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Choong Family - Baptism of Fire

Choong Family – Baptism of Fire – album review

Featuring great urban hip hop soundtracks for young dissoultioned British youth like Spray, Skank Music, and the title track Baptism Of Fire.

In a similar fashion to NWA in 1980’s Los Angeles, this is a social commentary with combining lyrical poignancy and swagger with gritty beats and melody.

Choong Family are a UK rap collective consisting of Afix (rapper), Scandal (singer/rapper) and Nutz P (rapper).  Collectively the group create a blend of hip hop, as well rap/R&B tracks like Solitude and Lies.  Reliving true events and ‘telling it as it is’ gives Choong Family a hardcore hard-hitting, youthful angst that gives their songs a cutting edge that escapes many of their UK peers.

I’m not sure I know the difference between an album and a ‘pre-album’ but this is the latter; a 17 track taster before the “official” debut Phoenix Rising album due for release in the Autumn.  But one thing is for sure, the Choong Family have arrived.

Choong Family – Baptism of Fire Tracklist:

1. Baptism Of Fire
2. Adrenalin Feat. Pyro
3. Lies
4. Spray Feat. Pyro
5. Role Wit Heat
6. Solitude Feat. Mike GLC
7. Goodbye Gin Feat. Hannah
8. Skank Music Feat Truth & Pyro
9. Big City Niggaz
10. Family Tree Feat Truth & Pyro
11. San Andreas
12. Take A Look
13. It’s Nothing
14. Silverspoon Feat. Unorthodox
15. Translating My Hardship
16. Paraphernalia Feat Truth & Elizabeth Williams
17. Adrenaline Remix Feat. Coldboy, Wretch 32, Scorcher, Pyro, Ghetto, Silva, No Lay, Y Don, G-Kid, Devlin

Baptism of Fire by Choong Family is released on 25th May through Gridlockaz from all major download sites.

For more information visit www.myspace.com/choongfam and www.choongfam.com