![]() ![]() 'Players,' 'Tell Me,' and 'Untitled / Fantastic' have all since become underground classics. ![]() The song structures are often faint, but had the group worked these sketches into conventional singles they'd lose the ghostly, sexy, understated vibe that is this album's essence. 2 has indelible beats and stellar raps, but beyond that, it's more than anything a master class in mood. At a time when shiny music was in fashion, Slum Village made songs cloaked in the dirt and dark mystery of Detroit. At a time when the public demanded bombast from its artists, Slum Village embodied introversion and intimacy. At a time when hip-hop was obsessed with singles, Slum Village was all about song sketches. In truth, it was something much more interesting. After producer Jay Dee started working with A Tribe Called Quest, the hip-hop press was anxious to label this Detroit trio the second coming of Tribe. ![]() Still, you dnt need to b well vrsed in Slum ViIlages history to njoy this well-buiIt aIbum, but its s good youll b coaxed into expIoring it. 2 is practically a retrospective of Slum Village's career. Recalling Ghostface t his most ambitius, 05 is their best lyrical moment, both a triumphant anthem for Slum Village phase two and a sentimental goodbye to troubled and departed member Baatin. Finished in 1998, unreleased until 2000, and featuring reworked material that dates back to the trio's earliest years, Fantastic Vol. ![]()
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