De La Soul - Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump
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Artist: De La SoulEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2000-08-08
Music Label: Rhino / Ada
Soundtracks:
- Intro/Say R.
- U Can Do (Life)
- My Writes - featuring Tash & J-Ro
- Oooh - featuring Redman
- Thru Ya City - featuring D.V. Alias Khrist
- I.C. Y'All - featuring Busta Rhymes
- View
- Set The Mood - featuring Indeed
- All Good? - featuring Chaka Khan
- Declaration
- Squat! - featuring Mike D and Ad Rock
- Words From The Chief Rocker - featuring Busy Bee
- With Me
- Copa (Cabanga)
- Foolin'
- The Art Of Getting Jumped
- U Don't Wanna B.D.S. - featuring Freddie Foxx
Free Music Notes for Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump
Free Music Review: Underrated Album From An Underrated Series (Rating: 8 out of 10- -4.0 stars)
Hit: 4 Stars
Believe it or not, this was when I was first introduced to De La Soul when I was 14, when in mid 2000 came out with "Oooh!" with Redman. Back then I always thought of De La Soul as old school pioneers, and songs from this album solified them as legands in hip hop. Seven and a half years later, after hearing every album that came before this one, I saw the maturity that De La was picking up, as if they were going through another transition in their music careers.
If you were hating this because this was no Stakes Is High (an album I really didn't think was all that good), then you really need to have another listen. This album is very innotivate and creative. Not as creative as their 1991 classic De La Soul Is Dead, but creativity still floats all around this album. And their lyrics were on point as usual. Check out "You Can Do Life" for examples of how De La hasn't missed a step. Even with their single "Oooh!" with Redman (seemed like he and Busta Rhymes were on everything released back in '00) had creativity (with a music video with a paroody of the Wizard Of Oz). With tracks live "View", Posdeneous still rhymes without sacrificing the group's identity. Mellow tracks like "Through Your City" and "Set The Mood" featuring Indeed is head nodding. The second single "All Good" with Chaka Khan is a little directed to mainstream, but overall solid. Even "Dance With Me" sounds kind of good. Then the weeded freestyle skits at the end of a few tracks were dope.
Tracks I had no care for were "Squat". Honestly I don't think De La and The Beastie Boys mix together. "The Art Of Getting Jumped" doesn't appeal to me. And the final track "U Don't Wanna Bust Dat ****" is forgettable.
Honestly, this is a great album. I don't understand why it is hated on so much. Sure De La Soul moved from their origonal style and onto a newer one, but doesn't every rapper do that. Don't knock them because of their change up, and their evolution. This album is worth owning in my opinion. Also get the next album AOI: Bionix as well, because thats underrated also. Peace.
Lyrics: B+
Production: A-
Guest Appearances: B
Musical Vibes: A
Top 5 Tracks:
1. U Can Do (Life)
2. Ooooh! (featuring Redman)
3. Dance With Me
4. Set The Mood (featuring Indeed)
5. View
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The first of their three-album Art Official Intelligence series, Mosaic Thump is a likable album, full of inspired moments. It's also the closest thing De La Soul have ever come to making a less-than-stunning LP. Maybe it's the contemporary production style that weakens songs like "U Can Do" and "I C Ya'll." Maybe it's the (far too) many cameos by bigwigs like Busta Rhymes and Redman and not enough by dark-horse newcomers like Indeed (who comes off nice on "Set the Mood"). De La haven't muzzled their intellectual bite on songs like "Declaration" and "View," and they can still get that rear in rotation with groovers like "With Me," and the funkalistic "Thru Ya City." But where they once left no doubt as to their status as hip-hop's brightest and most innovative group, De La now seem less extraordinary and more merely mortal. --Oliver WangFeatures guest appearances by Redman-'Oooh', Chaka Khan-'All Good', Beastie Boys-'Squat', Busta Rhymes-'I.C. Y' All', and Tash & J-Ro of the Alkaholiks and Xzibit on 'My Writes' and much more. Packaged in a Digipak. (Tommy Boy Records)
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