Jive
2000
Broke (Explicit)
About This Album
(hed)pe's debut outing, their self-titled Jive debut, bloomed during the years when fans and record labels first began noticing that this rap and metal fusion was a readily marketable commodity, and though as an album it was only average in sales, the band rapidly gathered a dedicated cult who found inspiration and a unique perspective in the group's music. When the time came for (hed)pe to enter the studio once again and begin setting the groundwork for what would become their follow-up album, 2000's Broke, they found themselves emerging as one of the premiere rapcore groups in the United States while remaining quite underground, relating to groups such as Limp Bizkit and Incubus, who had begun finding acceptance on the national platform. Broke is essentially (hed)pe's answer to mainstream radio appeal, finding the California quintet modernizing their sound for mass acceptance while still retaining the spark that made their debut so independently accepted. From the rabid lyrical attack of vocalist Jahred and the Dead Kennedys' East Bay Ray on "Killing Time" to the laid-back, thought-provoking beats of "Jesus (of Nazareth)," (hed)pe still proves beyond a shadow of a doubt they remember their roots; overall, Broke is the album that should have pushed these men to the forefront of the genre, yet didn't.
Track List (try tracks 1,2,4,7,8 and 9)

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