Mantronix is a duo made up of rapper MC Tee and DJ Kurtis Mantronik, who despite their short seven year career managed to be a influencing factor in the budding genres of hip-hop and electro. The album is half old-school hip-hop rhyming and half driving electronic beats that were pretty ahead of the times in the mid-80's. With classic cuts such as "Bassline", "Needle To The Groove", and "Get Stupid Fresh", Mantronix created an early yet effective blueprint for both hip-hop and electro, and certainly the combination of those two genres. It's deceptively simple, in both style and execution, but don't let that fool you: there is a lot of interesting sounds to be taken in here, and really provides an immersive look into what hip-hop and electro were during the early-to-mid-80's. It's an essential listen for fans of both hip-hop and electronic music, especially if you're a fan of the old-school versions of each genre.
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