
Ne'astra Music Group
Slum Village - Fan-Tas-Tic Vol 1
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The
contributions
of
the
late
Detroit
producer
James
DeWitt
Yancey
–better
known
to
the
world
as
J
Dilla
to
the
world
of
hip-
hop
can't
be
overstated,
and
nowhere
is
his
legacy
more
apparent
than
his
work
as
a
member
of
Slum
Village.
A
founding
member
of
the
trio,
(Alongside
rappers
T3
and
Baatin)
Dilla
provided
the
group's
distinctly
esoteric,
free-wheeling
sound,
built
around
winding
basslines,
quirky
drumbeats,
subtle
low-end
frequencies,
and
classic
jazz
&
soul
samples.
Against
the
backdrop
of
Dilla's
rich
production,
T3
and
Baatin's
free-flowing
style
of
rhyming
would
also
earn
wide
critical
praise,
leading
to
comparisons
as
the
successors
to
A
Tribe
Called
Quest.
(A
label
they
themselves
have
rejected.)
It's
on
Slum
Village's
1997
studio
debut,
Fan-Tas-Tic
Vol.
1,
that
all
these
elements
come
together
in
the
most
proficient
manner.
An
instant
hit
among
Detroit's
underground
hip-hop
scene,
the
album
seemed
to
combine
all
the
best
elements
of
the
reigning
alternative
and
gangsta
styles
of
hip-hop
into
one
cohesive
style
that
was
a
hit
among
critics.
Fan-Tas-Tic's
influence
extended
far
beyond
Detroit,
as
its
sound
heavily
influenced
the
sounds
of
D'Angelo,
Erykah
Badu,
and
The
Roots
just
to
name
a
few.
(Roots
drummer
?uestlove
has
even
declared
that:
"Hands
down
this
album
birthed
the
neo-
soul
movement.")
Ne'Astra
Media
Group
now
presents
the
album
reissued
on
vinyl,
for
the
first
time
in
several
years.
Every
wobbling
bass
note
of
J
Dilla's
production
has
been
preserved
and
every
freestyle
line
of
T3
and
Baatin
has
been
re-created,
to
maintain
the
legacy
of
a
late-90s
rap
classic,
and
the
legend
of
one
of
hip-hop's
greatest
beatsmiths.
A1.
Fantastic
A2.
Keep
It
On
(This
Beat)
A3.
I
Don't
Know
A4.
How
We
Bullshit
A5.
Fat
Cat
Song
(feat.
Phat
Kat)
A6.
The
Look
Of
Love
B1.
Estimate
B2.
Hoc
N
Pucky
B3.
Beej
N
Dem
B4.
Pregnant
B5.
Forth
&
Back
B6.
Fantastic
2
(Interlude)
B7.
Fantastic
3
(Interlude)
C1.
Keep
It
On
C2.
5
Ela
(Remix)
C3.
Give
This
Nigga
C4.
Players
C5.
Look
Of
Love
(Remix)
C6.
Pregnant
(Remix)
D1.
Things
U
Do
(Remix)
D2.
Fat
Cat
(Remix)
D3.
Fantastic
4
(Interlude)
D4.
What's
Love
Got
To
Do
With
It
(Look
Of
Love
Remix)
D5.
2
You
4
You
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