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Lie, Cheat & Steal
Hip-Hop · 2011 · 13 tracks · 54m

Lie, Cheat & Steal

Us3

Gritty, noir-inflected jazz rap that trades sunny 90s nostalgia for cynical urban storytelling and live, hard-hitting brass arrangements.

October 3, 2011 · Us3

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A tense, cynical exploration of urban life delivered through smoky jazz arrangements and sharp-edged rap.

Tracklist · 13 Tracks · 54m
01
Ghost
3:21
02
Who Am I?
3:36
03
Lie, Cheat & Steal
6:00
04
Wild West
3:44
05
The Ring
4:05
06
Uptown
3:42
07
Pressure Bursts Pipes
4:32
08
I Feel You
3:21
09
You Can Run but You Can’t Hide
3:48
10
Puppets
3:50
11
(You Are) So Corrupt
5:02
12
You Make Me Wanna
5:15
13
Invincible
4:08
Moments Worth Waiting For
The title track's six-minute sprawl where the trumpet solo gradually becomes more frantic against a relentless bassline.
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Lie, Cheat & Steal sound next to the rest of Us3's catalogue?

Brooding+2.8σ

Brooding saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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