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In Full Gear
Stetsasonic
In Full Gear
Genres: Jazz, Rap & Hip-Hop, R&B
 
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The "original hip-hop band," in business since 1981, Stetsasonic featured rappers, a human beatbox, a keyboardist, a drummer, and a young producer named Prince Paul. The contemporary of It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hol...  more »

     
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All Artists: Stetsasonic
Title: In Full Gear
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Tommy Boy
Release Date: 10/25/1990
Genres: Jazz, Rap & Hip-Hop, R&B
Styles: East Coast, Soul
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
Other Editions: In Full Gear (+3 bonus tracks)
UPC: 016998101728

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The "original hip-hop band," in business since 1981, Stetsasonic featured rappers, a human beatbox, a keyboardist, a drummer, and a young producer named Prince Paul. The contemporary of It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back and the blueprint for Three Feet High and Rising, In Full Gear was Stetsasonic's full-fledged classic. As summarized in the sublime "Talking All That Jazz," the album was meant to be a musical manifesto of all of the directions late-'80s hip-hop was expanding toward: revolutionary spoken word, JBs tributes, soul jazz, go-go, R&B, dancehall, turntablism, instrumental hip-hop, rap rock, even Miami bass. Yes, they did it all, and they did most of it really well. Throughout the album, a sense of light-hearted vibes prevails, like a giddy summer concert in the park. Check out "Sally," "DBC Let the Music Play," and "Music for the Stetfully Insane" to work up a sweat. If you want to know where De La Soul came from, this is a good place to start. --Jeff Chang

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