Detailed item info | Track listing | 1. Welcome to the Minstrel Show - (with YahZarah) 2. Beautiful Morning 3. Becoming, The 4. Not Enough - (with Darien Brockington) 5. Cheatin' 6. Hiding Place - (with Elzhi) 7. Slow It Down - (with Darien Brockington) 8. Say It Again 9. 5th and Fashion (Skit) 10. Lovin' It - (with Joe Scudda) 11. Diary of a Mad Black Daddy (Skit) 12. All For You - (with Darien Brockington) 13. Watch Me 14. Sincerely Yours 15. Still Lives Through 16. Minstrel Closing Theme - (with YahZarah) 17. We Got Now - (with Chaundon)
| | Details | | Producer: | 9th Wonder | | Distributor: | WEA (Distributor) | | Recording type: | Studio | | Recording mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
| | Album notes | Little Brother: Phonte, Big Pooh, 9th Wonder (rap vocals). Additional personnel: Elzhi, YahZarah, Darien Brockington, Joe Scudda, Chaundon. Recording information: Chopp Shopp, Durham, NC. Bolstered by the high-profile work of DJ 9th Wonder (who produced albums for Destiny's Child and Jay-Z), Little Brother jumped to a major label for their sophomore release, MINSTREL SHOW. A loose concept album that satirizes television shows (the album cover looks like an issue of TV Guide), Little Brother's follow-up boasts all the smarts, mic skills, and superb 9th Wonder production of the debut--and then some. Like De La Soul and Tribe Called Quest before them, Little Brother has a message but knows how to groove, making MINSTREL SHOW a fine example of fun, well-crafted, highly conscious underground hip-hop.
| | Editorial reviews | 4 stars out of 5 - [They] break the Southern rap mould and poke gentle fun at the gaudy circus of contemporary hip hop without over righteousness. Uncut
4 discs out of 5 -- [A] sophomore effort exhibiting A Tribe Called Quest potential....As entertaining as it is sophisticated. Vibe
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