Tunnel Rats have been around longer than I have. They have been off the Christian radar for a minute due to their ministry calling of reaching the mass market. They are some of the true original underground. Tunnel Rats is a hip-hop super-crew consisting of several groups and solo artists, as well as producers. They roll deep with: LPG, New Breed, Sev Statik, Raphi, Zane, and producer Dert, among others. They made a video out of track 2, "T.R.'z," and whenever a video pops on the scene I have to talk about it, because there are so few. It has the entire TR fam reppin' to a nice-change-of-pace-for-them beat. I'm always expecting to hear some spaced out, raw, cryptic beat when getting ready for TR, which they do supply on much of the record, but they threw me for a loop with "T.R.'z," as it reminded me of something I could hear Reman/Meth tear up. This is a good thing. The song will get you amped up, ready to bounce, and contort your face into one of those rap faces you make when you're hype. They do this without being pop about it, which is an accomplishment. The rest of the album is just as strong, and street proud.
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The Phantom Tollbooth 2001Reviewed by Tony LaFianzaIt's been a couple of years since we've heard from the Tunnel Rats. The line up has altered a little since the 1999 Experience record, but still constitutes Christian hip hop's finest super-crew. New Breed, Raphi, LPG, Dert, Sev Statik, and Zane together make up the core of the well-rounded musical genius that fills Tunnelvision. The record starts with the question, "So, where have you guys…Similar sounding releases
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