Hands folded across the chest. Relaxed but ready for action. Fantastic Volume 2 captures Slum Village's swellegant b-boy stance on record. The Detroit crew's long-awaited debut is loaded with muscular, simmering beats. By turns relaxing and stimulating, it further establishes producer Jay Dee (known for his board work for De La Soul, Q-Tip, Common, and more) as a production force. His thick, red-blooded rhythms range from the crunchy, organic drums on "I Don't Know," punctuated with sly James Brown vocal samples, to the percolating, bass-laced "Get Dis Money." Though they're drowning in underground accolades, Slum Village aren't intellectual navel-gazers or lyrical geniuses. Rappers Baatin, T3, and Jay Dee use their quirky vocal chemistry to illuminate the lush rhythms. They want you to shake your ass to their music-they even provide instructions. -Lizz Mendez Berry
Tracks
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
9 Fourth 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
20 Thelonius
21 Fall-N-Love Remix