Day 487 - GRITS - Here We Go

487. GRITS - Here We Go
From the album The Art of Translation
(Gotee, 2002)

"Positive. That’s right, positive. I’ll start and end with just that, positive. I’m positive you have heard GRITS before, whether or not you recognize the name, but true hip-hop heads will automatically know the name. Hailing from Nashville, Tennessee and bringing their own flavor of hip hop to the board every time they touch a studio or microphone, their voices are easily recognizable in an ever-growing genre tainted with fly-by-night artists. Bonafide and Coffee form GRITS, create a creative powerhouse that brought songs you have doubtlessly heard, such as Ima Showem that made an appearance on the hit TV Show Boston Public, and you have more than likely heard other strong hits....

Their latest CD The Art of Translation leaves us with many more positives, but I’m getting ahead of myself already. The translating opens up with no intro. We dive head-first into Here We Go, thick with a latin vibe evenly mixed with some nice kicks. Great lively chorus, the style is on point and you have no choice but to bob your head.
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Do I really need to say what I think of the CD as a whole? Is that actually necessary? Have you been paying attention? I hope so, because history is in the making and I expect this CD to have a lot of influence on a lot of people, both musical and non. An astounding album with innovation & creativity deluxe. I cannot think of a better way to drop a $20 when it comes to music." (source: BlackPrint.cc)

Here is the original studio released video for the song: