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Somewhere between the old-school revival tactics of Jurassic 5 and the shiny Ghetto Fabulous R&B/rap blurring of Puffy & co, sits one of the most talked about debut albums in hip-hop history. Fantastic Vol II's release was delayed by a year, but record company shenanigans caused the Detroit trio of Jay Dee, T3 and Baatin to swap labels; in the process, Vol II was widely bootlegged. For once, the pirate's desperation to get the music out there is understandable: hip-hop doesn't come much fresher than this. Take the soulful R&B of D'Angelo, add Q-Tip's laid back flows and mix in a dose of deep 70s funk, and the Slum vi
Somewhere between the old-school revival tactics of Jurassic 5 and the shiny Ghetto Fabulous R&B/rap blurring of Puffy & co, sits one of the most talked about debut albums in hip-hop history. Fantastic Vol II's release was delayed by a year, but record company shenanigans caused the Detroit trio of Jay Dee, T3 and Baatin to swap labels; in the process, Vol II was widely bootlegged. For once, the pirate's desperation to get the music out there is understandable: hip-hop doesn't come much fresher than this. Take the soulful R&B of D'Angelo, add Q-Tip's laid back flows and mix in a dose of deep 70s funk, and the Slum vision of hip-hop soul starts to take shape. Indeed, both of the aforementioned superstars make their presence felt, appearing on the slow-bumping jazz groover "Tell Me" and the blaxploitation-funk of "Hold Tight", respectively. There's a new school of roots-rap-soul artists, all luscious late-night grooves and chilled rhymes, fusing the elements from funk to electro and soul to hip-hop, and Fantastic Vol II sends Slum Village straight to the top of the class. --Dan Gennoe
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Manufacturer: Wordplay
Release date: 15 May 2000
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0724352619221 UPC: 724352619221
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