Slum Village Fantastic Vol 2

Posted on 06.13.2000

Slum Village
Album: Fantastic Vol2
Realase date: June 13, 2000
Label: Goodvibe

Review:
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

Tracklisting:
1. Intro
2. Conant Gardens
3. I Don’t Know
4. Jealousy
5. Climax (Girl Sh**)
6. Hold Tight
7. Tell Me
8. What It’s All About
9. Forth and Back
10. Fall in Love
11. Get Dis Money
12. Raise It Up
13. Once upon a Time
14. Players
15. Eyes Up
16. 2U4U
17. CB4
18. Go Ladies
19. Thelonius

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