Album Review: "Multi_Viral" by Calle 13 (y2)

    It's been four years since infamous hip hop duo Calle 13, hailing from la isla de Puerto Rico, rose to international stardom with their album "Entren Los Que Quieren", and they've taken a new step with "MultiViral". Released in March and promoted completely virally, "MuliViral" speaks against media censorship, and promotes thinking for the individual. But don't worry, there's plenty on this album to cover everyone's tastes, especially if you're into protest nonconformist hip hop in Spanish!

      "MultiViral" comes to us in a flurry of awesome. Calle 13 released the album under their own independent label, El Abismo , after splitting from Sony Music Latin (major props, if I do say so myself). And so far, it's been on repeat for me for the last three weeks. You can find any basic review throughout the interwebs, so here are my highlights.
     The album has plenty of hits. The one that has garnered a lot of attention is the title track "Muti_Viral". With a voice over by Julian Assange and guest guitarist Tom Morello (of Rage Against The Machine), this track is a wild, head banging anthem against organized media, and the freedom of information and truth in the hands of the people. Word.
    The one song I can't get out of my head is "Me Vieron Cruzar". The light guitar riff and the passionate chorus are just uplifting. Another interesting little quip is "Interludio-Stupid Is As Stupid Does". These interludes are common in Calle 13 albums. This one, voiced by actor/comedian John Leguizamo (the voice of Sid in Ice Age coincidentally) is a sort of speech on how it's up to the individual to learn what's really going on - to break the cycle of "stupid is as stupid does". Can I get an amen?

Take a listen. You won't be sorry.