Last fall Group1Crew had some changes within their group.
Pablo left the group to spend more time with family. Manny and Blanca continued
forward with their music fearlessly. Due to this personnel change Group 1 Crew’s
music focused on Manny and Blanca’s strengths. The song “He said” featuring Chris August is
an excellent example. They are true to their hip hop beats while fusing with
some contemporary melodies. I think that the fusion is a great idea that works.
Fans of tobyMac will greatly enjoy this new Group 1 Crew sound. If you are a fan of their more hip hop dance songs, not to worry they still have some of those songs on this album too.
I have to admit that I am not a huge fan of a synthesizer. I
agree that it is really fun to use, but I am in some ways really old school
purist. That being said, the project has almost two different audiences in mind,
the synthesized dance people and the hip hop fused contemporary songs people.
You are never bored when listening to the project.
One recommendation the I have for you is when first listening to this new album approach it openly and enjoy the music as what it is and not compare it to
how different they had sounded with Pablo. I did not do this the first time and I missed out on some really great new music. I did not make the
same mistake twice. I really enjoyed the music the second time through. It is defiantly
true when they say that different doesn’t mean less. They are still Group 1
Crew, but different.
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