Album of the Week – Buck 65

♫ I’d visit father Bob and he would show me his train set, tell me a story, offer me a glass of milk send me on my way with a question to ask myself the rain didn’t bother me, the search had meaning, church was good but I’d rather be dreaming…♫

Richard Terfry commonly known by his stage name ‘Buck 65‘ is an artist I fully respect. Lyrically one the best (IMO) in the whole crossover hip hop/indie alternative market and a personal favourite alongside artists such as Sage Francis and other proteges of the Anti-Con ‘brand’.

Terfry was born in 1972 and raised in Mount Uniacke, Nova Scotia, a rural community outside of Halifax. He was first exposed to rap music in the mid-1980s while listening to CBC Stereo’s late night show Brave New Waves, and then by listening to Halifax campus community radio station CKDU. CKDU then broadcast at only 33 watts, and he had to climb a tree in his yard to hear the station’s hip hop show on his cheap transistor radio. Fascinated by hip hop, the young Terfry taught himself how to rap, DJ, and, later, to produce records. His musical influences include MC Shan, David Lynch, Gitche Manitou and Kool Keith. – Wikipedia

One of the albums I especially rate highly is the “Talkin’ Honky Blues” one which includes songs such as “Leftfielder”, “463″ and other great tracks. Its seems to be a highly introspective album with lyrics almost akin to perhaps his day to day struggles growing up.

As a young teen I remeber saving hard and infact taking money out of my savings account So I could buy this album. Its frankly bloody brilliant…

If you want to have a listen to Buck 65, get a copy of Spotify and have a listen here you simply will not look back. Interesting he is an artist who you CAN play to non hip hop lovers and they will appreciate it for the sheer brilliance it exudes.