P.T. HALLOW

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Member Since: 11/2/2005
Band Website: PTHallow.com
Band Members: the one and only P muthafuckin T Hallow. the bizness prop bitch. get at mestyle
Influences: P.T. Hallow – Hallow Be Thy Name Review by Adam BernardNormally I don’t review albums. With Connecticut’s local scene, and the market in general, so flooded right now there’s just too much garbage to wade through before you find something worthwhile. So why, you may ask, did I suddenly decide to review PT Hallow’s Hallow Be They Name? Well, when I do find something worthwhile in the sea of garbage I like to point it out to people.Hallow came to me as recommended by a former high school classmate of mine who has never pushed any music on me in the 14 years I have known him (yes, I’m showing my age, I graduated high school in ‘96). When a person who’s never recommended anyone before recommends someone I’m much more likely to give it a listen. So I met with Hallow over a year ago and got to know him. He gave me his music and I’ve been able to see him grow as an artist ever since. When he told me he had his album ready I was more than willing to give it a listen, but I was also slightly worried that it would be like a lot of other local artist albums.CT, and basically everywhere else, is a place filled with “artists” (definitely using that term loosely) who come out with “albums” (again, using the term loosely) that are usually 79 minutes of self-adulation and false stories of gunplay wrapped up in a slim-line case with a flyer thrown in as a cover. When I received Hallow’s album he was already ahead of the game with his CD case, which is in-between a slim-line and a traditional case (think slim but when you put this on your CD rack you’ll actually be able to read the side and know what album it is) with a complete front and back. Also, the album is twelve of his best tracks and an intro. No stupid skits, no excessive filler for the sake of filling the CD. Basically, while all the other artists were just playing rapper with their friends Hallow was studying what’s effective and what isn’t when it comes to album creation, and I respected that right off the bat.Of course the music was still to be heard, but one spin of the CD later the verdict was clear, Hallow Be Thy Name is a good Hip-Hop experience. The album starts off with Intro (Flood The Show), which highlights his flow right off the bat. Rather than attempting to hook people with a song he builds up to it. The intro, for once, actually acts as an introduction to the artist. This is followed by Heavy Metal, a song where Hallow declares “I’m heavy metal like bangin drums, electric guitars / I’m heavy metal like hollow lead rippin ya car.” The braggin and boastin is also in full effect on Big Ups, a song where the entire first verse is dedicated to ripping into many of the current young starts of Hip-Hip much like 50 Cent did on How To Rob. Big Ups features a dope Biggie sample and a second verse where Hallow spits lines like “you a homo ass thug like Karamo of the Real World.”It’s not all about bragging for Hallow, however, he also shows his serious side on songs like U Da 1 They Laughin At where he speaks frankly to a woman about her whorish ways and how she’s viewed in the community because of her actions, and Diamonds In Da Ruff, which is about potentially wasted lives and making the correct choices in life, no matter how hard they may be. Coming from Hallow this topic matter sounds honest and caring unlike a lot of artists who come off as preachy when they attempt songs like these.Hallow also throws a concept song, The Almighty Dollar, on the album for good measure. People have done songs like this before, where the rapper speaks as if they were money, but Hallow does it at least equally as well as, if not better than, past MC’s. With lines like “You got a good hand I’m what you raise the bet with / I’m the whole reason baby Bush was elected,” his version of the concept is sure to strike a chord with listeners.As a whole Hallow Be Thy Name is a strong first effort for the Bridgeport MC. If more rappers took their time, honed their craft, and came out with debuts like this Hip-Hop would be better for it.Does P.T.’s moniker come from Bridgeport’s great entertainer P.T. Barnum? That's something you'll have to ask Hallow about. One thing’s for sure, though, pop in Hallow Be Thy Name and you’ll most definitely be entertained.To listen to some of P.T. Hallow’s songs head on over to: http://www.myspace.com/pthallow PimpMySpace sexypimp.com
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