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Ursula Rucker
Ruckus Soundsysdom(Five Six Media : 2008)
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Handling personal material can be a difficult ball to juggle. The goal is to tell your story, while not indulging in too much abstract specificity that no one else can relate. Ursula Rucker’s latest strikes...
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Artist. Activist. Mother. Though not necessarily in that order, Ursula Rucker embodies all of those titles with a level of class not seen among most rebels. But she'll be the first to tell you that juggling all those monikers is a daily grind, yet a welcome yoke she hoists upon her shoulders in order to teach her kids left from right and sleep at night knowing she's fulfilling her purpose on this planet. Her new album, Ruckus Soundsysdom, finds her exploring new sonic and lyrical territory with King Britt at the helm as co-executive producer along with Ms. Rucker herself and a handful of talented, female Brooklyn producers.
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