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KRS-One and the Temple of Hiphop - Spiritual Minded

Primary Artist
KRS-One and the Temple of Hiphop
Album Title
Spiritual Minded
Release Date
January 22, 2002 
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Review by John Bush
In the late '80s he supplanted Public Enemy's Chuck D as the angriest man in hip-hop. In 2002, he released a surprisingly gospel-centric album, one that proved time had not dulled the sharp edge of Krs-one's rhymes. And the Blastmaster never does things by half-steps; Spiritual Minded isn't a gospel crossover record at all, it actually is a gospel record. Although his messages on tracks like "Come to the Temple," "Lord Live Within My Heart," and "Take It to God" are strictly uplifting and even rooted in doctrine, there's no tempering his aggressive delivery and skeletal productions. Read More