This is something like a late follow-up to Muddy Waters' Electric Mud record. Blues layered on top with hip hop vocals, some psychedelics and a bad-ass-yet-feel-good vibe. Featuring The Black Keys, RZA, Raekwon, Ludacris, Q-Tip and Mos Def.
This is one funky-ass record. Gets even a bunch of librarians to a houseparty. Junior Parker also covers three tracks by The Beatles - all you samplers out there, listen closely to Taxman. Brilliant stuff. Comes from vinyl.
You just might recognize a couple of beats from this album. Baby Huey is one of the most sampled artists within the hip hop industry. Back in the '60s, the man himself poured out one soulfull song after another. Dig.
The subtitle "Dilla's Productions For Various Artists" says it all. Tracks by a.o. De La Soul, The Roots, Slum Village, Common, The Pharcyde and Amp Fiddler. Chillemundos.
This is one of the better hip hop albums I've heard in a long time (thanx, Mitch!). Flowin' rhymes, sick beats and - most of all - ferocious lyrics. Be conscious.
