With a solid debut album under their belt and a certified hit, Camp Lo needed to make sure they were able to survive the “new millennium.” In comes a very rare “taste test” of a release in an EP called ‘Short Eyes.’ If one listened to the last remaining college radio shows around this time or knew D.J.’s who were in support of HOP music, a track or two from this release might have been heard like ‘Sunkiss’ or ‘Baby Mother.’ Otherwise you might have needed to be in Japan or perusing online outlets like ‘sandboxautomatic’ to own this EP. Much like the records title the listener is granted a short collection of new music from Camp Lo. The group continues their signature raps that often can seem to need a translator but still keep it as “fly” and stylish as they can be while paying homage to 1970’s black films. Although the film this references is much darker in contrast to the vibes one hears on the release. Camp Lo manages to keep the party groove throughout the twenty minutes of this EP and they seemed to assimilate easy into the “cha cha” sound that came with popular music from about 1999 to 2002. The record is consistent and gives insight into where the group was heading musically but it does not break any ground or has those obvious moments of greatness their debut album has. For the Camp Lo fan they would be satisfied, and even the fly by night listener of HOP music, if they could understand their lyrics. What did you think of the album

Singles include:
‘Army’ & ‘Baby Mother’

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