Ever since 9th broke away from his Little Brother cohorts, he's really been putting in a steady effort to define himself as more than a flash-in-the-pan producer. I'll admit, I don't like any of his work with Murs; but I blame Murs for that. I'm excited to see that he's assembling this collective. However, as it is with most super-group collectives, there is a star member that will outshine the rest. I'm not so sure that will happen. Most production collectives are an assembly of complete unknowns, however, Khrysis has been producing for just as long as 9th has.
In the 70s Dub Specialist was a production collective for Studio One recordings. It was comprised of several dub reggae mixers, all of varying skill. However, by the close of the 80s, the collective had begun to wane as Scientist, the collective's star member, began to outshine everyone else. Throughout the 80s Scientist was regarded as the best dub reggae had to offer.
My point is this: Khrysis is working backwards. He's been around too long to accept a position like this. Listening to Little Brother tracks produced by Khrysis, I realize that he is equally as skilled as 9th Wonder. Consider this; would Michael Jackson have rejoined the Jackson 5 after the acclaim? No. So why should Khrysis be subjugated to that?
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