![]() ![]() The album starts with Wyclef doing a straight hip-hop call out on "Where Fugees At?" The disc then bounces to "Kenny Rogers-Pharoahe Monch Dub Plate," a country song with Kenny singing over the "Simon Says" beat and Pharoahe Monch, well, rapping to it. This CD has got everything - rap, country, rock, '70s funk, R&B and many more forms of music. Wyclef has expanded the hip-hop music boundary to amazing places, places that it may never see again. Now there will be a few haters screaming at the top of their lungs that Wyclef has gone hip-pop, but that is far from the truth. ![]() You can't really do it can you? Well Wyclef Jean and Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis can and they do it on so many levels it's incredible. WYCLEF JEAN, The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II A Book, Columbiaĭefine hip-hop. Click here to find out how to buy this album. Thankfully, De La Soul provides music that matures alongside its original audience instead of catering to current trends. ![]() "Declaration" is classic Posdunous that would be right at home on Buhloone Mindstate, and the funky foursome of "U Can Do," "With Me," "Copa (Cabanga)" and "The Art of Getting Jumped" are also tight. De La doesn't have to rely on the guest spots to carry the album, though. ![]() Y'all" and ""U Don't Wanna B.D.S." Pharoahe Monch, Phife and Black Thought make humorous cameos on the three "ghost weed" skits, and newcomer Indeed shines on "Set the Mood," a track that might have you ejecting the CD and wiping it down at first listen when Maseo stutters and "skips" through his intro. J-Ro, Tash and Xzibit drop in for "My Writes," while Mike D and Ad Rock take some time out to "Squat!" Redman also makes a welcome appearance on the first single, "Oooh," as does Chaka Khan on "All Good?" Busta Rhymes and Freddie Foxx bring their respective energies to "I.C. This time, Pos, Dave and Maseo extend the family tree beyond the Native Tongues to include the likes of Tha Alkaholiks and the Beastie Boys. Part one of a three-album set, this unusually guest-heavy De La album steps away from the "bling, bling" for a moment to focus on other worthwhile - and equally entertaining - subjects. DE LA SOUL, Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump, Tommy Boyĭe La Soul has a knack for putting out albums at just the right time. ![]()
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