Onry Ozzborn - The Grey Area

Primary Artist
Onry Ozzborn
Album Title
The Grey Area
Release Date
June 17, 2003 
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Review by Rick Anderson
The most interesting rapper to ever come out of Farmington, NM, is back with his second full-length album, on which he continues his exploration of dark, slow funk beats, religious controversy (defensive Catholics should avoid listening to "The Altar" at all costs), and what is, for the genre, fairly complex philosophizing. There are sonic similarities between Ozzborn's predominant moods and those of his colleagues in Brooklyn's Wordsound crew, but Ozzborn combines a thick, murky ambience with hyperactive rapping in a way that is quite unique. Read More