Jazzmatazz, Vol. 2: The New Reality
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By the time Gang Starr's rapper Guru created the "experimental fusion of hip-hop and jazz" he called Jazzmatazz back in 1993, the idea of blending the two African-American styles had been fairly well explored. But as the first wholly self-conscious genremixing, Jazzmatazz Volume I was at least a decent novelty record. In the two Years that followed, however, jazz rap--from Digable Planets to Buckshot Lefonque to the Roots--grew into a dominant strain of alternative hip-hop. The good news is that 1995's Jazzmatazz II acknowledges the changing times. Guru ups the ante by collecting artists from R&B (Chaka Khan, Mic
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Manufacturer: Chrysalis
Release date: 23 August 2004
EAN: 0724383480623 UPC: 724383480623
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Release date: 23 August 2004
EAN: 0724383480623 UPC: 724383480623