Blockhead
Uncle Tony's Coloring Book
MUSIC REVIEWED BY BOB JONES

Uncle Tony's Coloring Book - Ninja Tune Records

My shopping-plaza neighbor, Brotherhood Brent, and I have started a street gang too fierce to be named. We do not have colored bandanas- instead, we represent by wearing a flash drive around our necks on a lanyard. We are taking new recruits, but don't even think about joining our gang unless your bling is one gig or higher. One of the bigger stars of the underground hip hop movement, Blockhead will be found with 50 Cent or Tupac in a music store, but he has very little in common with them, and is more likely to use a vocal sample than a rapper. In fact, Uncle Tony's Coloring Book has not one rhyme busted. Call it hip-hop for those seeking free Wi-Fi. The first tune, "Coloring Book," kicks off with what sounds like a children's record before it becomes a little Latin number that samples a well-played LP of mysterious origins. "Duke Of Hazzard" sounds like, well, a TV-show theme song, but not for that action-packed '70s fave. This one would be on one of today's premium channels, with many a killing and foul language. Did I forget to mention that Uncle Tony's Coloring Book is fun? It's a record that you can get a speeding ticket to or take to the gym and get your heart pumping. Yo. ¦