Shaolin, UK (Top40 Charts/ Wu-Tang International) - The Rodentz dropped an Order Rodentia: Season 1 in 2005 to a very please small number of fans and since then have gone on to bigger and better things, Constant elevation to be precise, the back bone behind the group and its main producer Cno Evil has gone to sharpen his production skills making him a favourite that has eventually lead him to contribute to a number of Wu-Tang fam and other related projects such as Brooklyn Zu's latest offering "Chamber 9, Verse 32" as well as lacing some of the hottest joints off the new Dungeon Masta's "
Wishful Thinking" and many more surprised productions on high-profiled albums yet to be released as well as his group and solo effort.
Same time his partner Li Mouse has spent time whetting his rhyme skills and focusing personal as well as side projects. With a completed follow up album yet to be released, the group has sadly dissolved and gone their separate ways due to creative differences. Solo albums are dropping soon from both acts, "The Expiration Date" from Cno Evil and "The Most Daring" from Li Mouse. Only comparison to both projects would be the Outkast's Big Boi and Andree 3000's "Speaker Boxxx / The Love Below" double album, still an Outkast album but with a more personal touch or influences from both artists, same situation here, its still Rodentz, a more improved matured Rodentz but more specific and personal to each artist. both albums drops some time soon, either before end of this year or early next year.
So what happened to the songs that were recorded after the first album and before the solo projects? Wu-International has been following the group with a keen interest since its first release, and apparently there was a completed album that was a follow up to the Season One of Order Rodentia, a double album that seems to be a waste if the fans don't get to hear this work, the double CD is called Order Rodentia: The Lost Season, divided into two parts, The Tamias Striatus side and The Mus Musculus side. Keen not to see this project go to waste, The Rodentz have teamed up with Wu-International for an exclusive online only release of the double CD free for fans and potential fans as an appetizer for their upcoming projects.
No the group are not Wu-Tang Killa Beez and neither do they claim to be Wu affiliates, and while its evident Wu is a heavy influence on their music, Cno Evil (Who produced almost all the joints on the album) has managed to create a cohesive album while crafting his own unique signature sound that fortunately does not put them inside the box of Wu-Tang but extends further to a general hip-hop feel, the rodentia way. Obviously the production is what stands out the most on the album, songs like R.O.D.E.N.T.Z, finds Cno battling with his art form and what the fans wants, as he speculates if to dumb down his lyrics to appease the fans who like their first album but felt it was not street enough, club enough, radio friendly enough and ends it with a positive note quoting something the great Ol' Dirty Bastard said which is by the way a clever skit just before this particular song dedicated to Ason Unique. Contribution as usual is kept to a minimal and strictly fam only with Knickolist Knowledge contributing his vocals as well as a couple of beats for this album.
Album is a Wu-International / Rodentz exclusive release, it is free, and comes with full track listing, front and back cover art and mp3s of all the songs, so what do you have to lose? download it, spread it around and get ready for the next chamber, this might be the last time you ever hear an album from both artists collectively as The Rodentz.
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