A feature album using Metal Fingers beats. I feel like the vocals are too harsh on some of the songs, and compete with the beat rather than working with it, like in 'Pounds Up' by M.O.P. Some of the songs here just make me think of the song the beat was originally used in, which detracts from it, like 'You're Playing Yourself' by Jeru the Damaja, which uses the beat 'Mugwort,' which was used in 'Fastlane' by King Gheedorah. Others come completely out of left field, like 'On and On' by Erykah Badu and 'Brown Sugar' by D'Angelo, which bend genres just enough to create a good sound without forcing anything. The whole thing meshes together really well, and just makes me want to go back and listen to Special Herbs all over again.
Notable songs: 'On and On' - Erykah Badu, 'Ante Up' - M.O.P., Paper Thin' - MC Lyte (she absolutely nailed 'Shallots')
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