Sims – Bad Time Zoo (CD) (2011) (FLAC + 320 kbps)

Minneapolis isn’t just for rockers. The city that birthed the Replacements has spit out some more bastards of young, this time of the hip-hop persuasion. Twin Cities MC Sims is in line with underground rappers like Atmosphere and Brother Ali, where politics and everyday life replaces clever descriptions of gunplay and re-ups. Loosely based on a short story by Ray Bradbury about a nursery transforming into a violent African veldt, Bad Time Zoo finds Sims confidently tying themes of claustrophobia and survival to tales of stray bullets (“The Veldt”) and revolution (“Burn it Down”). While this may sound like an Oprah Book Club selection, it’s Sims entertaining flow and producer Lazerbeak’s ability to switch between dancefloor packers (“Weight”) and worldly drum-circle loops (“Future Shock”) which takes Bad Time Zoo through the ceiling.

Tracklist:

01. Future Shock
02. Burn It Down
03. Bad Time Zoo
04. Too Much (Feat. P.O.S.)
05. One Dimensional Man
06. In My Sleep
07. When It Rolls In
08. Good Times
09. LMG
10. The Veldt
11. Weight
12. Radio Opaque
13. Sink Or Syncopate
14. Hey You
15. Mad Night (Bonus Track)
16. Jordan 5s (Bonus Track)

Download:

FLAC – Wayshare

320 kbps – Wayshare