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The Grind Date (EXPLICIT) (CD)

By: De La Soul (Artist)
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DISC 1 for The Grind Date (EXPLICIT) (CD) Album By De La Soul (Artist)
1   Future, The
2   Verbal Clap
3   Much More - (with Yummy)
4   Shopping Bags (She Got From You)
5   Grind Date, The
6   Church
7   It's Like That - (with Carl Thomas)
8   He Comes - (with Ghostface)
9   Days Of Our Lives - (with Common)
10   Come On Down - (with Flava Flav)
11   No - (with Butta Verses)
12   Rock Co. Cane Flow - (with MF Doom)
 
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Review

Spin (p.118) - "[T]heir jabs cut and the beats burn..." - Grade: B
Entertainment Weekly (p.117) - "[T]hese boho-rap forefathers return revitalized with inspired head nodders..." - Grade: B+
Alternative Press (p.114) - "Essentially one long wakeup call to the next generation....[With] colorful, soul-drenched production from underground heavyweights like Madlib and Jay Dee..." - 3 out of 5
The Wire (p.73) - "[The album] thumps you with heart..."
Vibe (p.162) - 4 discs out of 5 - "[T]hese pioneers of alternative hip hop have outsmarted the denizens of today's bulletproof-vest scene with sophisticated compositions and insightful lyrics."

Title Note

De La Soul: Maseo, Posdnous, Trugoy (rap vocals).

Additional personnel: Common, Ghostface, Carl Thomas (vocals); Butta Verses, Yummy, Flava Flav (rap vocals).

Recording information: Right Track, New York, New York; Soho Studios, New York, NY; The Cutting Room, New York, NY.

Hip-hop fans can always count on De La Soul; the Long Island trio never released a truly weak record, after exploding out of the box with their groundbreaking 1989 debut, 3 FEET HIGH AND RISING. Both mentally engaging and musically inventive, De La has a track record that few acts can match. With 2004's THE GRIND DATE, Posdnuos, Dave (formerly Trugoy), and DJ Maseo keep that streak intact.

THE GRIND DATE marks De La's departure from the Tommy Boy imprint on which they began, and, as chronicled by the title track, the break was anything but amicable. However, as they state there, they aren't bitter, and, unlike some artists, none of their animosity bleeds onto the rest of the record. As with its predecessors, THE GRIND DATE glides with ease from mood to mood, from defiance ("Verbal Clap") to reflection ("It's Like That") to social observations ("He Comes"). As usual, Pos and Dave's minds are spinning at an impressive clip. (How many rappers would name-check Nas and Carly Simon in the same breath?) De La Soul has influenced legions of hip-hop acts, and THE GRIND DATE is proof that they've maintained their credibility.

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