The Turn Up

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Two years after releasing the excellent, freewheeling full-length Bad Neighbor, Los Angeles-area rap trio MED, Blu, and Madlib returned with the brief but potent EP The Turn Up. It isn't quite specified whether these tracks were outtakes from Bad Neighbor or recorded specifically for the release, but they work as a nice post-script all the same. Partner in crime Oh No assists on the title track, which balances talk of gunplay with a laid-back party vibe, driven by a typically choppy Madlib beat featuring accordion and a scrap of what might be a Bollywood sample. The EP's highlight is "Even Though," a more affectionate tune with strong yet teary-eyed lyrics delivered over a weepy string sample from a crackly old soul record. Aside from these two and the ragga-fied "Jungles" (featuring Black Shakespeare), the EP features two brief but tantalizing beat fragments, as well as instrumental and a cappella versions of two songs. ~ Paul Simpson