Track Listing

1. Divine Sounds
2. Anything You Want - Feat. QBall & CurtCazal
3. Swansong (For A Nation) - Feat. Veba
4. Now Lay Me Down - Feat. YZ
5. The Hush - With Texas
6. All I Ask - Feat. Veba
7. Swimming Pool
8. Fool - Feat. Veba
9. Catch A Rude Awakening
10. Play On - Feat. Jungle Brothers
11. Bring The Drama
12. Flip The Mic - Feat.Jeru The Damaja
13. Spellbound - Feat. Veba

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #30476 in Music
• Released on: 2004-01-26
• Number of discs: 1

Customer Reviews

A Northern Soul
Over the years Grand Central Records have consistently knocked out quality hip hop and funk whilst simultaneously capturing the talents of top US rappers to lend an extra dimension to the sound. Rae & Christian's debut LP evolved this sound into something entirely different. A fusion of underlying hip hop sensibilities with lush soul, great lyrics, inspirational guest performances and superb production, it's not hard to see why NSS was widely touted as the natural successor to "Protection".

Luscious deep soulful tracks combine with classy hip hop to create a superb balance. The different emotions contained in the music range from warm and euphoric to sinister and suspenseful. The edginess of openers "Anything U Want" and "SwanSong" grabs your attention straight away, yet just a few tracks on you're listening to lush soul. Appearances from YZ and QBall and Curt Cazal add extra class to proceedings, whilst GC favourite Veba supplies velvety vocal accompaniment to 4 tracks. The legendary Jeru the Damaja's performance on the rousing "Flip the Mic" is typically brilliant, as is the stunning soulful hip hop of "All I Ask". This album has it all - lyrics, beats, melodies, moments of drama, chilled-out elements, a range of emotions - it is unforgettably superb.

absolutely the bomb
I cannot stress how seriously tuff this cd is, Rae and Christian simply prove white boys can funk! This album has ruffneck funk, soul, hip hop influences that transcend wordplay so I'll stop now... for all serious heads whom appreciate the heavyweight beat presha - check this out. One of the favourites of all time - quite some accolade to give.

Get it! Its impossible no to love it!
I bought this and love it! The soul is great the hip-hop is fresh and the instrumentals show these boys can create music of a high standard!!