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I'll forgive Nine Planets Hip Hop for giving their debut compilation nearly the same title as Hip Club Groove's second album, since they have
compiled a fine collection. Land of the lost all hinges on central figure DL. Eight of the 17 tracks feature DL either on solo vocals or as a guest,
and all songs except the intro, outro and a live track were produced by DL. The beats are rugged and raw, the kind of producers brag are
tailor-made for street credibility. The lyrics to Essanh's "Struggle" and DL's "Hand Cuffs," featuring Essanh, certainly don't hurt this street cred.
either. But given more emphasis are rhymes extolling the virtues of hip hop and its roots, the best of these being DL and Essanh's "Street Caviar"
and its completely different remix. Other album highlights are "Two Letters," by DL, "Freestyle?," by DL featuring Kid SL, and "Prime Time,"
by Exampl featuring DL. The songs tend to be more metaphors and punch-line heavy than story based, but what really makes the vocals work
so well are the flows that blend decent lyrics and good beats to create a better song as a whole. Perhaps it's DL's exceptional flow and abundant
presence that makes what could have been just another label sampler into a much better compilation.
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