Entertainment Weekly (8/28/92, p.65) - "...a jumping hip hop album....proves that rap played by live musicians can slam nearly as hard as anything out of Compton..." - Rating: B+ Vibe (Fall/92, p.29) - "...aspires to greatness..." The Source (9/92, p.55) - 3.5 Stars (out of 5) - "...the Brand New Heavies bring a bold mixture of funk, acid and jazz to the sphere of rap....the Heavies prove that hip hop can survive without samples....A must for your collection....consistently entertaining..." Option (Nov.-Dec./92, p.101) - "...the Brand New Heavies have decided to take what Sugar Hill did with live instruments and make it more street credible by injecting it with legit scratching and sampling..." Musician (10/92, p.100) - "...delivers a few superior jams....generally engaging results..."

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