Some of J's best tunes on here, but there are some hip hop travesties mixed in as well, unfortunately. The theme of rapping over jazz works nicely in most cases, though it drifts into slightly embarrassing cheesiness on a few tracks (e.g. Nights Like These, Travelling Music). Best tracks for me are Satisfied, MCee, Stir of Echoes, Do That Shit, 3 Out of 7.
as good as hip hop gets...
Hip hop heads rejoice. This album is classic. I especially dig the first 5 tracks. Forgot how bad the Bush years were? Check out "Satified?" (from back in '02 nonetheless) It still gives me goosebumps.
I know what you're thinking. It's barely December, and everyone is already playing Christmas music. Meanwhile, you're still making turkey sandwiches from the cast-off pieces of your Thanksgiving bird. Similarly, it's barely even gotten cold outside, and people are already making Best Of 2008 lists? What gives, people? Well, that's what we do here — we keep track of the best albums of the year so that you know what hot tips to pass along… more »
