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RED HOT + RIOT
MCA
High-end R&B singers and rappers galore--D'Angelo, Macy Gray, Sade,
Kelis, Talib Kweli--interpret and expand songs by the late Fela
Kuti, backed by a great many rhythm sections. Fela was an in-your-face
lyricist, and it's good to hear what Dead Prez do with "Shuffering and
Shmiling" and MeShell Ndegéocello with "Gentleman." But the revelation
here is the way the whole thing moves--back and forth, in and out,
always onward.
Rolling Stone, Nov. 28, 2002
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