Far away from the American music industry, Canadian rapper K-Os quietly spent years perfecting his first album Exit. The result is one of the most refreshing hip-hop albums of the last few years. K-Os differs from the archetypal rapper in his remarkably introspective lyrics, in which he shows himself to be a seeker who prefers to ask questions rather than answer. Fortunately, his religious background,
… which is extensively confessed in the cough text, does not make the album appear preachy. Those who do not feel attracted by the philosophical lyrics can still be amazed at the high musical quality that makes every track on the album special. Most of the fourteen songs are recorded by real musicians. Acoustic guitars give the album a warm timbre and K-Os sings even better than he raps. Carefully avoiding all the clichés of the genre, with Exit, K-Os offers an attractive alternative for the discerning hip-hop fan, who demands more than always the same bite-sized chunks. (MS)more
