CD Review: Guru's Jazzmatazz, Back to the Future (The Mixtape)
Apr 29, 2008 1:48 PM Dominic Umile (Writer)
Guru's eagerness to wrap a story around his abundant boasting hasn't mellowed in the slightest. The legendary Gang Starr MC's rather deadpan but tactfully authoritative flow is a welcome fix for golden-era heads, with nods to A Tribe Called Quest, Digable Planets and others. Back to the Future has its fair share of smoky, laid-back grooves courtesy of Solar's soulful melds, but the bristly brag-energy that built Daily Operation rears its head over an oft-used Bob James break on "7 Grand Y'all," and "Who Got It on Lock" even sounds like "Take It Personal." Nostalgia indeed.
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