MUSIC

Mojoe - "Classic.Ghetto.Soul."

These boys put the output of major record labels to shame! After taking a listen to the sample tracks of this CD, I had to buy it.

Now I rarely leave the house without it and few other CDs have gone into my car stereo since. This is a SLAMMING! concoction of blues, funk, r&b, jazz, and most importantly real Hip-Hop.

It would be impossible for me to pick stand-out tracks since it's all good. Even the few interludes are short, unobtrusive and entertaining. In addition to sounding similar to certain other recent Hip-Hop/neo-soul acts, they bring something all their own to the table.

The rapping is better than most chart-topping Hip-Hoppers, the singing is better than any rap album has a right to, and the music is so good that these fellas could sell the album as an instrumental.

This album originally hit the streets back in 2003. After signing with Mathew Knowles, Beyoncé's dad, the original album was remastered and rereleased three years later. It doesn't matter which version you get, but the original release is harder to get your hands on, and as such is a better show-off piece.

That way you can not only flaunt that you were ahead of the curve when your friends finally catch on, but you can claim that you were "keeping it real," as the kids nowadays say, from way back.

Please purchase this album, spread the word to your friends and family, and continue to promote good music in the face of mediocrity fed to the public by record companies and commercial radio.

Plus, if all my raving doesn't convince you that Mojoe's "Classic.Ghetto.Soul." lives up to its title, just take a listen. The proof of the pudding is in the tasting... or in this case the hearing.

Highly Recommended For Fans Of: D'Angelo, Odd Squad, Outkast, the Roots, UGK

Mojoe Web Site: http://www.mojoefamily.com