Worldwide

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Lil' Brian & the Zydeco Travelers: Jon Cometta (guitar); Brian Terry (accordion); Skeets (saxophone); Nelson (trumpet); Drew (trombone); Troy Mason (talk box); John Morris (bass guitar); Tony Steward (drums); Charles 'Big Red' La Mark (background vocals); Michael Lockett, Anthony Martin. Personnel: Brian Terry (vocals, rap vocals, accordion, drum machine); Kurupt (rap vocals); Michael Lockett (keyboards); Troy Mason (talk box); John Morris (bass guitar); Anthony Martin (rub-board). Additional personnel: B.O.X.X (talk box); Dora, Kurupt. Audio Mixers: Rock Romano; Brian Terry. Recording information: The Red Shack Studio, Houston, TX. Photographers: Sam Friedman; Leland Isley; Aaron Williams. Arranger: Brian Terry. Even the staunchest of hip-hop supporters has to admit that for the most part, musically, the genre has been repeating itself for years by the early 21st century -- the same beats, the same sounds, the same tempos, etc. But then there are a select few who break free from these restraints -- especially Lil' Brian & the Travelers, as evidenced throughout the group's 2007 release, Worldwide. Zydeco is a style that has been rarely -- if at all -- integrated into hip-hop, which is what Lil' Brian & the Travelers do throughout their fourth album, as they continue on in their self-described "z-funk" style. While not a straight hip-hop release -- Lil' Brian often sings rather than raps -- the presence of record scratching and even an appearance from the Dogg Pound's Kurupt shows there are definite links between hip-hop and z-funk. Tracks such as the album-opening title track, "Bounce," and "Funky Zydeco" make Worldwide one of the year's top surprise party albums -- even a pointless remake of Bob Marley's "I Shot the Sheriff" can't halt all the fun (c'mon -- that's like trying to cover "Stairway to Heaven" or "Purple Haze"). Paul Simon would be proud. ~ Greg Prato