Rap and hip-hop are genres that don’t get featured a lot on this site.
When Atherton, Ottawa’s hip-hop MC and musician, contacted me to check out his album, I decided not to pass up the chance to do something different.
No Threat (an anagram of his name), drops on May 22, 2012 with two free tracks available for download on Bandcamp.
No Threat is his third full-length album, and for this one he pulls out all the stops.
“Atherton is a hip-hop artist from Ottawa Canada, who likes to take inspiration from many genres.”
As I read the above about Atherton aka Devin Atherton, I was surprised that despite being a rap and hip-hop artist, many musicians outside these genres are featured in collaborations on this album.
Among these collaborations are Dean of Wildlife in Kid On A Corner and Miserable December, Whitney of Sound of Lions in No Threat and Good Gone, and Jordan David of the Love Machine in Get Happy Or Die.
I like this album, which is saying something, as again I’m not the biggest rap/hip hop fan. It is kind of sad that 1 in 6 (The Tim Hortons Rap) didn’t make the cut, as it is one funny music video.
But all else considered, if you like hip-hop with a mix of dance, electronica, experimental and rock, definitely check out his work.
Best tracks:
- Kid On A Corner feat. Dean Povinsky of Wildlife
- No Threat feat. Whitney Delion of Sound of Lions
- Lights Out
- Miserable December feat. Dean Povinsky of Wildlife
- Good Gone feat. Whitney Delion of Sound of Lions
- Get Happy Or Die feat. Jordan David of The Love Machine
- Jacob’s Ladder
- Paul Simon Songs
I’d give No Threat 8/10.
