i've mentioned before that i have a whole big load of albums and records but that i keep them in storage in the basement mostly. except for recent purchases or albums that i just feel like listening to through and through. which is something special for someone who enjoys singles more than albums.
d'angelo's second album is one of those albums and it's been said before but there is so much quality on that album. every time i listen to it i find a new favourite track but there has always been three that has been on top from the beginning. "devil's pie", "untitled (how does it feel)" and this track "chicken grease".
the thing that most will react on is that d'angelo practically raps on this one and the groove is perfect for the flow he employs. the groove itself is some drums that are very upfront and a bass underneath. all the other elements like the guitar, the trumpet and d'angelo's vocals are subdued in the mix.
the other thing that i reacted to instantly was the fact that d'angelo quotes/rephrases rakim with a classic line from "i know you got soul". he turns "but i'll wait 'cause i mastered this / let the others go first so the brothers don't miss" to "but i'll wait till i've mastered this
/ let the others go first
so the brothers won't miss".
the slight change makes rakim's bragging (even though he was perfectly entitled to say it because rakim did master it) into a different slant and gives him an aid in his simile for fatty food as that good gunky funk. or something.
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