Without question, Ursula Rucker is one of todays foremost young poets. A well-versed intellectual, in her second album ‘Silver or Lead’, Rucker flexes her muscles delivering a full-on spoken word collection, with her characteristically frank, open and brutally poignant style. She offers heavy commentary on womanhood, slavery, politics, music and sexism, all in her trademark soft-spoken voice, set to music by dance music titans Jazzanova, 4 Hero, King Britt and Little Louie Vega. The effect is at times unnerving, at times palatable, but always full of depth and passion.
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Ursula Rucker - Silver Or Lead 2003
(K7)
1. Damned If I Do (with The Mysterium)
2. Soon (with Rob Yancey)
3. What A Woman Must Do (with Jazzanova)
4. Untitled Flow (with King Britt)
5. Lonely Can Be Sweet (with The Mysterium)
6. Time (with 4 Hero)
7. Q & A (with The Society)
8. Release (with Lil Louie Vega)
9. This (with Jazzanova)
10. I/We (with Tim Motzer & Rob Yancey)
11. Return Of Innocence Lost (with The Roots)