Beauty and the Beat (Edan album)
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Beauty and the Beat is the second full-length album by American
hip hop
artist Edan
, released on March 29, 2005 on Lewis Recordings
. The album received critical acclaim getting 85% on the website Metacritic
. It is noted for its idiosyncratic lyrics and eclectic use of samples from several genres of music.
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hip hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
artist Edan
Edan
Edan aka Edan Portnoy is an American alternative hip hop artist. He is an emcee, DJ and record producer.Edan is known for his unique/unlikely take on hip hop culture, where traditional rap songs are often skewed by 60's rock samples, tape echoes, and foreign language choruses, not to mention the...
, released on March 29, 2005 on Lewis Recordings
Lewis Recordings
Founded by Mike Lewis, Lewis Recordings is an underground record label that currently has eight artists signed to it. It is primarily a Hip Hop/Rap label, and arguably its biggest artist is Edan, who has released two full length albums to date under the label...
. The album received critical acclaim getting 85% on the website Metacritic
Metacritic
Metacritic.com is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows and DVDs. For each product, a numerical score from each review is obtained and the total is averaged. An excerpt of each review is provided along with a hyperlink to the source. Three colour codes of Green,...
. It is noted for its idiosyncratic lyrics and eclectic use of samples from several genres of music.