K-Pop Review: Blockbuster by Block B
After a long and agonizing wait, Block B made an explosive comeback with their 1st full length album, Blockbuster, following a 10 month hiatus after serious controversy cut their last promotions short. Biased or not there is no denying that this album is one of the best this year. Block B has proven that they can bounce back from the worst of situations, and that they are a force to reckon with among the flood of rookie groups of 2011-2012.
Their title track, "ë리리ë§ë³´ (Nillili Mambo)," is another of their signature hip hop songs. However, this time they've switched it up by adding a really theatrical and grand instrumental that reflect the Pirates of the Caribbean theme of their music video. Combined with the their now signature nonsensical lyrics [ë리리ë§ë³´ (Nillili Mambo)] Block B shows they have really stepped it up for this comeback.
"Mental Breaker" and "ì¥ëìë¤ (No Joke)" are my two contenders for favorite song on this album. While "Mental Breaker" is so catchy, and fun to listen to I can't escape the greatness of the rappers' track, "ì¥ëìë¤ (No Joke)." "Mental Breaker" has this interesting blend of classic Asian music, hip hop, and pop and every time I hear it I want to start doing the dance from the teaser video.
Just like "LOL" off their last album,"Welcome To The BLOCK," "ì¥ëìë¤ (No Joke)" is blowing my mind! I am a sucker for a good rap song, and Block B's rapper line gets it done!!! In fact I would have loved to see, Zico, Kyung, and P.O promote this song as a sub-unit.
For the 1st time since their debut the singers of the group were given a chance to really stand out in this heavily rap oriented group and it produced some great songs. While Block B continues to show us they will always be kings when it comes to hip hop, they made sure to remind us they are solid singer with songs like "ë¡ë§¨í±íê² (Romantically)" and "11:30″ and Taeil's solo track "ë ì´ëì (Where Are You?)."
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Scores:
11:30: .75/1
ë리리ë§ë³´ (Nillili Mambo): 1/1
Mental Breaker: 1/1
ì¥ëìë¤ (No Joke): 1/1
Movie's Over: .75
ë ì´ëì (Where Are You?): .5/1
ë¡ë§¨í±íê² (Romantically): 1/1
Final Score: 4.2/5
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