DE LA SOUL – Buhloone Mindstate
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DE LA SOUL – Buhloone Mindstate

*Buhloone Mindstate* stands apart from De La Soul’s first two albums. It is tighter and more focused. It nods to the jazz-rap vogue by bringing in Maceo Parker and other jazz musicians. A distrust of the record industry also surfaces, foreshadowing the indie movement to come. Yet it remains a wonderfully inventive work, born of the group’s partnership with the eccentric Prince Paul.
DOMINO – Domino
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DOMINO – Domino

With his sing-song rap delivery, party-oriented themes, and the hit singles "Geto Jam" and "Sweet Potatoe Pie," Domino represents a key step in the evolution of California gangsta rap toward ever greater smoothness, warmth, and melody. He is the missing link between Snoop Dogg's debut and Warren G's first album, even if posterity will remember those two more than him.