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    Vision

    Starting From Scratch

    (2000)

    Reviewed by Maurice Lofton

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    Label Marxan RecordsThe Phantom Tollbooth2000
    gospelhip hopr&bsoul

    Vision took awhile to grow on me. They take a hip-hop style and mix it with the old traditional gospel music. The album fooled me because it starts off real fast but then the music slows down. It works because it's different. The CD is definitely a keeper.

    3.5 tocks

    Other coverage for this album

    The Phantom Tollbooth 2000Reviewed by Tony LaFianzaExtremely smooth urban music, Vision is three brothers who sing and rap. Jason, Joe and Jerome hailing from Sandusky, Ohio have written, arranged, and produced all the songs on this debut with Marxan records. The first part of the record flows out of the speakers with beauty and grace like a mountain stream with strong bass lines and relaxing harmonies. The music had me swaying in rhythm to the…

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