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...Maybe not a version as explicit, but think about it - a lot of gangster rap music videos are minstrel shows in themselves...
...appreciate y'all, all right? I'm gone" intones an eerily candid Scarface at the close of his "farewell" album-but is it a farewell to rap or to life in general...
Fortunately, the music is up to the challenge of supporting such weighty content. Guest producers such as Erick Sermon and Joe N.O. inject vitality into the increasingly formulaic sound of Southern rap, particularly with the unsettling keyboard whistle of the title track. Guest rappers such as Jay-Z and Too $hort deliver solid turns on the mic, though their verses pale in comparison to the urgent booming of Scarface himself...
That's not to say that the artists of Jungle Sky have the magic formula fully figured out. They occasionally run into difficulty integrating rap and spoken-word into their tracks-MCs such as TC Izlam and Steele, however talented, simply fail to impress with the same regularity as many of their British counterparts. And, as with any cutting-edge Manhattan release, a certain degree of pretension is to be expected. Tracks like Drum FM's "Bach & Bass," an uninspired rehash of strings over appropriately hyperactive beats, come off as warmed-over stabs at originality. A mixed bag? Certainly...
Lines from a drunken freestyle rap overheard in the Tikki Lounge at Jungle Boogie...