Insomniac Magazine | Parallel: "Do You Understand?" | Album Review:

Almost a year ago, I did a review on this So-Cal group aptly named Parallel. In 2007, they went about the business of making a debut album that wreaks havoc right out of the starting gate and doesn't stop until all have fallen. "Do You Understand?" is an album that creatively fuses the classic mid 90's flavor with some new musical endeavors. The group is a collective of 6 emcees and 3 DJ's/Producers bringing you more flavor than a bottle of Goya adobo.

The album opens with the appropriately named "Pass the Mic". The nice and slightly funk influenced beat has all 6 cats flexing their skills with playfulness and ease. And after just one song we can already tell that these cats have a few tricks up their sleeve. There are other flavors on this album though. On "Beams of Light" they compare themselves as somewhat diamonds in the rough. They definitely shine on this track! Even though this track is slow and prodding, at the same time, it's inte