I dont know where to begin with John Robinson (aka Lil' Sci). Lately he has been busy, putting out new material almost as much as madlib's been producing. It all started in N.J. with the group Scienz of Life. Along with Lil Sci, mc ID 4 Windz and Inspector Willabe were part of this underground trio. The first single the group put out was a solid foundation of what was to come.{Doin our thing/Et Mc '95} The second single was what put them on the map. Fondle Em picked up the talent and i believe the single {powers of 9 ether/the anthem 96'} was one of the first to be released on Bobbitos Fondle' Em Records.
This was were i first heard the group, 9ether was to sick to be slept on. Their first full release was Coming Forth By Day: The Book Of The Dead on Subverse Records (which i believe is also defunct) and wasn't released until 99-00 so it was a pretty long break to put out that first album. The Cover alone lets you know, that Scienz was on some other ish. Project Overground was a huge step in the growth of scienz from their first Lp. Of course the stand out single was Yikes featuring another fondle em mc, mf doom.
Later Scienz would release Diggin in the Archives a collection of singles, b-sides and features during the periods btw their second full album Project Overground '02 (diggin also featured a dope dvd that let you know about their production, live shows etc) and third album. They cleaned up the rought edges on production and lryical became more focused. In 06 Scienz released The Blaxploitation Sessions. The group took a few years off and this gave room for Lil Sci to breath and he began to focus on some solo work and perfect his vocals. Like I said this guy has been busy. He has dropped verses on many albums, comps. He has just released The John Robinson Leak editions Vol 1 + 2. which contain these missing pieces. They also contain some really dope producers from across the board. From madlib, mf doom, ta' raach even, dangermouse then to collabs. with instrumental producers Flying Lotus, Chris Craft and the Locsmif (superfresh check him out instrumental maddness - always blessed is my favorite track). For the most part this is solo material with scienz on a few tracks. These Are both highly recommended.
I'm not so sure on the order of the releases, but i do believe that the group Sol Uprising (sci +Stacey Epps) was created a little after the release of Project Overground. Stacey Epps is a female poet/vocalist who added her talents in some of scienz's chorus's. That album was a concept album about "sol power". It is definitely the least favorite of all his stuff, i cant get into Stacey Epps voice, but its up to the listener and still is better than half the hip-hop out there. Lil Sci has good relations with many producers around the globe. His Latest project is that with Carlos Nino, producer whom which i think might have produced the best release of the year. Elevation: Whats The Science? Simply this is some lyically potent matieral followed by impressive beats.
Scienz of Life is going to release an album i believe in 09 and Lil Sci has official change his mc name, to his real name of John Robinson and his first real solo album (who is the man? prod. Mf Doom) is due out at the end of September, Be sure to check that out and his myspace. If he is coming to your town def go and support the real. Also check this mix of some of his material featuring 1 song from all his releases plus a couple of b-sides 15 tracks in all>
The Scienz of John Robinson Mix
This was were i first heard the group, 9ether was to sick to be slept on. Their first full release was Coming Forth By Day: The Book Of The Dead on Subverse Records (which i believe is also defunct) and wasn't released until 99-00 so it was a pretty long break to put out that first album. The Cover alone lets you know, that Scienz was on some other ish. Project Overground was a huge step in the growth of scienz from their first Lp. Of course the stand out single was Yikes featuring another fondle em mc, mf doom.
Later Scienz would release Diggin in the Archives a collection of singles, b-sides and features during the periods btw their second full album Project Overground '02 (diggin also featured a dope dvd that let you know about their production, live shows etc) and third album. They cleaned up the rought edges on production and lryical became more focused. In 06 Scienz released The Blaxploitation Sessions. The group took a few years off and this gave room for Lil Sci to breath and he began to focus on some solo work and perfect his vocals. Like I said this guy has been busy. He has dropped verses on many albums, comps. He has just released The John Robinson Leak editions Vol 1 + 2. which contain these missing pieces. They also contain some really dope producers from across the board. From madlib, mf doom, ta' raach even, dangermouse then to collabs. with instrumental producers Flying Lotus, Chris Craft and the Locsmif (superfresh check him out instrumental maddness - always blessed is my favorite track). For the most part this is solo material with scienz on a few tracks. These Are both highly recommended.
I'm not so sure on the order of the releases, but i do believe that the group Sol Uprising (sci +Stacey Epps) was created a little after the release of Project Overground. Stacey Epps is a female poet/vocalist who added her talents in some of scienz's chorus's. That album was a concept album about "sol power". It is definitely the least favorite of all his stuff, i cant get into Stacey Epps voice, but its up to the listener and still is better than half the hip-hop out there. Lil Sci has good relations with many producers around the globe. His Latest project is that with Carlos Nino, producer whom which i think might have produced the best release of the year. Elevation: Whats The Science? Simply this is some lyically potent matieral followed by impressive beats.
Scienz of Life is going to release an album i believe in 09 and Lil Sci has official change his mc name, to his real name of John Robinson and his first real solo album (who is the man? prod. Mf Doom) is due out at the end of September, Be sure to check that out and his myspace. If he is coming to your town def go and support the real. Also check this mix of some of his material featuring 1 song from all his releases plus a couple of b-sides 15 tracks in all>
The Scienz of John Robinson Mix
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