Ascension Free MP3, Song Download, Lyrics, Album Track List

Pep Love

Ascension

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Song	Lyrics	Save	Buy
PLAY QUEUE 1 The Grime & Grit		save
PLAY QUEUE 2 Living Is Beautiful		save
PLAY QUEUE 3 The Grind		save
PLAY QUEUE 4 The Fight Club		save
PLAY QUEUE 5 U.S.		save
PLAY QUEUE 6 The Onus (What You Are)		save
PLAY QUEUE 7 T.A.M.I.		save
PLAY QUEUE 8 My Energy		save
PLAY QUEUE 9 Ascension		save
PLAY QUEUE 10 Act. Phenom		save
PLAY QUEUE 11 A New Religion		save
PLAY QUEUE 12 Pacific Heights		save
PLAY 13 Karma (The Snake Charmer)
PLAY QUEUE 14 If You Can't Beat 'Em		save
PLAY QUEUE 15 Different		save
PLAY QUEUE 16 Black People (Melanin Magnetic)		save

MOG Editorial Review

On his debut album, Hieroglyphics MC Pep Love managed to nail the collective's best qualities on his own, coming off as verbose without losing his swagger over head-nodding beats. As the title's nod to Coltrane might imply, Ascension has plenty of jazzy beats for Pep Love to rap over, but there's still a gritty, head-nodding quality to standouts like "Act. Phenom." Meanwhile, he gets political on "U.S." in a way that's enjoyable even for those who look to avoid the subject in their music, a new "A New Religion" does the same with a much touchier subject in the hip-hop world. Whether you're familiar with Hieroglyphics or not, Ascension is a must-listen for adventurous hip-hop fans.
AMG Review of Ascension

Matt Conaway
All Music Guide

If the Hieroglyphics crews' wildly inconsistent discography proves anything, it proves you can count on them to deliver one thing -- dope debuts. However, from being too experimental (Del's Both Sides of the Brain), missing in action (Casual), or just woefully inept (Souls' Trilogy), Oaktown's finest have seen their stock as individual artists, and as a crew, plummet. With history on his side, though, the last Boy Scout of Hieroglyphics, Pep Love, has finally stepped out of the shadows with his rejuvenating debut Ascension. For those who yearn for uplifting and positive hip-hop, then Love is your kind of emcee, as Ascension yearns to inspire. Eschewing material greed and trivial matters, Love seeks to reach higher levels of consciousness, and wants you to join him on this self-help trek. Yet, what separates Love from other pulpit prophesiers is that he drops knowledge ("Grime and Grit" and "U.S.") without sounding overly preachy. Likewise, Love's pleas for responsibility ("What You Are," "A-Plus") and the ode to young love, "T.A.M.I.," in an otherwise irresponsible genre are utterly refreshing. While Ascension is a notch below the classic debuts delivered by Love's more established teammates, it is a critical building block, as it generates renewed faith in the Hiero collective. As "Act-Phenom" reiterates, Ascension "is a ritual you will enjoy."