The 30th Song

by Mr. Dibbs

Overview

A more concise work than many of his earlier mixtapes, The 30th Song is definitely one of Mr. Dibbs' producer records, a mostly instrumental journey through moods and grooves with (slightly) less emphasis on the sprawling grandeur of one of the Midwest's best turntablists. Instead of the usual flashy moves, Dibbs plays around with other techniques, using clever pauses and drop-outs to good effect for "I Hate Greg" and great transformer work for a screeching guitar solo on "Outreach 5" (with Fat Jon). The nine-minute live epic "Omega Prophecy" features Tommy Davidson and the Guinness-record-holding drummer Boo Boo McAfee (he once played the drums for a month straight). "231 Ways to Fry an Egg" samples another solo studio wizard (Paul McCartney), and the standout "Delta Bound" borrows from a pair of blues legends: the plaintive wail of Robert Johnson (from "Hellhound on My Trail") over the Chicago bump-and-grind of Muddy Waters ("I'm a Man"). The result is a turntable jam that's nearly as raw and effective as a blues. Poised halfway between the grandiose sonic austerity of DJ Shadow and the turntable madness of most turntablists, Mr. Dibbs shows how it's able to age gracefully in hip-hop. (Of course, as proved on the closer, "Porntablist," he's still able to have plenty of fun.) ~ John Bush

Product Details

Release Date:	11/19/2002
Label:	Rhymesayers Entertainment
UPC:	0826257003027
Rank:	162989

Tracks

1. Outreach 5
2. 1000 Drumps
3. I Hate Greg
4. Captain Splatter Patty
5. Machine
6. Rhythmic Soaring
7. Redout Brick Hemmorage 3.5/Mental Herpes
8. Omega Prophecy
9. Delta Bound
10. Judeas Transmission
11. Thrice
12. Skin Therapy
13. 231 Ways to Fry an Egg
14. Porntablist

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Mr. Dibbs   Primary Artist
Fat John   Primary Artist
Boo Boo McAfee   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Five Deez   Composer
Sean Daley   Executive Producer
Jel   Producer
J. Alfred Cook   Project Coordinator
Brent "Abu Siddiq" Sayers   Executive Producer
Fat Jon   Producer