The Flint, Michigan based rapper comes hard with the beats and rhymes. 


Artist: Pvt. Militant 
CD: One Man Against Many 
Label: Warlord Records 

One Man Against Many is the current album from Pvt. Militant, a tough-talking Midwestern rapper who takes his cues from the `Golden Era' of message-driven rap rather than from the current `Bling-Bling' era of contemporary hitmakers. A member of indie rap outfit The Impossebulls, Pvt. Militant, aka `Khalfani', is mad as hell at current hip-hop, and it shows. 

"War Tyme" (FOI Remix) blends up-tempo beats and guitar riffs to highlight his manifesto: He's a streetwise, politically-minded rapper in the tradition of Chuck D and early Ice Cube- "This is war, and I'm not givin' up.. Marches, sit-ins, petitions, protests/ the powers that be got us runnin' like roaches/ the prison population is blowin' up/ you better duck, `cause the system, loves to lock (blacks) up." 

Another one of the standout cuts, "Put the Gunz Down", condemns the street violence that claims so many people; rhyming over a Terminator X breakbeat, he blasts, "Put the guns down, it's time to cease the violence/ if it goes down, knuckle up, I won't be silent/ you affect more than the life you take..if we begin to think". 

But lest you think that Militant is just a stern lecturer, he shows his sensitive side on "Come On Baby", entreating a lady to spend time with him rather than her loutish ex: "Come on baby, evade the trap, you should be living much better than that.. let me ease your mind don't sweat, I promise I'll make it better for you someday.." The romantic and naughty side of P.M. continues on the Twista-like "U Get Me Hot" and the club-ready, piano-driven "It's 4 U" will remind listeners of Tupac. These songs help to balance out what could be a relentless stream of polemics to listeners who are otherwise indifferent to "conscious" rap. 

Indie hip-hop has a lot of unsung heroes. Radio rarely comes calling, and video play outside of the Internet is even less frequent. Grinding on the underground circuit can be daunting, but Private Militant doesn't mind going up against grim odds. After all, he's "One Man Against Many". 

Review by Hypestyle, Hip-Hop Evolutionary
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Great 90´s style Rap music!!!
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Pvt Militant: One Man Against Many 

Pvt Militant and Warlord Records have brought hip hop back to an era of hard-hitting, funkified rhythms and biting, conscious rhymes. And this revolution is straight out of Flint . When Pvt Militant says he is “not in this game for fun,” you better believe he means it.  This CD is what you get after the show has been bum rushed. The mellow “Flint Hop” with Mostradamus combines a slow flow of verses with a funky piano that you can’t get out of your head once you have heard it. All 15 tracks are live. Pvt Militant has opened for Public Enemy and is part of the ground-breaking Impossebulls movement that is taking the power of music away from the record companies through the Internet. Check out www.pvtmilitant.com to order your CD and learn more about one of Flint ’s finest. 

Dayne Walling

President, Flint Club

dayne@flintclub.org
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You know, this album is kind of like sex with your wife...if you know what I mean...if you don't, then buy it and find out for yourself.  Cause rap is in a state of disarray/ and Pvt Militant is back with something to say/ If you can't take the heat get out the kitchen/ listen to this album and quit all of your bitchin'...

Don't take my words for it, PVT's got better rhymes than that...
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