Rappers of the Sabbath continues

R.O.T.S. really needs a revival, and i'm completely aware of this, so today, this Sunday, i proudly present to you one of the finest hiphop albums of ALL time: Slum Village - Fantastic, vol. 2 (please applaud right now like your at a hype rap show)
Composed of T3, Jay Dee (yes, Jdilla) and Baatin hailing from De-the-fuck-troit, Slum Village released this unbelievable album in early 2K. If you're a Slum fan, then you own this album and rock it weekly, if not, you're either sick with the emo/screamo disease, snorting rails to spastic disco breaks in your girlfriend's basement, or too distracted by todays SHIT-RAP. Whatever the cause may be, Fantastic vol. 2 is a GOLDEN concept from intro to ending.
Since Jay Dee happens to produce the entire album and lends his vocal talent, it is a soulful journey into the den of hiphop held up by musicians that give a damn how hiphop sounds, featuring Jazzy Jeff (I Don't Know), D'Angelo , Q-Tip, Busta, Pete Rock, even fuckin' Kurupt.
The 19 tracks should be listened to from start to finish like a Mayfield's CURTIS album of 1970...a true gem!
The Detroit trio caress the tracks with sincerity and relaxing tones while performing like a Doo Wop crew at times (listen to track 2U4U). "Fuck this rap shit I listen to classical" is one of my favorite lines of the album, proving their loyalty to the roots of hiphop by proclaiming their love (Fall in Love).
The entire album goes from head swaying, to anthem jumping, onto grooves that simply illustrate how much of a cohesive group they happen to be. They combine their vocals in a rhythmic concoction that does however lack lyrical skills, but Slum makes up for that fact by re-enforcing their genuine talent of being a fluid trio who keeps tone, pitch and rhythm at the forefront of their style and technique. They make your head knod and hips move like the 60s soul-makers.
What else can i say, Slum Village raised the bar of hiphop at a time when the Golden Era was closing out and the glitz was coming in. Listen to Fantastic vol. 2 and dance!

Track Listing:
1. Intro
2. Conant Gardens
3. I Don't Know feat. Jazzy Jeff
4. Jealousy
5. Climax (Girl Shit)
6. Hold Tight feat. Q-Tip
7. Tell Me feat. D'Angelo
8. What It's All About feat. Busta Rhymes
9. Forth And Back feat. Kurupt
10. Untitled/Fantastic
11. Fall In Love
12. Get Dis Money
13. Raise It Up
14. Once Upon A Time feat. Pete Rock
15. Players
16. Eyes Up
17. 2U4U
18. CB4
19. Go Ladies
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