Pigeon John

Item: Pigeon John Is Clueless
Author: Bert Gangl

Pigeon John Is Clueless

(2003)

Reviewed by Bert Gangl

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Label Syntax RecordsThe Phantom Tollbooth2003

hip hop rap

If well-done, self-deprecating humor was money in the bank, the LA Symphony's Pigeon John would be a millionaire. From the tongue-in-cheek boasts of packing 20-seat houses to being in his "mid-20's and still dating cheerleaders," PJ may very well be, as he claims, "the new James Bond" ... if only in his own mind. The endearingly offbeat live last cut, "B," sums up the idiosyncratic rapper's life and philosophy with an engaging, if near-unhinged, verve. Quirky, lightning-fast raps and topnotch instrumental accompaniment put this record in the must-have category.