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Del Tha Funky Homosapien gets a lot of attention as the ringleader and intellectual street-wise figure in hip-hop collective Hieroglyphics. But Casual, the battle-rapping braggadocio of the group, actually released one of the best solo albums from anyone in the crew. In fact, he's currently on tour celebrating the 20th anniversary of the album, Fear Itself. It's tight, consistently clever and jam-packed with hilarious boasts. ("Niggas try to flow, but they soundin' like me a year ago") The beats are built around straight-forward '70s jazz and funk samples, a little different than the densely constructed alt-rap sound Hieroglyphics later concocted on their critically praised debut, 3rd Eye Vision. (Aaron Carnes)
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