簡(jiǎn)介: Afu-ra是一名East Coast的硬核饒舌歌手,在得到了說(shuō)唱狠角Jeru The Damaja提拔之后開(kāi)始饒舌。在此之前他一直是唱著別人的歌,而Jeru The Damaja告訴他應(yīng)該寫(xiě)一些自己的東西。他在Jeru的第一張專(zhuān)輯《The Sun Rises In The Ea 更多>
Afu-ra是一名East Coast的硬核饒舌歌手,在得到了說(shuō)唱狠角Jeru The Damaja提拔之后開(kāi)始饒舌。在此之前他一直是唱著別人的歌,而Jeru The Damaja告訴他應(yīng)該寫(xiě)一些自己的東西。他在Jeru的第一張專(zhuān)輯《The Sun Rises In The East》里面與Jeru合作了一首歌,從此踏上了饒舌路。此后他一直與Jeru在歐洲巡演。1997年他在D&D Studio錄制了他的第一首單曲《Whirlwind Thru Cities》,這首由DJ Premier操刀制作的單曲在當(dāng)時(shí)非?;馃岵⑶以诘叵氯锩姹粡V泛播放。 Afu-ra的意思是“Body of the life force(靈力之形)”,他說(shuō)他生活中的一切受亞洲文化很深。他是太極拳的黑帶并且他也在鉆研道教與佛教。 Afu-ra的第一張專(zhuān)輯《Body of the life force》在2000年被發(fā)行,廣受好評(píng)。他的詞匯機(jī)智、敏感,饒舌功力也是相當(dāng)不凡,這張專(zhuān)輯邀請(qǐng)到了M.O.P以及一票地下說(shuō)唱高手客串,仍然由DJ Premier制作。兩年之后,他的第二張專(zhuān)輯《Life Force Radio》登臺(tái)亮相。這一次的客串陣容更加強(qiáng)大,包括RZA(武當(dāng)幫Wu-Tang Clan掌門(mén)MC)、Big Daddy Kane、Guru等人,Afu-Ra言之有物的語(yǔ)意也更上一層樓。專(zhuān)輯一開(kāi)場(chǎng)就是優(yōu)雅古箏和悠悠笛聲,緊接著慵懶爵士風(fēng)的Scat Man,顯見(jiàn)擴(kuò)張音樂(lè)版圖的野心,就像廣播電臺(tái)一樣放送五花八門(mén)的曲風(fēng)。Hip Hop注定成為舞池的必備國(guó)歌;火辣與性感的女聲,讓情歌Open、Miss You煽情難檔:R&B男聲Readjustment定讓你一聽(tīng)上癮;幫派饒舌Stick Up,因Afu-Ra流動(dòng)多樣的聲音表情而豐富起來(lái);RZA在勇猛快步調(diào)的Dangerous Language表現(xiàn)更令人大呼過(guò)癮。超強(qiáng)勁的節(jié)奏獨(dú)樹(shù)一格,樂(lè)風(fēng)輕松游走而沒(méi)有界限,隨著客串者不同,每首歌都有自己的個(gè)性,如DJ Premier巧妙穿插的音效,讓Mic Stance混得極豐富,而Caliente美麗的吉他撥弦及異國(guó)女聲,營(yíng)造出專(zhuān)輯中最令人驚喜的輕松情調(diào)。當(dāng)「觀世音菩薩」的念經(jīng)生前奏想起,Mortal Kombat將讓你知道Afu-Ra有多愛(ài)亞洲!在陣陣琵琶輪撥中,一場(chǎng)融合道家智能的武斗展開(kāi)了,Wu-Tang Clan(武當(dāng)家)的Masta Killa也置身其中,提醒你,這仍然是美國(guó)東岸逞兇斗狠的殘酷世界,而機(jī)槍掃射的聲音,果然就在下一首響起了。再接再厲,2005年他又推出了最新專(zhuān)輯《State Of The Arts》,依舊好評(píng)不斷。Afu-Ra給東岸說(shuō)唱帶來(lái)了一股新風(fēng),不可小視。
Biography
by John Bush
From his 1994 breakout on Jeru the Damaja's "Mental Stamina," Afu-Ra has fused classic East Coast hardcore with the sensitive, intelligent wordplay expected from a committed Rastafarian. He started out much like any other young New York rapper, though his rhymes impressed Jeru the Damaja enough to include him on his debut. Becoming a Jeru protégé (just as Jeru had come up with Gang Starr), Afu-Ra appeared on the second Jeru album (Wrath of the Math) as well, but moved out on his own for the 1998 single "Whirlwind Thru Cities," an underground favorite. Body of the Life Force, his debut album, appeared in 2000, boasting features for GZA and Cocoa Brovaz. Afu-Ra hooked back up with Gang Starr's DJ Premier (who'd helmed quite a few Jeru tracks) for 2002's Life Force Radio.