Theophany: The Book of Elevations [Explicit Lyrics]

About the Artist
Rodan is swoopin' down on the hip-hop landscape for the Y2G1 and well beyond.Rodan who was featured on the soundtrack for the critically acclaimed and Academy Award nominated documentary "On The Ropes", released on Milan Records in August of '99,as well as the MF Doom LP, Operation Doomsday off of the Fondle 'Em label, released in Oct. '99 and re released on SubverseMusic in May '01 , is now making his meteoric solo debut.

Rodan hailing from Long Island, one of the four major land masses laying on the outskirts of the notorious Monster Island a.k.a New York City and as the resident street scientist in the undergrounds most ecclectic and electric collective Monsta Island Czars[MIC], sets things off with "Theophany [The Book Of Elevations]" a blazing full length tour de force that exemplifies hip-hop in its most pristine state . Intellectual and overflowing with ascerbic irony , Rodan shoots nuclear missles from a slingshot while "..perched a top five pillars of hip hop asthetic soul," and spits pure lyrical plasma "...at 186,000 kilobytes per second..." all the while accompanied and complimented by banging tracks courtesy of "..a-alike criminal minds.." collaborative efforts with Most Intelligent Czars bretheren X-Ray , which serve to heighten each perfomance with a complete sense of metro tension and rhythmic suspense . Ro takes us on a guided tour through the maze of street gunplay ["No Snakes Alive Pt.2"] , violence in a prison mess hall ["Vengance&Violence"] , to forecasting for societys future by way of the constellations ["The Wilderness"] , and along the way just about everything else in between , from the grimy to the sublime , all the time attacking every nuance of each narrative with furious fervor and maximum intensity . Some of the other stand out joints include "Wind Before The Storm", "Century 21" [w/Megalon], "Roll Call" [w/Kong,Gigan and Kamackeris], "Erotic Peaks", "No Degrees" and the incredible, inimitably tounge in cheek "G.O.D.", which will, guranteed, distort any preconceived notion you may carry about the definition of the term 'god', how it is used and the every day practical application of its power.

Blatantly unabashed intelligence and lyrical prowess combined with utterly authentic street sensibilities , elevates "Theophany [TBOE]" well above most of the competition and sets Rodan into a category amongst the unique and elite in the game . Keep your eyes [all 3 of them ] on these Monsta Island Czar high flyers [if you can see that far up] . Unquestionably one of the next major forces in hip hop.

Product Description
Debut album from Rodan of Monsta Island Czars. One of the original members of KMD, Rodan is best known for his guest appearances on MF Doom's "Operation: Doomsday", Viktor Vaughn's "Vaudeville Villain", "No Snakes Alive" with MF Doom and MF Grimm and most recently was featured on many tracks on the Monsta Island Czars debut "Escape from Monsta Island". "Theophany: The Book of Elevations" features production from X-Ray of Monsta Island Czars and guests appearances by MF Doom, MF Grimm, Megalon and Monsta Island Czars.

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Theophany: The Book of Elevations [Explicit Lyrics]

Average customer rating: Sky is the limit for this highly recommendation!!! "A faker with no respect for the underground" <-------????????? these are the words of an idiot the best that monsta island has to offer... Ignorant Straight Fire

Theophany: The Book of Elevations Manufacturer: Day By Day Entertainment ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: A Penny For Your Thoughts ASIN: B0001E5T38 Release Date: 2004-02-04

Tracks:

1. Intro
2. The Conqueror
3. F.E.D.'s
4. No Snakes Alive Pt. II featuring Shaman
5. Roll Call featuring Kong, Kamackeris and Gigan
6. War In Heaven Pt. 1
7. Erotic Peaks
8. Flight Lessons
9. Sumthin To Prove (Remix)
10. No Degrees
11. War In Heaven Prt. II
12. The Wilderness
13. G.O.D.
14. Human Inquisition
15. Outro
16. Century 21 featuring Megalon
17. Run the Sphere v.2.3 featuring Kong, Loch Ness, Megalon, King Ceasar, Kamackeris, MF Doom and MF Grimm
18. Ability to Speak

Album Description

Debut album from Rodan of Monsta Island Czars. One of the original members of KMD, Rodan is best known for his guest appearances on MF Doom's "Operation: Doomsday", Viktor Vaughn's "Vaudeville Villain", "No Snakes Alive" with MF Doom and MF Grimm and most recently was featured on many tracks on the Monsta Island Czars debut "Escape from Monsta Island". "Theophany: The Book of Elevations" features production from X-Ray of Monsta Island Czars and guests appearances by MF Doom, MF Grimm, Megalon and Monsta Island Czars.

Customer Reviews:

Sky is the limit for this highly recommendation!!!.......2007-05-23

I heard of this cat when MF Doom dropped his first album. Rodan is so complex with his lyrics and flow. I copped this album when it first came out in 2004. Definetly a classic. X-Ray has hooked up theses beats superbly. The beats are massively ill. You can't really get realer than this. The intro starts out with an excert from the movie with Elias Koteas speaking then Rodan comes in spitting light speed saying that he's the angel of death and you are at the end. No snakes alive part 2 is phat. Erotic Peaks is funny at the same time serious poeticly. The wilderness I think is one of the tightest songs on this album. The whole album is really tight. Every song. Don't listen to that geek "sailorkid 76" at the very first review. Read my lips............GET THIS ALBUM!!!

"A faker with no respect for the underground" <-------????????? these are the words of an idiot .......2006-03-07

If you're here looking for Rodan <--------1
the monsta island czar

then you already know Rodan <--------2
is one of the most gifted lyrisist in the rap game

some idiot wrote below that Rodan sounded like a bad RBL or something.....???!!

yeah right....
and this kid said rodan was biting some rock bands name....?????

I'd like to fight this person now

If you listen to some stupid "indie" rock or whatever then don't even bother with Rodan

he wouldn't make sence to you

for those of you that appreciate quality hip hop

let me excuse this reviewer of which I speak

for saying things that hold no real insight

"a faker with no respect for the underground"

is a good description of the person who said this of RODAN.

RODAN

is a REAL <-- rapper FROM <--- the UNDERGROUND <-- hip-hop scene

of a stagnated NYC...!!!!!!!!! M.I.C. 4ever....!!!!!!!!

BY THE TIME IT'S OVER NO SNAKES ALIVE

the best that monsta island has to offer..........2006-02-18

well almost...this is a classic release without a doubt...insightful lyrics and dope beats, what you would expect from a monsta island czar...5 stars without a doubt, however, megalon's a penny for your thought is slightly better in my opinion, which should say something...peace.

Ignorant.......2005-10-13

This is a pretty good album but don't listen to Sailorkid 76. If he'd bothered to check out any of the background info about Rodan and Monsta Island Czars he'd know that they take their names from the monsters in the Toho Godzilla movies (King Geedorah, Megalon, Jet Jaguar, King Caesar, et al) and they use samples from a lot of those movies. I don't think a hip hop crew from Long Island is going to know about a band with one album and 7" from Louisville before they go choosing their names and it's not a terribly original name anyways.

Straight Fire.......2005-09-18

YUR, No need to get into the details, but if your down with doom or Grimm then you should check out thier crew the Monster Island Czars, they are dope . Rodan(of M.I.C.) follows through with a HOT ALBUM,HOT LYRICS and some pretty DOPE BEATS.

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