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Once in an eternity an artist will come along who defies all explanations, breaks all boundaries, and destroys all preconceived notions as to what music is. In reggae, we were blessed with the maniacal genius of Lee Perry; in jazz, we had Sun Ra; and in hip-hop no one even comes close to the one they call Sensational.

Hip-hop abounds with eccentric personalities such as Kool Keith, Old Dirty Bastard (R.I.P. ), and Busta Rhymes, but Sensational trumps even these colorful MCs with an abstract flavor and a charm all his own. Born into the world of beats as Torture, a name perfectly befitting his dusted productions and not-ready-for-prime-time style, Sens linked up with the world-famous Jungle Brothers when he was only 15. Starting off as a back-up dancer , he went on to prove his mettle on the mic, rhyming to records by the German avant-garde electronic composer, Stockhausen. In fact, Torture’s legendary performances on the Jungle Brothers’ album JBeez Wit Da Remedy (Warner Bros., 1994), on which he rhymes at 180 beats per minute, are still way ahead of their time. (They may be heard on the Black Hoodz release, Crazy Wisdom Masters (BH006)).

In 1995, Torture came to the attention of WordSound through producer Bill Laswell, who had worked on the Jungle Brothers sessions.

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  • interste11ar

    чувачек ) на стиле

    16 Apr 12:34pm Reply
  • Spinnbar

    blitz baby! xD

    3 Feb 5:39pm Reply
  • Spinnbar

    wiki is done.

    16 Jan 9:26pm Reply
  • Spinnbar

    ill 'n' dope!

    16 Jan 1:31pm Reply
  • iceb0y

    женился чтоли?

    20 Nov 2012 Reply
  • abibok_vatakat

    единственный зарубежный рэпак, который можно слушать не понимая текстов. минуса у него пиздатые!

    18 Oct 2012 Reply
  • antiminister

    http://chunkobliss.bandcamp.com/ DROPING FLY STYLES by SENSATIONAL MEETS NINJAMASTER

    18 Oct 2011 Reply
  • zeitgen

    Ленина Пакет в симилар. Всё правильно.

    5 Sep 2011 Reply
  • Splif4d

    отец рууского нео андеграунда... как мне сказали

    3 Aug 2011 Reply
  • iambeppe

    по старью так. настроение задает хорошее. мрачновато

    23 May 2011 Reply
  • Das_Werkzeug

    Я будто бы накуриваюсь вместе с ним :)

    21 Apr 2011 Reply
  • antiminister

    A EARFULL is great, man!

    5 Feb 2011 Reply
  • Mammox

    Hey man, we played with you in B-More. You are straight FIRE!

    30 Jan 2011 Reply
  • zvyagin_d

    раша котирует сенсея)

    10 Jan 2011 Reply
  • YureTZzz

    завораживает, такой бас и читка - пдыщь мозгам

    15 Dec 2010 Reply
  • dreadfullbass

    Since some of the vocals were recorded through headphones and whatnot, it does sound pretty bad even in 320kbps. That's the lo-fi spirit.

    13 Sep 2010 Reply
  • Rossinus

    TangoWhiskeyman i had loaded with power in 128 and it sounded perfectly

    13 Sep 2010 Reply
  • TangoWhiskeyman

    Help me understand, i have a discography in 192 kbps. It sounds very bad and i can't understand, it's of mp3 quality or it is sensational's sound style? :D

    8 Sep 2010 Reply
  • strishock

    а кто-нибудь знает где пробить лирику синсейшионала?

    5 Sep 2010 Reply
  • Tonacatecuhtli

    Андрей Горохов в "похожих"?!

    29 Aug 2010 Reply
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