Sonic Jihad (Paris album) explained

Sonic Jihad
Type:studio
Artist:Paris
Cover:Sonic_jihad.jpg
Released:October 7, 2003
Recorded:2003
Genre:Political hip hop,[1] hardcore hip hop
Label:Guerrilla Funk[2]
Producer:Paris
Prev Title:Unleashed
Prev Year:1998
Next Title:Rebirth of a Nation
Next Year:2006

Sonic Jihad is a studio album by rapper Paris, released in 2003.[3] [4] It was recorded, mixed, and mastered at Data Stream Studio, San Francisco. The album was marketed by Guerrilla Funk, Paris's label, as "so dangerous to homeland security [that] it's unavailable at chain stores."[5]

Production

Sonic Jihad was produced solely by Paris.[6] Paris claimed that he recorded the album after a track he posted for free in 2002, "What Would You Do?," was downloaded hundreds of thousands of times.[7] Public Enemy appear on ""Freedom"; Paris would collaborate with the group three years later on Rebirth of a Nation.[8]

Critical reception

The Austin Chronicle called the album a "jolting wake-up call for those still cognizant enough to read between the lines of repression," writing that "with classic G-funk sensibilities guiding its head-on course, Sonic Jihad encapsulates an entire decade of firebrand rap." Exclaim! wrote that Paris's lyrics are delivered in a "stoic, commandeering rasp [that] uncompromisingly deconstructs neoconservative politics, identifies the media outlets as 'agents of repression' and targets materialistic hip-hop for turning its back on the issues he addresses."[6]

Battlefield 2 incident

In 2006, a fan of the video game Battlefield 2, referring to himself as "SonicJihad" after Paris's album, posted a montage of clips from the game, edited with audio excerpts from the movie and other sources. The video was viewed with alarm by members of the United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, which held an open hearing on May 4, 2006, titled "Terrorist Use of the Internet." News reports suggested that the video was an example of efforts by al Qaeda and other groups to recruit young people.[9]

Track listing

  1. "Ave Bushani"
  2. "Field Nigga Boogie"
  3. "Sheep to the Slaughter"
  4. "Split Milk" (featuring Capleton)
  5. "Tear Shit up" (featuring Dead Prez)
  6. "Freedom" (featuring Dead Prez)
  7. "Ain't No Love" (featuring Kam)
  8. "Lay Low"
  9. "Life Goes On"
  10. "You Know My Name"
  11. "Evil"
  12. "AWOL"
  13. "Agents of Repression"
  14. "What Would You Do"
  15. "How We Do"
  16. "Freedom" (The Last Cell remix) (featuring Public Enemy and Dead Prez)

Bonus Track (The Deluxe Edition)

  1. "Field Nigga Boogie" (XLR8R Remix) (featuring Immortal Technique)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sonic Jihad - Paris | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic. www.allmusic.com.
  2. Web site: SONIC JIHAD | Guerrilla Funk Recordings & Filmworks, LLC. Gfunk.
  3. Web site: Paris | Biography & History. AllMusic.
  4. Web site: Rapper Paris aims to push political buttons. chicagotribune.com. 25 September 2003 .
  5. Web site: Paris. Eric K.. Arnold. East Bay Express. October 2003 .
  6. Web site: Paris Sonic Jihad. exclaim.ca.
  7. Web site: Capital Rap. December 3, 2003. SF Weekly.
  8. Book: Grierson, Tim. Public Enemy: Inside the Terrordome. February 25, 2015. Omnibus Press. 9781783233908. Google Books.
  9. Losh, Elizabeth. Virtualpolitik: An Electronic History of Government Media-Making in a Time of War, Scandal, Disaster, Miscommunication, and Mistakes. Cambridge: The MIT Press, 2009. pp. 15–19.

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