Uptown Saturday Night
Camp Lo
Underground Hip HopGeechi Suede and Sonny Cheeba talk in a slang half the record has to decode for you, and that's half the fun. Ski's loops are slick and warm, all soul-jazz samples chopped tight, but the pairing with Bootsie Alderman's blaxploitation-cool bars is what sets it apart from anything else in '97. Play "Sparkle" first. The whole record moves like it knows it's cooler than the room.
