Sin-A-Matic by Louis Logic

Louis Logic
Sin-A-Matic
2003
Hip Hop
Solid

1. Sintro
2. Street Smarts
3. Freak Show
4. Celph Hatred
5. Diablos
6. Dos Factotum
7. Coochie Coup
8. Postal
9. Mischievous
10. Halfway Stretch (Sinterlude)
11. Best Friends
12. Revenge!!!
13. Fair Weather Fan
14. The Rest
15. The Ugly Truth
16. Idiot Gear
17. Dust To Dust
(Also included is a 342x342 album cover .jpeg)

You're just another asshole
Who wants to see me dressed up in my dad's clothes
Working underpaid until I'm mad old
As far as that goes
You'll never live to see it take place
I've brought a little present for you in my attache case

"Postal"

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There are a lot of rappers on the scene right now who are trying to differentiate themselves from the mainstream by putting a serious message in their lyrics, as opposed to rapping about material possessions and women. Louis Logic takes a step in the opposite direction. It's apparent that he's trying to become noticed by being as offensive as he possibly can towards anyone he can. He gets this message across as soon as the album starts, with the opening statement: "Perfection is rhymer, it's only 'cause I'm such a dick you always find me next to vagina."

The title of the record, Sin-A-Matic, refers not only to the lyrical content, but also is a play on words of "cinematic," to describe Louis Logic's visual delivery style. He's quite a storyteller, and his lyrics are very easily understood and followed. This works great on songs like "Postal," "Best Friends/Revenge!!!" and "Dust To Dust." Narrative lyrics are even more apparent on his follow up album, Misery Loves Comedy, but this is by far a superior disc.

Though Louis Logic tries to offend for shock factor every chance he gets, it's all in good fun. Most songs are satire on the common radio rapper, like "Coochie Coup," which is probably the most obscene piece of music I've ever heard in my life. His lyrics are absolutely hilarious because of this, though. I dare you to sit through Sin-A-Matic without having a good belly laugh or two. He doesn't let the album end without a serious note or two though. "The Ugly Truth" is a very thought provoking song about the average middle aged white man's prejudiced views on the world around him, and "Dust To Dust" is a story of a married man's scuicide, induced by years of adultery.

Apart from Louis Logic's awesome writing and delivery, there's another huge plus to this record, and that's the very fresh beats, mostly by J.J. Brown, who is currently Louis Logic's partner-in-crime on his new record label, 5G productions. I can't brag on this guy enough. Every beat he does is ridiculously catchy and full of energy. Check out Misery Loves Comedy and Sin-A-Matic: The 80's Edition for 100% J.J. Brown produced beats on Louis Logic records.

Sin-A-Matic is my favorite hip hop album of all time. However, it's not perfect. There's but one flaw, and that's the song "Freak Show," which keeps in tune with Louis Logic's theme of shock-and-awe obscenity. But I think this song takes it just too far, and is far from being actually enjoyable. I think that if this song from the record, or maybe placed in a different order in the tracklisting, the album would be very near perfection. I'm sure someone will be able to get into it though. Just not me.

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Click here to download part 2 (72.85 MB)

Louis Logic has an entire song dedicated to keeping his music out of the reach of children, and he means it. Very vulgar.

Unfortunately, Sin-A-Matic is out of print, both for physical copies and legal digital copies. If you really want a physical copy of the album, you can look on amazon marketplace (like I did) and pay over 20 bucks for a new copy. It's worth every penny, though.