Hell yeah this was when Queen Latifah was all raw still and not yet a cover girl. lol Naw I am not hating on the Queens hustle, homegirl is bomb at everything she does. I like this album though because she’s still on that old school raw shit but the beats are quality. I’m not taking anything away from her albums prior to this one, I just think this is a good example of Latifah’s abilities. Plus U.N.I.T.Y is on here!! Yessir.
Production: Kay Gee, Mufi, Sid, Tony Dofat
Features: Heavy D & The Boys, KRS-One, Tony Rebel, Treach
When it comes down to it hip hop just isn’t made like this anymore. Crazy conscious lyrics plus slammin beats…it takes true talent to make you want to dance to a song that is ultimately about the complete corruption of our government. PRT jumped off where Public Enemy left and they come hard with it. The features on this album give a good indication of the level you are working with (KRS-One, The Fugees & Brother J.) You have to have a pretty open mind when you listen to this because they definitely make their strong opinions known and they make no apologies about it. This album is perfect to bump in your car because it has bass for days. PRT will drop knowledge on you like nobodies business. To be super real as a White female I sometimes feel like a hypocrite when it comes to listening to groups like PRT, Dead Prez & Public Enemy. But I do think its really important to understand all different perspectives. Plus when it comes down to it I think a lot of my views are similar to theirs. I might not go about saying it in the same way but the overall mentality can be shared among any group of people aside from race, age, gender etc. All that aside, this is probably one of my favorite albums of all time. If you like PRT you should also check out Wise Intelligent’s solo projects because they come with the same raw intelligence as you see here.
Production: Culture Freedom, DJ Clark Kent, Ezo Brown, Father Shaheed, KRS-One
Features: Brother J, Junior Reid, KRS-One, Nine, The Fugees
