Re-Entry

構成数 : 1枚
合計収録時間 : 00:56:09
Personnel includes: Marley Marl; Willis (vocals, guitar); Roy Ayers (vocals, Fender Rhodes piano, vibraphone); Edwin Birdsong, The Hemmingways (vocals); Big Daddy Kane, Solo, Seven Shawn, T. Sluggs, Capone, Kevin Brown, Grap Luva, J. Wells, Miss Man (rap vocals); John Benitez (bass); Punchy (drums); Sane, Ken Wood (vinyl scratches). Producers include: Marlon Williams, Easy Mo Bee, 88-Fingers, J-Force. Engineers include: Marlon Williams, George Karras, Dave Darlington. Recorded at House Of Hits, Chestnut Ridge, New York and Paul's Studio, Queens, New York. Personnel: Willis (vocals, guitar); Roy Ayers (vocals, Fender Rhodes piano, vibraphone); Kev Brown, Big Daddy Kane, Capone (vocals). Audio Mixers: Marlon Williams ; Dave Darlington; Marley Marl. Recording information: House of Hits, Chestnut Ridge, NT; Pauls Studio, Queens, NY. Photographer: Visko Hatfield. Unknown Contributor Role: Edwin Birdsong. Arrangers: Monty Burns; Marley Marl; Roy Ayers. At 39 years of age, veteran rap producer Marley Marl's return to recording came as part of the London-based BBE (Barely Breaking Even) label's Beat Generation series. The series was an attempt to reclaim hip-hop from the clutches of overexposure. While Marl hadn't really recorded a true full-length album since his In Control, Vol. 2 in 1991, he remained a fixture in the hip-hop community (and influence on producers like Pete Rock and Jay Dee), producing tracks throughout the '90s for artists such as Capone-N-Noreaga, Rakim, and K Def & Larry O. Marl was directly responsible for putting together the Juice Crew, one of hip-hop's all-time elite teams that included the likes of Roxanne Shante, MC Shan, Big Daddy Kane, Masta Ace, and Biz Markie. The Juice Crew's late-'80s battle for rap supremacy with KRS-One and Boogie Down Productions remains one of the most compelling legends of rap lore. Re-Entry's against-the-grain format just might have won over a few young undergrounders, but it is not extraordinary by any stretch. One would have thought that a super-producer of Marl's caliber would fetch a number of name MCs; this is unfortunately not the case, with the exception of Big Daddy Kane, Capone, and a couple of talented undergrounders. Some of the old Marl magic does resurface on the thuggish "What U Hold Down," and the maestro even branches out on the jazz-funk exploration "Hummin'," which features hip-hop forefather Roy Ayers. Many of the cuts here are just instrumentals that surely smack of filler, but Re-Entry certainly has its moments -- moments that might just have some listeners reminiscing back to the Juice Crew era. ~ M.F. DiBella
録音 : ステレオ (Studio)