From the hottest label in the world of underground rap comes a different kind of compilation. Instead of the beat-centric slant of previous releases like the Return of the DJ and
Revenge of the B-Boy collections,
Contents Under Pressure tilts the platters to the abstract side of hip-hop, along the lines of foreign DJs like
Cam,
Krush, and
Vadim. None of these are participants though, since Bomb Hip-Hop usually focuses on filling its compilations with good talent and quality tracks, not necessarily recognizable names. There are a few well-known DJs here (notably
T-Rock,
Faust, and Grazzhoppa), but most of the best tracks come from newcomers like
Wildstyle Bob Nimble ("80 Something Below"), Greedy Boy (the
Jeru-driven "Scientifical Madness"),
Pepe Deluxe ("D.O.A."), and the excellently blunted Hydroponic Sound System ("No Secret Something Spiritual"). The album's two highlights are both DJ
T-Rock productions: "Abduction & Analysis" by
T-Rock &
DJ Faust, plus "Annihilator Robot" by the man himself. ~ Keith Farley