CORONA QUEENS NATIVE TO PUT IT BLUNT GETS A WHOLE LOTTA OF LOVE. IN HIS WORDS "PEOPLE RESPEST ME BECAUSE IM NOT FRONTIN LIKE SOMETHING IM NOT". AND THE LOVE IS WELCOME. CREATURE STARTED HIS CAREER IN THE 90S WITH SEMINAL INDIE CREW TRIFLICTS . THE GROUP ENJOYED MODERATE SUCCESS WHILE SIGNED TO ISLAND RECORDS RECORDING WITH LIKES OF FELLOW CORONA NATIVES, THE BEAT NUTS. WHO PRODUCED THE SINGLE GENUINE BW DONT MAKE ME TRY AND GEM FOR TRUE INDIE FANS IN 1996.THE GROUP DISBANDED IN THE LATE 90S DUE TO THE PRESSURES AND TRAGEDIES THAT BEFALLSTREET LIFE, BUT CREATURE KEPT IT MOVING, UNMOVED BY THE PITFALLS OF LIFE AND THE INDUSTRY. ESTABLISHING HIMSELF AS ONE THE UNDERGROUNDS MOST CONSISTENTS, CREATURE BECAME A FOUNDING MEMBER OF TWO OF NEWYORKS MOST RESPECTED RHYME CREWS. HE HELPED FORM INSOMNIAC DREAM WHOSE HELLO FROM THE GUTTA MIXTAPE SERIES HOSTED BY MISTA SINISTA FORMERLY OF THE X-ECTIONERS ARE PRIZED ITEMS AMONG INDIE HIPHOP FANS. AS A MEMBER OF THE VERY SEMINAL SKY PIMPS CREW THAT INCLUDES SONIC SUM AND MIKE LADD , HE HELD COURT AT EVERY MAJOR VENUE IN THE DOWNTOWN SCENE. DURINGF THE PERIOD, CREATURE MADE APPERANCES ON STAGE WITH ART ROCK LEGEND MIKE PATTON. HE RECORDED WITH X-ECTIONERS ON THERE DEBUT ALBUM AS WELL AS BROOKYLN DUB HERO DRISREAL, AND TORCHED DANCEHALLS ALONG WITH ARI UP OF FAMED ALL GIRL PUNK BAND THE SLITS. NOT ONE TO SLOW DOWN. CREATURE MADE ENOUGH NOISE TO ATTRACT THE ATTENTION OF UNDERGROUND STALWART, MF DOOM WHO TAPPED THE QUEENS MC FOR VIKTOR VAUGHN VAUDVCILLE VILLIAN. ONLY ADDED TO HIS RESPECTABLE DISCOGRAPY THAT INCLUDES WORK ON CELEBRATED POET/MC/PRODUCER MIKE LADDS INFESTICINS PROJECT. CREACH ALSO TOURED EUROPE AND THE U.S. IN SUPPORT OF MIKES FOLLOW UP 2003 CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED MAJESTICONS RECORD.WITH HIS REP EXPANDING AS ONE OF NEWYORKS MOST FRUITFUL TALENTS IN THE UNDERGROUND, THE WORK KEPT COMING,FRESH OFF TOUR, CREATURE POPPED UP ON SONIC SUM DJ . FRED ONES DEBUT DISC PHOBIA OF DOORS SHARING MIC DUTIES WITH M. SAYYID OF AIRBORNE AUDIO. AS WELLAS DEF JUX ROB SONIC DEBUT TELICATESSEN IN 2004 A VERY SUCCESSFUL STINT SHADY RECORDS FIGHT KLUB. WERE THE LEGENDARY REMI MA VS LADY LUCK BATTLE TOOK PLACE CREATURE NOT ONLY COULD CRAFT EMOTIONALY DRENCH TUNES BUT COULD SPIT SHARP AS RAZOR BLADES.SECURING VERY HIGH ON AIR APPROVAL HOT 97 DJ CAMILO , AND SHADY RECORDS A.R RIGGS MORALES ONLY ADD TO THE BUZZ. IT ALSO HELPED SECURE HIS POSTIONAS A GO TO GUY FOR CHORUSES AND HOOKS WITH IN THE RUFFRYDERS CAMP, MOST RECENTLY PENNING CHORUSES ON JINS DEBUT LP THE REST IS HISTORY ALL THE WHILE ,CREATURE DEBUT LP WAS SLOWLY BREWING IN THE BACKGROUND.AND IMPRESSIVE LIST OF GUESS ARTISTS WERE WILLING TO LEND THEIR VOICE TO THE PROJECT. SLUG OF ATMOSPHERE, JIN ,ROB SONIC, BUSDRIVER, GABGACHA,FREDONES ,MIKE LADD, SKILA, 4RON,RENO, RUGGEDN RAW ALL CONTRIBUTED HEAT TO AN ALREADY SCHORCHING DISC. CREATURE IS FAST GAINING INTERNATIONAL ACCLAIM FOR HIS TALENTS. THE LEGEND IS SURE TO CONTINUE GROWING....... STAY TUNED

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REVIEWS

This is what hip hop is SUPPOSED to sound like.
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I found out about Creature when I heard the Victor Vaughn album and after listening to the 4 tracks on Creature's myspace page for months I finally got my hands on Never Say Die. I'm definately glad I bought this one. Cats need to stop pretending they have Bill Gates money and just be honest. This album reminds me of the mid 90's. I miss those days.
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this man is a underground king
author: raheem
i first heard of creature from the mf doom viktor vaughn album . on a song called open mic pt 2 he really stood out he has a very distinctive voice and style, with lines like the human sky scraper who skydives in a pool of alchol to get intoxicated/ like paying child support and taxes im forvever hated/ creature really stood out i bought hes cd in the village in nyc . and to say the least i wasnt let down. it was diffent from what i excepted but it was tight songs like tomorrows alive, betterman, there u have it , and our natonal anthems ,are my favorites, this man hustle harder probaly than most socalled rapper /trappers nuff respect. like i said he is a underground king
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this album is great
author: jane
i really enjoy the fact that creature is honest and funny
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this is honesty creative music at its best
author: Joel Silverstein
i love the emotion put into this album a must have for all true hiphop heads raw lyricism and dope beats .
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