Sage Francis - Personal Journals CD

Includes 20 page booklet with Sage's "diary entries" explaining each song.Sage Francis's debut studio album (released in 2002.) Countless emcees and media types like to throw around buzzwords like "game changer," but rarely is that term as applicable as it is with an album like these. With his first official release, Sage took the opportunity to set aside the more boastful side of rap while catering more toward his poetic leanings all while turning the vocal booth into a confessional. This LP shifted the underground and helped usher in a new understanding of how hip-hop records could be made. Over 10 years later it not only stood the test of time, but parts of it seem to become stronger. We can confidently look back on it and say, "Hey... most of the music world wasn't ready for this when it first dropped, and they probably still aren't comfortable acknowledging it, but this is a bonafide classic." TRACKLISTING 01 Crack Pipes 02 Different 03 Personal Journalist 04 Inherited Scars