Just started listening to this album again. What a masterpiece of sound, rhythm, and melody. I remember being entranced by this work in the mid 90’s and then just lost the album. Managed to find a perfect condition CD on Amazon for less than $3 and couldn’t order it fast enough. This album is still as fresh as the first time I heard it. It still bugs me that he became known as a “one-hit wonder” for the song “Lucas With The Lid Off” considering the rest of the album is just an amazing work. The lyrics (mostly rap) are some of the most poetic and compelling I’ve heard in years and the sound production still has me noticing new things even years later. I consider it an album worth study if you are in any way interested in hip-hop production.
I recently went on a quest to find out what happened to this guy since I would have loved to hear more from him. As it turns out, he now produces for a lot of current hip-hop artists. I was disappointed about this until realizing that he simply had said all he wanted to in music so there was no need to add more. I can respect that. If you are even remotely interested in rap, hip-hop, or modern jazz, I would strongly recommend this album.