Wayne Savant
Unstoppable Force Immovable Object
© 2007 Digital Void Records (634479640889)
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Taking stabs at the establishment with a murderous choice of wordplay.
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Was it their fluidity or their confidence? He didn’t know for sure. What he did know was set in stone; he wanted to be there. In the circle, in the cipher. In this vocal-induced environment, things that caused hate in the “real world” didn’t matter. Things like race, culture, income, crimes committed, labels, stereotypes, things like this didn’t matter. All that mattered was if you could flow. Sometimes even this, which to an outsider would seem like a prerequisite, didn’t matter either. What really mattered was who you were. Be yourself. Be real or don’t involve yourself with this group. Yes this, this is what really drew him to the cipher. A boy who, for his whole life, was told he would end up in prison with his dad. Wasn’t allowed to play in little league or wear Nikes like the other kids. Wasn’t allowed to blossom or discover who he was. As he stared from that jail cell window he realized that the cipher is who he knew he was. A kid who never understood where his place in the world was, now knew exactly.
As he enters the circle he is welcomed with open arms. The other emcees are anxious to see what he’s got. They say curiosity killed the cat and in this case it did, as he rips into his fellow emcees with a vigor he never knew he had. His confidence grows as he hears the ooohs and aaahs of the other emcees, and he lets it pour like a cloud not longer able to stay suspended in air from the weight of his sickness - a dark cloud full of the hate and poison from a childhood gone wrong. He uses the cipher like a kind of therapy. He lets it go and for the first time, who he is comes out without ridicule, without insults and comments meant to scar. Hip Hop in its purest form is a tool for healing and he uses it. He uses it until the tool becomes a multipurpose gadget for his creative purpose. Purpose-driven creativity is the stuff revolutions are made of.
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Unstoppable Force Immovable Object
author: Jason Randall SmithWAYNE SAVANT Unstoppable Force Immovable Object [Digital Void Records] Those that study hip-hop's beginnings will discover that the music and other elements were used as a creative alternative to gang violence. In that same spirit, Dallas-based rapper Wayne Savant uses words to heal the emotional wounds of his own life. While the booty-shaking sounds of the Dirty South won't fade away any time soon, Unstoppable Force Immovable Object is an album with a different agenda, one where the message takes priority over the music. Many a brain-dead rapper has been able to get over with intelligent beats to carry them through, but Wayne seems to be a student of verbal economics. In short, he wasn't put here to waste words. Immediately noticeable is the stripped-down feel of the production, devoid of flash or the need to be stamped "club banger of the month." Mister Mods and Savant craft sparse, stark rhythms that force you to pay attention to the words. Right from the opening track, "Ode To Duality," Wayne comes out swinging with tongue-twisting verses that feel as if they're running at twice the speed of its underlying beat. The phrase "keep it real" applies directly to his unflinching vulnerability, especially on a song like "Make It." It is here that Wayne deals with broken homes, a stepfather whose idea of discipline is excessive force, and finding strength within yourself in spite of it. The press release for UF/IO speaks of being accepted within the cipher, that circular safe haven where rappers release the stress from their chests. It could be argued that Wayne's strongest moments on the album involve him trading verses with other MCs, such as "Reality" featuring Smack Dab or "Precision" with C-Eleet and the bilingual Omy Santana. The last two songs on the album contain his most political and passionate lyrics. On "Sad To Say," Wayne dissects the events of September 11, 2001, coming to the conclusion that "9/11 was an inside job." His rage against wickedness in high places turns to seeking a higher source as he reveals himself as a "soldier for Christ" on "A Roll Of The Dice." Allowing his faith to have the last word, things end on a hopeful note. Persecuted but not forsaken, cast down but not destroyed, Wayne Savant emerges from his past both stronger and wiser. Unstoppable Force Immovable Object may not fill the dance floor, but it can deliver a message to those that need it most. - Jason Randall Smith = Radio BSOTS (www.bsots.com) = contributing writer, Impose Magazine