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Label: Independent Released: 4/1/2000

This album will no doubt garner some extra attention due to the fact that Kid Koala and DJ Vadim are on board, but it stands on its own as a cool jazz-hop (trip-hop? acid jazz?) album with a distinctive vibe. The slow grooves of "Non Sequitur" and "Estrogen Reign" set the pace for this mellow collection; the rhymes are smoothly delivered in a laid-back nasal drawl (no it's not Slim Shady!) - and with a sense of humour - that makes you want to put your feet up, close your eyes and relax. The beats are a standard collection of drum-machine sounds and loops with mellow jazz bass-lines, horn and guitar superimposed; the production is crisp and it sounds like there are even some real instruments in there but it could be samples. Either way this CD is a sure crowd-pleaser at your next house party or bar-mitzvah. Parental advisory: your parents might not like some of the lyrics. And that's a good thing.

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