Title: THE SOUND OF SELLING OUT
Product review: What a stunning disappointment Mind Elevation is as a follow-up to Nightmares On Wax's classic 1999 trip-hop masterpiece Carboot Soul. The tasteful, infectious, instrumental grooves of N.O.W.'s previous efforts are evident in smaller, weaker doses here. They have been largely replaced by vocal-heavy tracks which seem hopelessly misplaced. The tracks featuring the singing of Chyna B ("Date With Destiny", "Environment", and the single "Know My Name") are particularly cringe-inducing. These tracks in context with the rest of the album seem like a blatant attempt score a hit single and would not sound out of place on a Jennifer Lopez record. That's pretty lo. Oh, how the mighty have fallen.
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