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Street Sweepers
I-66 Entertainment Presents: Street Sweepers

The Street Sweepers are a three-man East Coast infantry armed with heavy hip-hop artillery, and they’re taking it to the street.

Street Sweepers CDG-Wade from D.C. and R-Swift and The Ackdavis from Philly expel a barrage of lyrics with a hard-hitting vibe to combat today’s societal ills. Hype flows strategically camouflaged by bangin' beats, make for some audio ammunition for head bobbin' in the trenches.

On their debut album, I-66 Entertainment Presents: Street Sweepers, the threesome blend mandolin, guitars, piano, and drum kicks to produce a symphony of explosive bounce on 15 tracks. Each crosses enemy lines to promote spiritual cleansing.

Cuts such as "Truth or Lie" state the disclaimer that Christ is the source of life.

What you gonna speak
The truth or lie
When it comes down to Christ
It's do or die...

—from "Truth or Lie"


Other noted pieces on the album are "Face It", with its lacing of hypnotic flute undertow and "Sorrow and Pain", which grabs you by way of cascading piano chords.

The "shock" of the album is the title cut, "Street Sweepers". It sums up the entire purpose and war plan of the album with edgy lyrics and street-wise production with timpanic rhythms gone haywire.

I'm a street sweeper
Callin' your bluff
And everybody's gettin' touched
Every religion is being rushed
Y'all better open up your eyes
Son and recognize
Get ready...

—from "Street Sweepers"


Other hot tracks are the admonishing “Infected” and the equally warning-filled “Separate”.

With each member of the entourage currently working on solo joints, the promise is heavy for more of the same, and soon. More hip hop missiles like this are most welcome.


Producer: Big Tone, Los, J. Rippa
album release date: February, 2002
I-66 Entertainment


— review by Brenda M. Ingram II


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