01. Grotesque Heads
02. OG Fantastic
03. Jersey Crack
04. Livin A Lie
05. Light It Up
06. The Devil’s Tricknowledgy
07. Another Level
08. Hip Hop Withdrawl
09. That White Boy Shit
10. Cee Inside

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The Grotesque Heads LP is a Long-Play collaboration between Shawn Lov (New Jersey) and Producer Sebastian Hochstein (Germany), featuring Self (Grizzly Adams) and other supporting DJs and artists from Australia, England, and America. The thirteenth official release in the Shawn Lov catalogue since his debut in 1990, “Grotesque Heads” is a tidy rap package that stands as an expression of mature hip-hop, grounded in the 90’s, but transcending eras to meet new listeners with a flavor that is both reflective and progressive. Although the set is composed of only ten songs, which all trend on the short side, the themes of album are expansive. Topics range from the deterioration of Hip-Hop culture in Shawn’s home state (New Jersey,) dealing with identity (Hip-Hop) in the corporate workplace, to both white on black and black on white racism. The “Grotesque Heads” LP, like the drawings by Leonardo Da Vinci the album title references, can be seen as a warped perception of the world as seen by aging Hip-Hop devotees from the 80’s and 90’s, or as a perfectly accurate evaluation of the topics it surveys. It all depends where you’re standing, and how long you’ve been standing there.